| Show Dinosaur Monte Mont Open House Set Monday Oct 4 An open house will be held Monday October 4 to celebrate the anniversary of Dino- Dino Dinosaur Dinosaur National Monument James E Jones acting super super- superintendent superintendent said that the open house will be held to thank the many local citizens and com com com- community groups that have done doneso doneso so much for Dinosaur National Monument i HE SAID THAT the I maintenance ance and visitor use facilities will be on display and staff me me- tubers will be beon be on hand to show and explain the operation Mr Jones asked persons who will attend the open house to notify him by Wednesday Sept 29 Mr Jones explained that on October 4 1915 President Wil- Wil Wilon Wilson son on by proclamation designated 80 acres of public land near Jen Jen- Jensen sen Utah as Dinosaur Nation Nation- National al Monument This has become the world famed Quarry section of a subsequently enlarged scenic Ic river canyon area embracing square miles of the Yampa I and Green River canyons and andI I surrounding highlands Official visitor counts were not begun until 1937 when persons visited the Quarry area Since then some visit visit- visitors ors have enjoyed a river run the Quarrying exhibit or other activities at the Monument With the annual increase In visitation has come a regular development program to pro pro- provide vide needed facilities The Qu Qu- Qu Quarry arry Visitor Center dedicated in 1958 Is an outstanding exam exam- example pie There is a new administration tion and public contract build build- building Ing at Monument headquarters near Dinosaur Colorado new campgrounds picnic areas and roads the acting superintend superintend- Continued on page 8 Dinosaur Continued from page 1 ent said Dinosaur National Monument will observe its anniversary anniversary sary on October 4 1965 O On that date in 1915 President President Woodrow Wilson signed l a Presidential Proclamation setting aside 80 acres of Federal land as Dino- Dino Dinosaur National Monument This acreage was the site of the large lar- lar large ge deposit of fossil dinosaur bones which was originally dis- dis discovered discovered covered by Earl Douglass of the Carnegie Museum on August 17 1909 FOLLOWING the discovery of the deposit the Carnegie Mu- Mu Museum Museum seum under permit from the government excavated and re- re removed removed moved fossil bone from the qu- qu quarry quarry arry until they decided to dis- dis discontinue discontinue continue their operations in De- De December December cember 1922 During this time po pounds of dinosaur bones were removed moved from the quarry hauled by wagon to Watson Utah and shipped by rail rall to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania This wealth of specimens contained 23 mount mount- mountable able skeletons as well as many isolated bones and short strings of vertebrae The United States National Museum md and the Uni Uni- University of Utah also removed mat material rial from the quarry Today skeletons from the qu- qu quarry cu arty arry can be seen in the United States National Museum Princeton eton University University of Nebraska Denver Museum and anda a few museums in Europe as aswell aswell well as the Carnegie Museum THE MONUMENT was en- en enlarged enlarged in 1938 to include the rug rug- rugged ged and scenic canyon country of the Green and Yampa rivers and after subsequent boundary adjustments the current size is nearly square miles After the excavation work carl carried ed on by the museum at atthe atthe the quarry was discontinued the operations were carried for for- forward ward by the National Park Ser Ser Ser- Service vice with the intention of deve deve- deve developing loping an in place exhibit of fossil dinosaur bone for visitors to see A metal covered build build- building ing was first constructed over overa a part of the quarry face This was followed by the present mo- mo modern modern dern building the Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center which was dedicated In June 1958 In Inthis Inthis this building the fossil bones are being in place a project which will be continuing for another 15 years or more be be- be before fore completion In connection with this additional exhibits explain tile the geological history of the deposit and the story of the dinosaurs This visitor center is open daily throughout the year Development of the canyon country roads and other facilities facilities ties for visitor use is moving forward as rapidly as funds for fOl forthe the projects are provided by Congress Access roads to the Monument proper roads and trails within the area campgrounds and other facilities for motorists as well as the river camp camp- campgrounds campgrounds grounds for boating parties are all either underway or in the planning or programming sta sta- sta stages for future years construction construction tion Monument administration headquarters waS moved from the Dinosaur Quarry area to its present location at the junction of US highway 40 and the South approach road to the can can- canyon canyon yon area 14 1111 miles east cast of Dino- Dino Dinosaur Dinosaur Colorado in June 1963 Temporarily housed in the maintenance shop building ad ad- ad administrative offices were moved to a fine new Administration Administration- Visitor Orientation building on Feb 9 1965 In addition to ad ad- ad administration ministration offices for staff members the building contains a lobby in which the visitor may obtain information about the Mo Mo- Mo Monument and its features New exhibits providing much of this information will be dis- dis displayed displayed played by the anniversary date The adjacent audiovisual room provides a ten minute slide slide- sound orientation program THE Anniversary ob- ob observation observation at Dinosaur precedes that of the National Park Parle Ser Ser- Service Service vice by nearly a year It was wason wason on August 25 1916 that the Na Na- Na National Park Service was esta esta- esta established aS a'S a Bureau of the De- De Department Department of Interior to admin admin- administer administer ister the widely distributed system system tem of National Parks and Monuments Mo- Mo Monuments already established This system has grown to ln in elude clude areas of natural his his- his and recreational importance tance Observation of the Na Na- National Park Services Service's An Anniversary year will take place during 1966 |
