U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for May 11

WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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TUESDAY, MAY 11: GLACIER PARK'S 100TH

Profile America - Tuesday, May 11th.  One of the nation's great treasures - Glacier National Park - was established 100 years ago today in northwest Montana on the Canadian border.  Now called Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, the area was dedicated jointly by the governments of the U.S. and Canada in 1932.  To stress its importance, it has been named as a world heritage site.  The famous Going-to-the-Sun Road which crosses the mountains, has been named a national historic landmark.  Glacier National Park is one of the crown jewels of the national park system, which is made up of nearly 79 million acres.  It's various facilities are visited annually by 275 million people.  You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.  

Sources:  Chase's Calendar of Events 2010, p. 271

National Park Service

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2010, t. 1215

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