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Gateways to the Southwest: The Story of Arizona State Parks. By Jay M. Price. (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2004. xx + 242 pp. Illustrations, appendices, notes, bibliography, index. $45.00.)
      In 1967, the Arizona State Parks Board (ASPB) made the acquisition of Tonto Natural Bridge, the largest travertine bridge in the world, its number one priority. Tourists had visited the bridge frequently since the early 1900s, and a series of private owners had built a lodge and tourist cabins nearby. Attempts by the board to create a state park at the site failed throughout the late 1960s and 1970s due to lack of finances, lack of legislative support, and legal questions over land ownership. The legal questions were settled in 1985 and the state legislature approved a lease-purchase agreement for the site five years later. Finally, in 1991, after the longest wait for the creation of any park in the system, the Arizona State Parks Board dedicated Tonto Natural Bridge as a state park. . . .
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