The AJ Quiz: The Origins of National Park Names
The names of U.S. national parks and their mountains, rivers, and canyons often have a good story behind them: something based on myth, an old Native American name, a name given in honor of someone who loved the place, a name given in honor of someone who never saw the place, or a misunderstood or misheard name that stuck forever.
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