National Parks
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Aztec National Monument-
One
of the best Chaco Outliers.
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Bandelier
National Monument- 13th century
Pueblo ruins named after the "discoverer" of this rugged canyon.
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Canyon de
Chelly National Monument- Anasazi
ruins among some of the most beautiful scenery in the Southwest.
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Casa Grande
Ruins National Monument- This country's first archaeological
preserve representing the Hohokam Culture.
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Chaco Culture
National Historical Park- Isolated,
rugged and a highly important prehistoric area.
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Coronado
National Memorial- Commemorates
Coronado's first entry into the U. S. Southwest.
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El Malpais
National Monument- For 10,000 years
and still today a region of great significance to the indigenous people.
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El Morro
National Monument- Inscriptions
etched from prehistoric times through Spanish, Mexican and U. S. occupations.
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Fort Bowie
National Park- Close to Apache Pass
in the Chiracauhua Mts, important in understanding the Apache wars.
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Fort Union
National Monument- Built to protect
travelers on the Sante Fe Trail.
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Gila Cliff
Dwellings National Monument- So
isolated the Forest Service provides the staff.
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Hohokam
Pima National Monument- Closed to
the public.
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Hovenweep
National Monument- Across the border
in Utah but critical to understanding the four corners area.
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Hubbell
Trading Post National Historic Site- Represents
the numerous traders to the Navajos.
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Lees
Ferry Historic District- Site of
historic Mormon ferry located in part of the Glen Canyon Recreation
Area
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Mesa Verde
National Park- Across the border
in Colorado and one of the most popular sites in the four corners area.
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Montezuma
Castle National Monument- One of the earliest preserved
sites representing the Sinagua Culture.
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Navajo National
Monument- Location of several significant Kayenta Anasazi
sites.
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Pecos National
Historical Park & Glorieta Pass- Prehistoric pueblo,
historic Spanish mission and Civil War battlefield.
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Petroglyph
National Monument- Covers more than 17 miles, 12,000
years and 15,000 petroglyphs west of Albuquerque.
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Pipe Spring
National Monument- A living history site memorializing
the Mormon colonization.
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Salinas
Pueblo Missions National Monument- Represents stark reminders
of the Spanish/Pueblo collision.
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Tonto National
Monument- Preserved in 1907 and representing the Salado
Culture along the Salt River Valley.
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Tumacacori
National Historical Park- A beautiful example of Spanish
Colonial church architecture.
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Tuzigoot
National Monument- Further down the Verde Valley, a larger
example of Sinagua architecture.
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Walnut Canyon
National Monument- Stark, lonely rooms built on towering
cliffs in high beautiful forests.
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Wupatki
National Monument- Located adjacent to the geological
phenomenon, Sunset Crater Volcano National
Monument
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