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100 AZ Arch Sites to Visit

Archaeological Site Site Area Closest City Culture Site Type Land Manager Website Agua Fria National Bureau of Land https://foursquare.com/v/agua-fria-national-monument-1891-school- 1 1891 School House Monument Cordes Lakes Territorial Historic ranching Management house/4f26dda3e4b04d36e04be1f3 Roy P. Drachman, Agua Archaic, Pima County Natural Fria Caliente Regional , Prehistoric; historic Resources, Parks 2 Agua Caliente Ranch Park Tucson Territorial ranching and Recreation http://www.pima.gov/nrpr/parks/agua_caliente/ 3 American Flag Mine Oracle-American Flag Oracle Territorial Historic mining City of Oracle http://oracletown.com/history.html Arivaca Pima, Protohistoric, 4 Arivaca Townsite Arivaca Townsite Territorial Historic mining City of Arivaca http://www.arivaca.net/ Agua Fria National Black Canyon Perry Mesa Prehistoric Bureau of Land 5 Badger Springs Monument City Complex petroglyphs Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/recreation/hiking/badger-springs.html Besh-Ba-Gowah 6 Besh-ba-gowah Archaeological Park Globe Salado Prehistoric City of Globe http://www.jqjacobs.net/southwest/besh_ba_gowah.html Tohono O'odham; Native American Mexican and Mexican colonial; settlement; historic ??? Santa Cruz 7 Calabasas Rio Rico Ranch Nogales territorial ranching County http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/calabasas.html Native Kingman Historic American; Prehistoric and 8 Camp Beale Springs Distric Kingman territorial historic springs City of Kingman http://www.mohavemuseum.org/beale.htm Spanish and Canoa Ranch Mexican 9 Canoa Ranch Conservation Park Tucson colonial Historic ranching Pima County http://www.pima.gov/cultural/Canoa/index_Canoa.html Canyon de Chelly- White House; Antelope House; Canyon de Chelly National Ancestral Prehistoric cliff www.nps.gov/cach/ 10 Spider Rock Monument Pueblo dwellings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon_de_Chelly_National_Monument Casa Grande Great Casa Grande Ruins 11 House National Monument Casa Grande Hohokam Prehistoric National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/cagr/index.htm Casa Malpais Springerville- 12 Casa Malpais Archaeological Park Eager Mogollon Prehistoric City of Springerville http://www.casamalpais.org/ Mexican Colonial; 13 Cerro Colorado Cerro Colorado Arivaca territorial Historic mining Pima County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Colorado,_Arizona Sierra Vista Charleston-Millville Charleston-Millville and Bureau of Land 14 Historic Townsite Historic Townsite Tombstone Territorial Historic mining Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/millville.html http://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/what-we- National Forest do/information/exhibits/visiting-places-of-the-past/northern- 15 Clover Ruin Williams Cohonina Prehistoric Service arizona/clover-ruin/ Paleo-Indian- Clovis; Dankworth Ponds State ; Bureau of Land 16 Dankworth Village Park Safford Mogollon Prehistoric Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/dankworth.html 17 Dos Cabezas Dos Cabezas Townsite Willcox Territorial Historic mining ???Cochise County http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/doscabezas.html National Forest http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coconino/learning/history- 18 Flagstaff Prehistoric pueblo Service culture/?cid=stelprdb5274444 Las Cienegas National Tucson- Bureau of Land http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/empire.html 19 Empire Ranch Conservation Area Sonoita Territorial Historic ranching Management http://www.empireranchfoundation.org/RanchInfo.htm San Pedro Riparian Mexican Fairbank Historic Town National Conservation Colonial; Bureau of Land 20 Site Area Tucson Territorial Historic ranching Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/fairbank.html Florence Territorial McFarland State Historic 21 Courthouse Park Florence Territorial Historic 1863-1912 Arizona State Parks http://azstateparks.com/parks/MCFA/index.html

