19401

Journal Article

English

Alexander, Thomas G.

Red Rock and Gray Stone : Senator Reed Smoot, The Establishment of Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks, and the Rebuilding of Downtown Washington, D.C.

Pacific Historical Review

2003

72

no.1

2003

1-38

Reed Smoot's role in sponsoring legislation and assisting in the establishment of Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks is described. He also played an influential role in rebuilding and beautifying downtown Washington, D.C. and developing the National Gallery of Art. He served as an apostle during his twenty-eight years as senator.

National parks
Smoot, Reed
Washington D C
Zion National Park

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American Zion: Mormon Culture and the Creation of a National Park
Connecting to the Nation : Utah and the U.S.A.
Getting to Know the Place : Image and Experience
Lost Memory and Environmentalism: Mormons on the Wasatch Front, 1847-1930