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Roosevelt Arch

"For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People"

Monument on Yellowstone River on Folsom-Cook-Peterson Route in Yellowstone NP, Rocky Mountains near Gardiner, MT

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The Roosevelt Arch is a rusticated triumphal arch at the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana, USA. Constructed under the supervision of the U.S. Army at Fort Yellowstone, its cornerstone was laid down by President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. The top of the arch is inscribed with a quote from the Organic Act of 1872, the legislation which created Yellowstone, which reads "For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People."

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On April 24, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt ended a two week trip to Yellowstone National Park by laying the cornerstone of this arch at its northern entrance. Construction had started over two months earlier and would be completed in August that year, but it was Roosevelt’s coincidentally timed visit that afforded him an opportunity to again remind a nation about the significance of these and other protected lands. Its inscription comes directly from the legislation creating the park in 1872:For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the PeopleA 2003 edition of Yellowstone Science dedicated to the arch’s Centennial provides perhaps the most thorough accounting of its history.

2023 Naturalization Ceremony: singing of the Star Spangled Banner, Jacob W. Frank (NPS) photograph above.

Lighting of Teepees 2023: teepees and Roosevelt Arch, Jacob W. Frank (NPS) photograph above.

Lighting of Teepees 2023: An Era of Unity and Inclusivity by Pretty Shield Foundation, sunset. Jacob W. Frank (NPS) photograph above.

Lighting of Teepees 2023: An Era of Unity and Inclusivity by Pretty Shield Foundation, illuminated teepees and Roosevelt Arch. Jacob W. Frank (NPS) photograph above.

Lighting of Teepees 2023: An Era of Unity and Inclusivity by Pretty Shield Foundation, lighted teepees under the rising moon. Jacob W. Frank (NPS) photograph above.

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