Little Grand Canyon Research Paper

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Do you think that the Providence Canyon in Georgia should be established as a national park? Various amounts of people have been contemplating this topic and have been asking the question, "Why should we establish this canyon as a national park?" A few reasons are that there is unique wildlife that people may not see everyday, it is very educational, and the tourism will result in an economic boost. The Providence Canyon is located in southwest Georgia and was formed around the 1930s after its dense forest was cut down for farmers to plant their crops. When this canyon was first formed, multiple families would gather their lunches and have a picnic at the spots that overlooked the landscape of the new Providence Canyon. After a while, this land form came to be known as 'Little Grand Canyon' by the current residents of Georgia. The first reason that people believe Providence Canyon should become a national park is because of the wildlife. The wildlife in this area is an example of what most of Georgia consists of. The area contains animals like the white-tailed deer, the gray squirrel, red foxes, armadillos, and many more. Providence Canyon is also know to encompass world's largest known colony of the rare …show more content…

The canyon has forty-three different colors of sand. For example, a deep pumpkin orange, fiery red, pale pink, dusty lavender, misty grey, and multiple other colors. Along with these various colors, the canyon also contains sedimentary rock that was developed after years of farming without rotating crops and erosion from silt and sediment that were deposited in layers of soil. In the Providence Canyon, the rock formations are known to be spectacular. These chasms, plateaus, cliffs, and pinnacles were formed by the gullies, which was the result of the washing away of soft, sandy soil by rain as the crops were not correctly rotated by farmers at the

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