Arcadia Mill- Sawmill

In 1830, Joseph Forsyth partnered with Ezekiel and Andrew Simpson to construct the first sawmill at Arcadia. The dammed up water passed through the sluiceway to the waterwheel and powered the open-air mill.

The absence of walls allowed wind to ...

Santa Clara Pueblo

Santa Clara Pueblo was first visited in 1541 by part of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado's expeditionary force. A mission was established in 1628 as a visita (satellite community) for San Juan Pueblo. In 1680 the inhabitants of Santa Clara ...

Arcadia Mill- Ironstone

Ironstone is a natural resource that was used throughout the site. This sedimentary rock is comprised primarily of iron oxide and sand. Juan de la Rua, the first owner of the property, began mining the stone and sold it to ...

Kuaua Ruin (Coronado State Monument)

The prehistoric Pueblo Indian village of Kuaua was one of many large settlements established during the Classic Period (1325 to 1600 A.D.) of Anasazi Culture. The site, located on the west bank of the Rio Grande, includes the remains ...

San Felipe de Neri Church

San Felipe de Neri was built in 1793 to replace the original 1706 mission church. The adobe church is built in the traditional colonial style with Spanish overtones and mixtures of 18th and 19th century decorative and building elements. ...

El Morro National Monument

El Morro, also known as "Inscription Rock," is a massive rock formation which rises more than 200 feet above the plains. On top of the formation are the remains of two Anasazi pueblos, the most complete of which is ...

Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Chaco Canyon was the center of life for Pueblo Indians of the Colorado Plateau from 850 A.D. to 1250 A.D. Beginning in 900 A.D. the people built large multi-storied stone structures on mesatops and on the canyon floor. This ...

Aztec Ruins National Monument

Aztec Ruins Monument contains the remains of prehistoric Anasazi structures. The ruins were named when European settlers mistakenly attributed them to the Aztecs. The largest preserved structure is the West Ruin, a D-shaped great house constructed in the early ...

Mesa Verde National Park

Mesa Verde National Park preserves a spectacular remnant of the Anasazi Indian culture, with magnificent cliff dwellings, pueblo villages and well-preserved pit-houses dating from c. 600-1300 A.D. Among the more notable cliff dwellings are the Square Tower House, Spruce ...

Escalante Ruin

The Escalante Ruin was first investigated in 1776 by the Domínguez-Escalante Expedition looking for a northern route from the New Mexico missions to the ones at Monterey, California. The Ruin consists of a partially excavated multi-storied masonry pueblo with ...