Page 1 of 6 100 AZ Arch Sites to Visit

Archaeological Site Site Area Closest City Culture Site Type Land Manager Website National 22 Fort Bowie Historic Site Bowie Territorial Historic military National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/fobo/index.htm 23 Fort Defiance Fort Defiance Navajo Nation Territorial Historic military Navajo Nation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Defiance,_Arizona 24 Fort Huachuca Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista Territorial Historic military City of Sierra Vista http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/amsw/sw3.HTM Coconino County 25 Fort Tuthill Fort Tuthill County Park Flagstaff Territorial Historic military Park System http://www.coconino.az.gov/parks.aspx?id=410 Prehistoric Fort Lowell-Hardy Site- Hohokam; settlement; historic 26 Rio Nuevo Site Historic Fort Lowell Park Tucson territorial military Pima County http://www.pima.gov/cultural/FtLowell/index.html Fort Verde State Historic 27 Fort Verde Park Camp Verde Territorial Historic military Arizona State Parks http://azstateparks.com/parks/fove/index.html http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=96&ResourceType=Sit 28 Gatlin Site Gatlin Site Gila Bend Hohokam Prehistoric mound City of Gila Bend e Bureau of Land 29 Gold King Mansion Gold King Mansion Kingman 1929 Historic building Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/kfo_cult.html Arizona Strip/Grand St. George, Bureau of Land 30 Grand Gulch Mine Canyon Parashant Utah Territorial Historic mining Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/grand-gulch.html http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/greaterville.html Greaterville-Kentucky Mexican; Coronado National http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coronado/learning/history- 31 Camp Greaterville Sonoita Territorial Historic mining Forest culture/?cid=fswdev7_018687 Tohono O'odham; Tumacacori National Tucson- Spanish 32 Guevavi Mission Historic Park Nogales colonial Spanish mission National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/tuma/historyculture/guevavi.htm Harquahala Peak Smithsonian Harquahala Peak Wickenburg- Historic scientific Bureau of Land 33 Observatory Smithsonian Observatory Aguila-Salome Historic development Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/harcs.html Harshaw - Hermosa National Forest http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coronado/recreation/recarea/?recid=25 34 Mine Nogales, AZ Territorial Historic mining Service 754&actid=105 Prehistoric Hohokam; petroglyphs; 35 Tempe-Hayden Butte Tempe-Hayden Butte Tempe Territorial historic settlement City of Tempe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempe_Butte Archaic; Deer Valley Rock Art Hohokam; Prehistoric Arizona State 36 Hedgpeth Hills Center NW Phoenix petroglyphs University http://dvrac.asu.edu/ Sonoita- 37 Helvetia Helvetia Sahuarita Territorial Historic mining ???Pima County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetia,_Arizona 38 Homol’ovi I & II Homol'ovi State Park Winslow Ancestral Prehistoric pueblo Arizona State Parks http://azstateparks.com/Parks/HORU/index.html 39 Humbug Humbug Humbug Territorial Historic mining ??? Yavapai County http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/humbug.html Jerome, Clarkdale, Sedona, Cottonwood, 40 Jerome Jerome Camp Verde Territorial Historic mining Town of Sedona http://www.azjerome.com/ Juan Bautista de Anza Juan Bautista de Anza San Francisco Spanish 41 Historic Trail Historic Trail to Nogales colonial Historic exploration National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/juba/index.htm

Kearney Encampment Gila Box Riparian National Bureau of Land 42 Site Conservation Area Safford Territorial Historic military Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/kearny-camp.html Prehistoric National Forest http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/kaibab/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid 43 Keyhole Sink Site Kaibab National Forest ??Cohonina petroglyphs Service =11678&actid=50

