Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites
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Pueblo Grande Ruin and Irrigation Sites is a site in Arizona that is significant for its association with Native American history. It is believed that this area was settled around 450 AD. Due to major population movements among other factors, the site was abandoned by 1450 AD.
Pueblo Grande features a large platform mound with retaining walls, which was once surmounted by walled structures. This massive structure contains over 20,000 cubic meters (yards) of fill. There were also many houses and at least three ball courts. By 750 CE they began building these ball courts.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1964.
It consists of two parts that were in adjacent properties, both associated with the same history. They were listed separately in the National Register of Historic Places
as Pueblo Grande Ruin and Hohokam-Pima Irrigation Sites on the October 15, 1966 date when all National Historic Landmark sites were administratively listed. It includes an historic platform mound and irrigation canals.
The City of Phoenix manages the sites as the Pueblo Grande Museum Archaeological Park.
Pueblo Grande features a large platform mound with retaining walls, which was once surmounted by walled structures. This massive structure contains over 20,000 cubic meters (yards) of fill. There were also many houses and at least three ball courts. By 750 CE they began building these ball courts.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1964.
It consists of two parts that were in adjacent properties, both associated with the same history. They were listed separately in the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as Pueblo Grande Ruin and Hohokam-Pima Irrigation Sites on the October 15, 1966 date when all National Historic Landmark sites were administratively listed. It includes an historic platform mound and irrigation canals.
The City of Phoenix manages the sites as the Pueblo Grande Museum Archaeological Park.
See also
- Casa Grande Ruins National MonumentCasa Grande Ruins National MonumentCasa Grande Ruins National Monument, in Coolidge, Arizona, just northeast of the city of Casa Grande, preserves a group of Ancient Pueblo Peoples Hohokam structures of the Pueblo III and Pueblo IV Eras.-Ancient pueblos:...
- Mesa GrandeMesa GrandeMesa Grande ruins, in Mesa, Arizona, preserves a group of Hohokam structures constructed during the classical period. The ruins were occupied between AD 1100 and 1400 and were a product of the Hohokam civilization that inhabited the Salt River Valley. There the Hohokam constructed an extensive...
- Oasisamerica culturesOasisamericaOasisamerica was a broad cultural area in pre-Columbian southwestern North America. It extended from modern-day Utah down to southern Chihuahua, and from the coast on the Gulf of California eastward to the Río Bravo river valley...
External links
- Pueblo Grande Museum and Cultural Park site by the City of Phoenix
- Pueblo Grande Ruin & Irrigation Sites NHL
- Pueblo Grande Ruin