MAG America the Beautiful Quarters SET # 2
2011 S SILVER GLACIER

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The park itself owes a great deal of its protection to the Great Northern Railway which saw the region as a huge scenic draw for its customers. To promote that possibility, the railway lobbied Congress for protection of the resources of Glacier which was partially achieved when it was named a forest preserve in 1897. Finally, on May 11, 1910, President William Howard Taft signed the legislation creating Glacier National Park. Today, the park receives over two million visitors annually. Most who visit take the time to drive or ride on the scenic 53-mile Going-to-the-Sun Road which was completed in 1932. The road is typically closed from mid-October until June as high levels of snow make travel impossible.