Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (redirected from Casa Grande National Monument)

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Archaeological site, southern Arizona, U.S. Designated a national monument in 1918, it occupies 448 acres (181 hectares). The site's pre-Columbian ruins are dominated by the Casa Grande (“Big House”), a multistory building built by Salado Indians in the 14th century; it is the only surviving building of its type. Nearby are partially excavated village sites established much earlier by Hohokam Indians (see Hohokam culture).

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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Monuments

Address: 1100 Ruins Dr
Coolidge, AZ 85228
Phone: 520-723-3172;
Fax: 520-723-7209;
Web: www.nps.gov/cagr/
Size: 473 acres.
Established: Authorized as Casa Grande Ruin Reservation on March 2, 1889; redesignated by proclamation on August 3, 1918.
Location: In Coolidge, Arizona, about an hour southeast of Phoenix. From I-10, take Coolidge exits and follow signs to park entrance off AZ 87/287.
Facilities: Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Guided and self-guided tours.
Special Features: The nation's first archeological preserve protects the Casa Grande (Big House), one of the largest and most mysterious prehistoric structures ever built in North America. This multi-storied, earthen-walled structure surrounded by the remains of smaller buildings and a compound wall was constructed by the Hohokam, who farmed the Gila Valley in the early 1200s. Casa Grande was abandoned by the mid-1400s.

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See other parks in Arizona.