Southwestern National Monuments: the Early Years
Live Presentation via Zoom
Virtual Screening Room
Wednesday, Apr 22, 2026 12:00 PM
Arizona / Mountain Standard Time
Join the Arizona Historical Society and Will Moore for an installment of Arizona Histories, American Stories series celebrating Arizona's role in 250 years of American history.
The Southwest is home to some of the earliest and most interesting of the National Park Service national monuments. These sites – preserved for their scientific and historic value – include cliff dwellings, Spanish missions, petroglyphs, giant cactus, and natural bridges. Beginning early in the last century, one man – Frank Pinkley – was superintendent for the entire system of thirty Southwestern national monuments.
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