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Show Jhe Late Dean Brimlwti Honored by Park Service Canyonlands National Park Superintendent Robert Ro-bert I. Kerr recently announced an-nounced the naming of a park feature in honor of Dr. Dean R. Hrimhall (18-K7 (18-K7 - 1972), well know Utah archeologist. Dr. Hrimhall Hrim-hall carried out archeol-ogical archeol-ogical investigations in and around Canyonlands National Park over a period per-iod of many years, starting start-ing long before the park was established. Newly named Hrimhall Point, on the western side of the park, overhxiks the site of one of Dr. Hrimhall's most significant discoveries. discov-eries. Narrow twisting canyons can-yons are common in Canyonlands Can-yonlands National Park, but in the western portion por-tion of the park lies a complex of canyons so twisted and complex that it is called "The Maze." Within the Maze, Dr. Hrimhall discovered a panel of pictographic art of rare beauty and exceptional excep-tional archeological interest. in-terest. The canyon wall has painted on it many life size "ghost-like" figures, fi-gures, animals, plants, and other designs. The existence of this outstanding out-standing prehistoric rock art was an important factor fac-tor in the decision to add The Maze and surrounding surround-ing area to the National Park in 1972. The added lands extended the park a considerable distance to the west, resulting in the formation of a new administrative admin-istrative district of the park. The Maze District contains many features of interest, but none to rival the pictographs discovered discover-ed by Dr. Brimhall. "Hrimhall Point" was proposed by former Superintendent Su-perintendent Bates E. Wilson to commemorate and honor Dean Brimhall and his many years of hard work in exploring the canyon country and studying its archeological riches. More recently, the proposed name was approved by the United States Hoard of Geographic Geo-graphic Names - which must pass on the merits of all changes in official maps. Future editions of maps of The Maze will include Brimhall Pointas a feature. Superintendent Kerr pointed out that the tireless tire-less labors of inspired scientists like Dr. Brimhall Brim-hall are the source of much or our knowledge of the world we live in. "There is no record of how many hundreds of miles Dean Brimhall walked in his explorations, explora-tions, but he left a rich heritage of archeological knowledge that enriches the lives of park visitors whether they be scientists or not," Kerr said. Dr. Hrimhall's studies were not limited to the area now within the park, for he ranged far and wide in his investigations. He was responsible for the discovery dis-covery and description of numerous archeological treasures in southern U-tah. |