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Devils Tower National Monument
Today we have quite the show to share with all of you! Welcome to America's first National Monument, Devils Tower, which was designated in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt under the Antiquities Act. Rising 867 feet above the Wyoming landscape, this stunning geologic feature is made of phonolite porphyry (igneous rock) and showcases some of the most dramatic columnar jointing on earth. Science explains its formation through ancient magma and ongoing erosion but for over two dozen Native American tribes, is it more commonly known as Bear Lodge and it holds deep spiritual significance…
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