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Archaeological Site Site Area Closest City Culture Site Type Land Manager Website Ancestral Whiteriver, Pueblo, http://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/what-we- Kinishba Ruins and Fort White Mountain White Mogollon, Prehistoric, historic White Mountain do/information/exhibits/visiting-places-of-the-past/central- 44 Apache Reservation Mountains territorial fort Apache arizona/kinishba-ruins-national-historic-landmark/ Historic Glen Canyon National Paiute; transportation and 45 Lee's Ferry Recreation Area Lake Powell territorial waterways National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/glca/historyculture/leesferryhistory.htm Great Basin, Anasazi, Lower Little Black Mountain Arizona Strip/Grand Colorado Prehistoric Bureau of Land 46 Petroglyph Site Canyon Parashant Grand Canyon River petroglyphs Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/lil-blk-mtn.html Mesa Grande Cultural Mesa Grande Cultural 47 Park Park Mesa Hohokam Prehistoric mound City of Mesa http://azmnh.org/arch/treasure.aspx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvester_Mowry 48 Mowry Mine Mowry Mine Patagonia Territorial Histortic mining ????Pinal County http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/az/mowry.html Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Castle Prehistoric, cliff 49 Montezuma Well National Monument Camp Verde Sinagua dwellings, well National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/moca/index.htm Mt. Trumball Arizona Strip/Grand Bureau of Land 50 Schoolhouse Canyon Parashant Grand Canyon Territorial Historic ranching Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/schoolhouse.html Murray Springs Clovis Tucson-Fort Paleo-Indian, Prehistoric hunting Bureau of Land 51 Site Murray Springs Clovis Site Huachuca Clovis and springs Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/murray.html Navajo National Kayenta Monument - Betatakin, Navajo National Turnoff to Ancestral Prehistoric cliff 52 Keet Seel Monument Shonto Pueblo dwellings National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/nava/index.htm ???Town of Oatman; 53 Oatman Oatman Bullhead City Territorial Historic mining Mohave County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oatman,_Arizona

Gila Box Riparian National Bureau of Land 54 Old Lady Gay Cabin Conservation Area Safford Chinese Historic settlement Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/lady-gay.html Prehistoric and 55 Old Oraibi Hopi Third Mesa Tuba City Hopi historic Hopi Hopi Nation http://www.experiencehopi.com/villages.html http://www.gvrhc.org/Library/Rosemont.htm Sonoita- Augusta Resource http://www.rosemontcopper.com/hmd.html 56 Rosemont, Old and New Rosemont Mining District Sahuarita Territorial Historic mining Corporation http://www.scenicsantaritas.org/ - Hohokam; Prehistoric; historic 57 Kannally Ranch House Oracle State Park Tucson-Oracle Territorial ranching Arizona State Parks http://azstateparks.com/parks/ORAC/index.html Hohokam; ; Prehistoric Painted Rocks Painted Rocks Petroglyph Spanish petroglyphs; Bureau of Land http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/recreation/camping/dev_camps/paint 58 Petroglyph Site Site and Campground Gila Bend colonial historic exploration Management ed_rock.html Sinagua, Hopi National Forest http://www.fs.usda.gov/generalinfo/coconino/recreation/outdoorlearning 59 Palatki- Coconino National Forest Sedona Ancestral Prehistoric Service /generalinfo/?groupid=76469&recid=55368 Historic railroad, commerce and http://www.pima.gov/cmo/admin/Reports/ConservationReport/PDF/Cha 60 Pantano Townsite Pantano Townsite Tucson Territorial transporation Pima County pters/Cultural/Pantano%20Townsite.pdf Prehistoric and Hohokam; hydrology and 61 Park of the Canals Park of the Canals Mesa Territorial watershed City of Mesa http://www.parkofthecanals.org/

