El Morro National Monument
- El Morro National Monument
Infobox_protected_area | name = El Morro National Monument
iucn_category = III
nrhp_type = hd
caption =
locator_x =
locator_y =
location = Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
nearest_city = Ramah, NM
lat_degrees = 35
lat_minutes = 2
lat_seconds = 18
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 108
long_minutes = 21
long_seconds = 12
long_direction = W
area = 1,278.72 acres (5,174,800 m²)
1,039.92 acres (4,208,400 m²) federal
established = December 8, 1906
visitation_num = 65,233
visitation_year = 2004
governing_body = National Park Service
El Morro National Monument is located on an ancient east-west trail in western New Mexico. The main feature of this National Monument is a great sandstone promontory with a pool of water at its base. As a shaded oasis in the western U.S. desert, this site has seen many centuries of travelers. The Spaniard explorers called it "El Morro" ("The Headland"). The Zuni Indians call it "A'ts'ina" ("Place of writings on the rock"). Anglo-Americans called it "Inscription Rock". Travelers left signatures, names, dates, and stories of their treks. While some of the inscriptions are fading, there are still many that can be seen today, some dating to the 17th century. Some petroglyphs and carvings were made by the Anasazi centuries before Europeans started making their mark. In 1906, U.S. federal law prohibited further carving.
References
* United States Government Printing Office (1995). "El Morro National Monument". GPO 387-038/00173
External links
* [http://www.nps.gov/elmo/ Official National Parks Service site]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/amsw/ American Southwest, a National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" Travel Itinerary]
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