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Mesa Verde National Park
History & Culture
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On June 29, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt established Mesa Verde National Park to "preserve the works of man," the first national park of its kind. Today, the continued preservation of both cultural and natural resources is the focus of the park's research and resource management staff.
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For cultural information on Mesa Verde's cliff dwellings and mesa top sites, click on Places.
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For information about the Ancestral Puebloans who lived at Mesa Verde, go to People.
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For information about Mesa Verde's Archeological Site Conservation program, current projects and research including stabilization, post fire site surveys, and architectural documentation, click on Preservation.
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![Balcony House Balcony House](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090509061945im_/http://www.nps.gov/imr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/MEVE_m5cjcr9c_ed_resources_highlight1.jpg) Visiting Cliff Dwellings for information on visiting the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde more... | | ![Ancestral Puebloan black-on-white mug Ancestral Puebloan black-on-white mug](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090509061945im_/http://www.nps.gov/imr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/MEVE_ed_resources_highlight21.jpg) Artifact Gallery links to artifact gallery activity more... | |
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Did You Know?
Descendants of Mesa Verde Ancestral Puebloans include the Hopi in Arizona, and the 19 Rio Grande pueblos of New Mexico: Taos, Picuris, Sandia, Isleta, San Juan, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Nambe, Tesuque, Jemez, Cochiti, Pojoaque, Santo Domingo, San Felipe, Santa Ana, Zia, Laguna, Acoma, and Zuni.
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Last Updated: November 04, 2008 at 17:51 EST |