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Archaeological Site Site Area Closest City Culture Site Type Land Manager Website Spanish Colonial, Mormon, Exploration, Civil 62 Picacho Peak Tucson Confederate War Arizona State Parks http://azstateparks.com/parks/pipe/index.html Superior- 63 Pinal Townsite Old Pinal City State Park Territorial Historic mining ??? Pinal County http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinal_City,_Arizona Native Pipe Springs National Pipe Springs National Fredonia-St. American; Historic military and U.S. National Park 64 Monument Monument George Territorial springs Service http://www.nps.gov/pisp/index.htm Hohokam; Prehistoric and Sobaipuri; protohistoric Presidio Santa Cruz de Presidio Santa Cruz de Tucson- Spanish settlement; historic Bureau of Land http://publiclands.org/explore/site.php?id=902 65 Terrenate Terrenate Tombstone colonial military Management http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_Santa_Cruz_de_Terrenate Pueblo Grande Prehistoric mound, http://phoenix.gov/recreation/arts/museums/pueblo/index.html Museum, Mound, and Pueblo Grande Museum hydrology and http://phoenix.gov/recreation/arts/museums/pueblo/calendar/special/in 66 Park of the Four Waters Archaeological Park Phoenix Hohokam watershed City of Phoenix dex.html Agua Fria National Black Canyon Perry Mesa Prehistoric pueblo Bureau of Land 67 Pueblo La Plata Monument City Complex and petroglyphs Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/la-plata.html Prehistoric Petrified Forest National Ancestral dwellings and 68 Puerco Ruin Park Holbrook Pueblo petroglyphs National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/pefo/historyculture/puerco-pueblo.htm ???LaPaz County ???Town of 69 Quartzsite Quartzsite Quartzsite Territorial Historic mining Quartzsite http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartzsite,_Arizona Rattlesnake Point Pueblo and Petroglyph Ancestral Prehistoric pueblo 70 Trail Lyman Lake State Park St. Johns Pueblo and petroglyphs Arizona State Parks http://azstateparks.com/parks/lyla/index.html Riordan Mansion State 71 Riordan Mansion Historic Park Flagstaff Territorial Historic 1904 Arizona State Parks http://azstateparks.com/parks/rima/index.html Hohokam, http://www.usbr.gov/lc/phoenix/projects/rooseveltdam/rdcult.html Roosevelt- Salado, Prehistoric; Historic Bureau of http://www.nps.gov/nhl/DOE_dedesignations/Roosevelt.htm 72 Roosevelt Dam Theodore Roosevelt Dam Apache Trail Territorial watershed Reclamation http://www.nps.gov/nhl/DOE_dedesignations/Roosevelt.htm San Xavier del Bac Spanish Tohono O'odam 73 Mission Tohono O'odam Nation Tucson colonial Historic mission Nation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Xavier_del_Bac Sanchez Civilian Conservation Corps Sanchez CCC Camp Bureau of Land 74 Camp Historic Site Safford 1930s Historic watershed Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/sanchez-ccc.html San Rafael State Natural Mexican 75 Area Patagonia colonial Historic ranching Arizona State Parks http://azstateparks.com/parks/SARA/index.html Cave Creek National Forest http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tonto/recreation/outdoorlearning/recare 76 Sears-Kay Ruin Carefree Hohokam Prehistoric Service a/?recid=35235&actid=119 Archaic, Patayan, Prehistoric and Hohokam, historic Spanish petroglyphs; colonial, geoglyphs and Bureau of Land 77 Sears Point Sears Point Yuma Historic other features Management http://www.blm.gov/az/sears_point/essay.htm Prehistoric Native Gila Box Riparian National Mexican American; Historic Bureau of Land http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/recreation/camping/dev_camps/serna- 78 Serna Historic Cabin Conservation Area Safford colonial dwelling Management cabin.html

