Coronado National Memorial

Coronado National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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Coronado National Memorial

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Address: 4101 E Montezuma Canyon Rd
Hereford, AZ 85615
Phone: 520-366-5515;
Fax: 520-366-5705;
Web: www.nps.gov/coro/
Size: 4,750 acres.
Established: Authorized as International Memorial on August 18, 1941; redesignated on July 9, 1952; established on November 5, 1952.
Location: In southeastern Arizona along the border of the United States and Mexico, at the southern end of the Huachuca Mountains. From Phoenix or Tucson, take I-10 east and exit south on Hwy. 90 to Sierra Vista, then south on Hwy. 92 to Coronado Memorial Hwy.
Facilities: Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities: Hiking, horseback riding, bird-watching, spelunking, interpretive programs.
Special Features: Our Hispanic heritage and the first European exploration of the Southwest by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (1540-1542) are commemorated here, near the point where Coronado's expedition entered what is now the United States. The memorial also preserves a wide array of plant and animal life native to the Southwest.

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