Will Moore – Arizona Histories, American Stories

Join the Arizona Historical Society and Will Moore for an installment of Arizona Histories, American Stories series celebrating Arizona’s role in 250 years of American history.

The Southwest is home to some of the earliest and most interesting of the National Park Service national monuments. These sites–preserved for their scientific and historic value–include cliff dwellings, Spanish missions, petroglyphs, giant cactus, and natural bridges. Beginning early in the last century, one man–Frank Pinkley–was superintendent for the entire system of thirty Southwestern national monuments.

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Since his retirement from the Arizona Education Association several years ago, Will Moore has served as a winter volunteer at Tonto National Monument. His volunteer experience has led to research into national park history, resulting in articles in the Journal of Arizona History, and presentations at Tempe’s Arizona Heritage Center, the Bullion Plaza Museum, and the Arizona History Convention. His recent book, Southwestern National Monuments: Frank Pinkley and the Rise of the National Park System, was published by the University of Utah Press in August 2025. Moore and his wife Jonelle have lived in Mesa for over thirty years.