Near Bryce Canyon City in Garfield County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
A Lasting Legacy
Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 13, 2025
1. A Lasting Legacy Marker
In 1933, during the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), providing employment for young married men. From 1934-41, at Bryce Canyon National Park the CCC planted trees and shrubs, built and improved roads and trails, developed campgrounds, paved parking lots, and provided insect control. At Rainbow Point, they built the overlook structure and the Under-the-Rim Trail. Their hard work created many Improvements - lasting legacy - enjoyed by visitors today.
Today's conservation programs and groups continue this legacy. The Youth Conservation Corps, American Conservation Experience, and Utah Conservation Corps work with Bryce Canyon staff building boundary fences, improving natural habitat, and restoring backcountry and wilderness areas. Youth internship programs and volunteers assist with interpretation and education programs, forest management activities, and preventative search and rescue.
Erected by U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it
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Location. 37° 28.304′ N, 112° 14.132′ W. Marker is near Bryce Canyon City, Utah, in Garfield County. It is on Bristlecone Point Loop Trail. Marker is located within Bryce Canyon National Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bryce UT 84764, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Canyon Country and specifically in Color Country. It is also in the American Mountain West, on the Colorado Plateau, and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fighting Fire with Fire (approx. Ό mile away); Giants of the Sky (approx. 5.1 miles away); A Forest Reborn (approx. 6.1 miles away); Whats in a Name? (approx. 10.2 miles away); Climbing the Grand Staircase (approx. 10.6 miles away); Bryce Amphitheater
Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 13, 2025
2. A Lasting Legacy Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 64 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2025, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
