Roosevelt Arch

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Roosevelt Arch is a historic stone gateway at the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park, famous for its monumental design and inscription “For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People.”

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Roosevelt Arch canonical 3

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gateway ⓘ
historic structure ⓘ
monumental arch ⓘ
architecturalStyle Rustic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
early U.S. national park development ⓘ
builtBy U.S. Army engineers ⓘ
linked to: Corps of Engineers
category Arches and vaults ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Montana ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Park County, Montana ⓘ
completionDate 1903 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1903 ⓘ
cornerstoneLayingDate April 24, 1903 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
designedFor pedestrian access ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ
hasCoordinateLocation 45.034°N 110.705°W ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
hasInscription For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People ⓘ
hasPart central archway ⓘ
corner towers ⓘ
flanking side entrances ⓘ
keystone with inscription ⓘ
steps leading to the arch ⓘ
height approximately 50 feet ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1966 ⓘ
heritageStatus contributing property to a historic district at Yellowstone’s North Entrance ⓘ
inception 1903 ⓘ
locatedIn Gardiner, Montana ⓘ
Park County, Montana ⓘ
Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
materialUsed basalt ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
notableFor historic significance ⓘ
inscription For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People ⓘ
monumental design ⓘ
partOf North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
purpose formal entrance to Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
roadJunction U.S. Route 89 ⓘ
significantEvent cornerstone laid by Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
touristAttraction Yellowstone National Park landmark ⓘ

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