Description: Great Augusta Natural Bridge, UTAH: Natural Bridges National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of the Four Corners boundary of southeast Utah, in the western United States, at the junction of White Canyon and Armstrong Canyon, part of the Colorado River drainage. It features the thirteenth largest natural bridge in the world, carved from the white Permian sandstone of the Cedar Mesa Formation that gives White Canyon its name. The three bridges in the park are named Kachina, Owachomo, and Sipapu (the largest), which are all Hopi names. A natural bridge is formed through erosion by water flowing in the stream bed of the canyon. During periods of flash floods, particularly, the stream undercuts the walls of rock that separate the meanders (or "goosenecks") of the stream, until the rock wall within the meander is undercut and the meander is cut off; the new stream bed then flows underneath the bridge. Eventually, as erosion and gravity enlarge the bridge's opening, the bridge collapses under its own weight. There is evidence of at least two collapsed natural bridges within the Monument. The one shows here is the Sipapu. Names applied to this bridge over the years include:- President: This name was applied by Cass Hite in 1883. Hite operated a placer gold mine on the Colorado River and explored White Canyon from there.- Augusta: Horace Long, who explored the region in 1904, renamed the bridge after his wife.- Sipapu: A Hopi term for the opening between worlds, the present name was given by William Douglas, who led a government survey party to the bridges in 1908, mapping the exact boundaries of the new national monument. Douglas thought that the ruins and rock art found in the area must be related to the Hopi people of northern Arizona.This White Border Era (1915-30) postcard is in good condition. Published by Carpenter Paper Co. Salt Lake City, Utah. No. 5332.
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Panoramic
City/Region: Natural Bridges National Monument
Postage Condition: Unposted
State: Utah
Era: White Border (c. 1915-1930)
Great Augusta: Natural Bridge
Current Name: Sipapu
First Name: President
Region: Utah
Country: USA
