Little Grand Canyon Research Paper

Providence Canyon, also known as the Little Grand Canyon, should be officially known as a national park. Although Georgia considers Providence Canyon a state park, the federal government chose not to verify the canyon as a national park. However, this decision is a mistake. Providence Canyon should be preserved; the canyon provides a look into Georgia's geologic history. The canyon provides a safe haven for animals and plants. Additionally, the canyon provides economic value to the surrounding area. The canyon should be declared a national park because the canyon is home to unique geology, organisms, and the canyon bring value to the area.

Providence Canyon is dubbed one of the Seven Wonders of Georgia and rightly so. The canyon has …show more content…
One of the main reasons people wanted the canyon to be a national park was for the canyon's economic potential. The author claims," The officials felt that the best way to get national tourist attraction to Providence Canyon was to convince the federal government to turn it into a national park-just like other areas of natural beauty had been preserved in the American Southwest." Locals in the area were actually intrigued by the beauty of the canyon, and the canyon soon became a popular place for locals to visit. Officials saw this and thought if the locals deemed the canyon beautiful enough to visit, tourists would come visit. As this people came, they would spend money in the surrounding businesses. This could have worked. The canyon would attract tourists; those tourists would pay money to see the canyon and in the surrounding businesses. The revenue generated from canyon would aid the neighboring area; the money could also go back into helping preserve the canyon. Despite the pleas from the locals, the federal government would not name the canyon a national park. Until forty years later, Providence Canyon was officially named a state

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