Denis Julien Inscription (San Juan County, Utah)
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The Denis Julien Inscription is a rock-carved graffito purportedly left by French- American trapper Denis Julien
in southern Utah when he was traveling in the area in the late 1830 or early 1840s, one of the first Europeans to enter the area. The inscription is within the boundaries of Canyonlands National Park
, on the bank of the Colorado River
. The inscription reads:
The misspelling of "Julien" has led to doubts about its authenticity. One interpretation is that the apparent "a" is a script "e." The inscription was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on October 7, 1988.
Denis Julien (trapper)
Denis Julien was an American fur trapper of French Huguenot origin who was active in the southwestern United States in the 1830s and 1840s, one of the few Europeans in the area at the time...
in southern Utah when he was traveling in the area in the late 1830 or early 1840s, one of the first Europeans to enter the area. The inscription is within the boundaries of Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands National Park is a U.S. National Park located in southeastern Utah near the town of Moab and preserves a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River, the Green River, and their respective tributaries. The park is divided into four districts:...
, on the bank of the Colorado River
Colorado River
The Colorado River , is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states...
. The inscription reads:
Denis Julian
MAIZ
1836'
The misspelling of "Julien" has led to doubts about its authenticity. One interpretation is that the apparent "a" is a script "e." The inscription was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on October 7, 1988.
See also
- Julien Inscription PanelJulien Inscription PanelThe Julien Inscription Panel is a rock face in Arches National Park that has been marked by passers-by who have incised their names into the desert varnish on the sandstone rock of the vertical rock face. Most of the signatures have been added since 1900...
, a similar inscription in Arches National ParkArches National ParkArches National Park is a U.S. National Park in eastern Utah. It is known for preserving over 2000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations....
more firmly attributed to Julien. - Denis Julien Inscription (Grand County, Utah)Denis Julien Inscription (Grand County, Utah)The Denis Julien Inscription is an incised carving on a rock face in a side canyon of the Green River in Canyonlands National Park in Utah. The site is about to the east of the Green River in Hellroaring Canyon, at the top of a talus slope. The inscription was left by trapper Denis Julien in 1836,...
, more firmly attributed to Julien - Denis Julien Inscription (Moffat County, Colorado)Denis Julien Inscription (Moffat County, Colorado)The Denis Julien Inscription was left on a rock face in 1838 along the Green River in Moffat County, Colorado by Denis Julien, a French-American trapper who was one of the few Europeans in the area in the 1830s. Julien made a practice of leaving his mark on locations along the Green and Colorado...
in Dinosaur National MonumentDinosaur National MonumentDinosaur National Monument is a National Monument located on the southeast flank of the Uinta Mountains on the border between Colorado and Utah at the confluence of the Green and Yampa Rivers. Although most of the monument area is in Moffat County, Colorado, the Dinosaur Quarry is located in Utah...