5 авг. 2023 г. · Some early settlers to the area likened the white domes in the area to the white dome of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., NPS explains.

The park was named for its whitish Navajo Sandstone cliffs with dome formations—similar to the white domes often placed on capitol buildings—that run from the ...

20 мая 2024 г. · In 1935, Pectol and Toll settled on the name Capitol Reef National Monument, since “Wayne Wonderland” indicated a much more locally focused area ...

Called by some Native Americans the "Sleeping Rainbow," Capitol Reef National Park takes its name from a segment of the Waterpocket Fold, which, with its many ...

... the U.S. Capitol's dome that were the seeds that led to the park's name. But the park is more, much more, than simply a geology lesson. The region's ...

3 окт. 2024 г. · The park, which occupies 378 square miles (979 square km), was named Capitol Reef because its long rock ridges topped by towers and pinnacles ...

Capitol Reef National Park is named in part for the white domes which resemble the U.S. Capitol building, and for its nearly impassable “barrier reef” likeness ...

14 нояб. 2023 г. · Before it was called Capitol Reef National Park, it was called “Wayne's Wonderland.” This unique name has a simple explanation; Wayne is the ...

This great labor of love was finally rewarded on August 2, 1937, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the proclamation that created Capitol Reef National ...