A chipmunk in the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah

* 1971 – Capitol Reef National Park is established in Utah.

These strata make up much of the famous prominent rock formations in widely spaced protected areas such as Capitol Reef National Park and Canyonlands National Park.

*** Geology of the Capitol Reef area ( Utah )

The Permian through Jurassic stratigraphy of the Colorado Plateau area of southeastern Utah that makes up much of the famous prominent rock formations in protected areas such as Capitol Reef National Park and Canyonlands National Park.

* Capitol Reef National Park ( part )

A large portion of Capitol Reef National Park lies in the east-central part of the county.

* Capitol Reef National Park ( part )

* Capitol Reef National Park ( part )

Wayne County is also home of Capitol Reef National Park.

* Capitol Reef National Park ( part )

The Fremont River in Utah flows from the Johnson Valley Reservoir near Fish Lake, Utah southwest through Capitol Reef National Park to the Muddy Creek ( Utah ) whose headwaters begin just north of Emery.

Boulder is located near Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Capitol Reef National Park.

It is west of the Capitol Reef National Park Visitors Center.

* Capitol Reef National Park ( 17 miles E )

* Wayne County History @ Capitol Reef Country website

Torrey is a town located on State Route 24 in Wayne County, Utah, eight miles from Capitol Reef National Park.

* Capitol Reef National Park

In Utah there are also many other monuments and parks such as, Nine Mile Canyon, Mexican Hat, Bryce Canyon National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Zion National Park, Arches National Park, Natural Bridges National Monument, Cedar Breaks National Monument, Hovenweep National Monument ( also in Colorado ), Monument Valley ( also in Arizona ), Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, and the Timpanogos Cave National Monument.

These strata make up much of the famous prominent rock formations in widely spaced protected areas such as Capitol Reef National Park and Canyonlands National Park.

Entrada Sandstone capped by Curtis Formation in Capitol Reef National Park's Cathedral Valley

* Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef National Park is a United States National Park, in south-central Utah.

Called " Wayne Wonderland " in the 1920s by local boosters Ephraim P. Pectol and Joseph S. Hickman, Capitol Reef National Park protects colorful canyons, ridges, buttes, and monoliths.

National Capitol Columns at the United States National Arboretum in Washington, D. C.

A statue of Allen represents Vermont in National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol.

The Presidential Salute Battery also participates in A Capitol Fourth, the Washington Independence Day celebration ; the guns accompany the National Symphony Orchestra in performing the " 1812 Overture ".

Located in Washington, D. C., it sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall.

It was not until 1984 that landscape designer Russell Page created a suitable setting for them in a large meadow at the National Arboretum as the National Capitol Columns, where they are combined with a reflecting pool in an ensemble that reminds some visitors of Persepolis.

National Capitol Columns at the United States National Arboretum | National Arboretum ( photo 2008 )

On December 19, 1960, the Capitol was declared a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service.

The Capitol also houses the National Statuary Hall Collection, comprising two statues donated by each of the fifty states to honor persons notable in their histories.

The Hall of Columns is located on the House side of the Capitol, home to twenty-eight fluted columns and statues from the National Statuary Hall Collection.

Annual events at the Capitol include Independence Day celebrations, and the National Memorial Day Concert.

Allen's statue stood in the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol until, after a statewide poll run by the Ohio Historical Society, the Ohio National Statuary Committee voted August 26, 2010 to replace him with the statute of inventor Thomas A. Edison.

In 1953, the state of Oregon donated to the National Statuary Hall Collection a bronze statue of McLoughlin, which is currently displayed at the Capitol Visitor Center.

* Volunteer Park Water Tower in Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington

In the Seattle area, large specimens ( over 90 feet ) are fairly common and exist in several city parks and many private yards ( especially east Seattle including Capitol Hill, Washington Park, & Leschi / Madrona ).

Old State Capitol Building and Sylvester Park

California's Benicia Capitol State Historic Park | third capitol at Benicia.

The restored capitol building is part of the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park, and is the only building remaining of the state's early capital buildings, which were in San Jose and Vallejo.

* Capitol View Park