In the 1930s, this shelter was built to protect what remains of the Casa Grande ruins.

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service in Coolidge, Arizona just northeast of the city of Casa Grande. Casa Grande ruins under shelter; shelter was built in the 1930s. ... Casa Grande ruins under shelter; shelter was built in the 1930s. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x669, 37 KB)Casa Grande National Monument — map from the National Park Service. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x669, 37 KB)Casa Grande National Monument — map from the National Park Service. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... Coolidge is a city located in Pinal County, Arizona. ... Casa Grande is a city located in Pinal County, Arizona. ...

The National Monument consists of the ruins of multiple structures surrounded by a compound wall constructed by the Hohokam, who farmed the Gila Valley in the early 1200s. "Casa grande" is Spanish for "big house" and the name refers to the largest structure on the site, which is what remains of a four story structure that may have been abandoned by the mid-1400s. The structure is made of caliche, rather than a more durable stone, but has managed to survive extreme weather conditions for about six centuries. Graffiti from 19th-century passers-by is scratched into its walls. Casa Grande now has a distinctive modern roof covering above it. Rocky landscape with ruins, by Nicolaes Berchem, ca. ... Hohokam is the name of one of the four major prehistoric archaeological traditions of the American Southwest. ... Graffiti on the banks of the Tiber river in Rome, Italy. ...

Administrative history

Authorized as Casa Grande Ruin Reservation on March 2, 1889. Proclaimed by an order of President Benjamin Harrison on June 22, 1892. It was redesignated as a National Monument by Woodrow Wilson on August 3, 1918. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. (Acreage — 472.50, all federal) March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 – March 13, 1901) was the 23rd President of the United States (1889-1893). ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A U.S. National Monument is a protected area of the United States that is similar to a national park (specifically a U.S. National Park) except that the President of the United States can quickly declare an area of the United States to be a national monument without Congressional... Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States (1913–1921). ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...

Reference

• Noble,David Grant. Ancient Ruins of the Southwest. Northland Publishing, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1995. ISBN 0-87358-530-5.
• The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

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External link

• Geographical coordinates: 32°59′39″N, 111°32′17″W
• National Park Service: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument