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7 Interesting Things To Know About Devils Tower
Dec.12.2020
Long before Hollywood aliens visited, Devils Tower stood as both a beautiful and cultural icon in eastern Wyoming. Named the nationâs first national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906, Devils Tower National Monument has been around for thousands of years. Native Americans such as the Lakota (Sioux) once regarded it as a religious and cultural symbol. As Americans made their way westward in 1875, an interpreter for a military expedition misunderstood the Native American name and referred to the landmark as âDevils Tower.â
As you walk to the monument or enjoy a hike, youâll find several types of geologic formations from gypsum to shale created over nearly 140 million years from the Jurassic Period to the Paleocene Epoch. Youâll also find unique rocks in the prairie grass, hinting at the areaâs past as a prehistoric sea.