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Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site

Hubbell Trading Post was founded in 1878 when John Lorenzo Hubbell bought out another trader, "Old Man" William Leonard. Trading posts played a unique role in reservation life, serving as places of business, social life and contact with other ...

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Petrified Forest National Park

The area designated Petrified Forest National Park has been occupied on and off for over 2000 years. While best known for its scenic natural wonders, the park also has several fascinating cultural sites. Among these are Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs ...

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Old Governor's Mansion/Sharlot Hall Museum

This large one and one-half story rustic log building, constructed in 1864, served as the residence for the Territorial Governor and session hall for the Arizona Territorial Government. The building was later used as a home by Sharlot Hall, ...

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Pueblo Grande Ruin

Pueblo Grande Ruin, a National Historic Landmark, is a large prehistoric Hohokam Indian village site that was continuously occupied between 100 and 1450 A.D. Heavily influenced by contacts with Mexico, the Hohokam built a Central American style ball court ...

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Kinishba Ruins

Kinishba is a large pueblo ruin containing nine masonry buildings constructed between 1250 and 1350 A.D. by the pre-Columbian Mogollon culture. The pueblo is situated on the upper end of a grass covered valley and originally had 400-500 ground ...

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Fort Apache Historic District

Constructed between 1874 and 1932, the Fort Apache Historic District encompasses the original site of the Fort Apache military post. Fort Apache was a major outpost during the Apache wars (1861-1886) and remained a military post until 1922. In ...

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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

Casa Grande, administered by the National Park Service, is one of the most intriguing prehistoric ruins in the United States. Built by the Hohokam Indians in the Gila Valley sometime between 1150 and 1350 A.D., the four-story building and ...

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La Casa Cordova

La Casa Cordova, now a part of the Tucson Museum of Art, may be the oldest surviving building in Tucson. The one-story adobe house is of typical Mexican town house design with a flat roof, central brick courtyard and ...

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Barrio Libre

Barrio Libre (Spanish for "free district") is Tucson's major Spanish-speaking neighborhood and has played an important role in the development of the city. Located just south of Presidio de San Agustín del Tucson (1775), one of Spain's northern forts, ...

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El Presidio Historic District

The El Presidio Historic District is a residential neighborhood containing adobe and brick buildings in the Spanish-Mexican, Anglo-American and Eclectic architectural styles. Named for the Spanish-built Presidio de San Augustín del Tucson (1775), El Presidio is one of the nation's ...

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