Arizona Territorial Governor Louis C. Hughes’ 1895 letter to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior suggested the U.S. government establish a national summer school of science in northern Arizona to benefit the scientific world. He mentioned the Grand Canyon, San Francisco Mountain, groups of extinct volcanoes, Montezuma’s Well, Petrified Forest, cliff and cave dwellings — all of which are of much value to researchers.
At the time, a dozen or so nationally recognized scientists were exploring the area and writing reports of Arizona’s marvels. An idea evolved to permanently locate a facility somewhere in the state and offer a full curriculum beginning in 1897.
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