Geologist Harold T. Steams studies Craters. 1920 Robert Limbert walks 40 miles across Craters from south to north with a friend and a dog. Arthur Ferris and J.W. Powell explore Craters looking for water for cattle. 1969 Astronaut Alan Shepard and the crew of Apollo 14 come to Craters to see what the moon might be like to walk on. Gas is 31 cents per gallon at the service station.
Craters gets electricity.
1959 Visitor Center is built.