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Archaeological Site Site Area Closest City Culture Site Type Land Manager Website Little Formerly Raven Ruins, Springerville- Colorado Prehistoric Archaeological http://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/what-we-do/sherwood- 79 Sherwood Ranch Pueblo Southwest Ranch Pueblo Eager River dwellings Conservancy ranch/preservation-at-sherwood-ranch-pueblo-4/ Tonto Basin, Sierra Anchas, Punkin Center, Salado, Prehistoric cliff National Forest 80 Wilderness Area Tonto National Forest Young Mogollon dwellings Service http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/tonto/specialplaces/?cid=fsbdev3_018738 Prehistoric to present mesa 81 Sipaulovi Hopi Third Mesa Hopi Nation Hopi dwelling Hopi Nation http://www.sipaulovihopiinformationcenter.org/ South Mountain South Mountain Prehistoric 82 Park/Preserve Park/Preserve Phoenix Hohokam petroglyphs City of Phoenix http://phoenix.gov/parks/trails/locations/south/index.html Maricopa County Spur Cros Ranch Parks Prehistoric Regional Park 83 Spur Cross Ranch and Recreation Cave Creek Hohokam petroglyphs System http://www.maricopa.gov/parks/spur_cross/ Swansea Historic Bouse; Lake Bureau of Land 84 Townsite Swansea Historic Townsite Havasu Territorial Historic mining Management http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/cultural/swansea.html http://bigbugnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=74&SubSectionID=464&A Agua Fria National Bureau of Land rticleID=50054 https://foursquare.com/v/agua-fria-national-monument- 85 Teskey Homesite Monument Cordes Lakes 1940s Historic ranching Management teskey-home-site/4f289207e4b0a2a2c329ecbc Tombstone Courthouse Benson- 86 Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park Tomstone 1882 Historic Arizona State Parks http://azstateparks.com/parks/TOCO/index.html Cliff Roosevelt; Prehistoric cliff 87 Dwellings Tonto National Monument Apache Trail Salado dwellings National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/tont/planyourvisit/park-brochure.htm Tubac Presidio State Tubac Presidio State Spanish Historic mission 88 Historic Park Historic Park Tubac colonial and presidio Arizona State Parks http://azstateparks.com/Parks/TUPR/index.html Sobaipuri, Tumacacori National Tucson- Spanish Protohistoric, 89 Tumacacori Historic Park Nogales colonial Historic mission National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/tuma/index.htm Prehistoric Pima County; U petroglyphs and of A College of 90 Tumamoc Hill Tucson Hohokam dwellings Science http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumamoc_Hill Grand Canyon National Ancestral Prehistoric cliff http://www.nps.gov/grca/photosmultimedia/200703_gatlin_rm_tusayan- 91 Tusayan Pueblo Park Grand Canyon Pueblo dwellings National Park Service wmv.htm Tuzigoot National 92 Tuzigoot Monument Cottonwood Sinagua Prehistoric pueblo National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/tuzi/index.htm http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsinternet/!ut/p/c5/04_SB8K8xLLM9 MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3gDfxMDT8MwRydLA1cj72BTSw8jAwgAykeaxc N4jhYG_h4eYX5hPgYwefy6w0H24dcPNgEHcDTQ9_PIz03VL8iNMMg ycVQEAIzTHkw!/dl3/d3/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnZ3LzZfME80MEkxVk FCOTBFMktTNUJIMjAwMDAwMDA!/?ss=110304&ttype=recarea&reci d=55424&actid=119&navtype=BROWSEBYSUBJECT&position=BRO WSEBYSUBJECT&navid=110355000000000&pnavid=1100000000000 Coconino National 00&cid=null&pname=Coconino+National+Forest+Recreation+-+V-Bar- 93 V-Bar-V Heritage Site V-Bar-V Heritage Site Camp Verde Sinagua Petroglyphs Forest V+Heritage+Site http://www.travelsw.com/southwest-trips/southwest-trips- ?????Wickenburg arizona/vulturemine.htm 94 Vulture Mine Vulture Mine Wickenburg Territorial Historic mining ???Maricopa County http://www.wickenburgchamber.com/attractions/ Prehistoric to present mesa Hopi - Must Arrange 95 Walpi Hopi First Mesa Hopi Nation Hopi dwelling for Guide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpi,_Arizona Walnut Canyon National Prehistoric cliff 96 Walnut Canyon Monument Flagstaff Sinagua dwellings National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/waca/index.htm

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Archaeological Site Site Area Closest City Culture Site Type Land Manager Website White - Maricopa County Black Rock Loop Trail, White Tank Maricopa Buckeye, Prehistoric Regional Park 97 Waterfall Canyon Trail County Regional Park Peoria Hohokam petroglyphs System http://www.maricopa.gov/parks/white_tank/History.aspx Wupatki - Box, Citadel, Lomaki, Nalakihu, and Wukoki, Wupatki Wupatki National Ancestral 98 Monument Flagstaff Pueblo Prehistoric National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/wupa/index.htm and Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Yuma Crossing National Historic commerce 99 Park Heritage Area Yuma Territorial and transportation Arizona State Parks http://azstateparks.com/parks/YUQU/index.html 100 Yuma Territorial Prison State Park Yuma Territorial Historic 1876 Arizona State Parks http://azstateparks.com/parks/yute/index.html

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