Death Valley: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: National Park Service History Electronic Library and Archive - The Story of Death Valley (PDF). Oct 24, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 21, 2025
Add new Web site: National Park Service History Electronic Library and Archive - The Story of Death Valley (PDF). Mar 21, 2025
Add new Web site: U.S. Department of the Interior - 12 Things You Didn�t Know About Death Valley. Jul 06, 2023
Add new Web site: Legends of America - The Hidden City of Death Valley. May 23, 2023
Map added. Apr 19, 2023
Corrected display issue. Feb 06, 2019
Add new Web site: Interesting Facts for Kids - Death Valley Facts for Kids. Jan 23, 2019
Add new Web site: Smithsonian Channel - Death Valley. Feb 20, 2017
In the discussion of Badwater Basin, changed "lowest point in the Western Hemisphere" to "lowest point in North America." May 30, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Death Valley. Jan 25, 2013
Mention added that the world's highest-ever temperature was recorded in Death Valley. Sep 14, 2012
Added photograph. Aug 24, 2011
Geologic time data updated. Oct 06, 2009
Added new Web site: National Geographic.com - Death Valley. Jun 02, 2009
Article revised and updated. Aug 25, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Death Valley. Jul 25, 2008
Article revised. Sep 09, 2005
Article added to new online database. Jul 28, 1999
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