White House ruins at Canyon De Chelly National Monument
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- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- Unknown
- Location
- Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona
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- This photograph copyright ©2007. All Rights Reserved
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At the mouth of cliff are ruins of structures built by the Anasazi Indians around 1200 CE. Looking closely, one can see graffiti written on one of the walls. It says, “J.V. Conway, Santa Fe, September 24, 1873.” Today the ruins are protected by barbed wire fencing. Tourists are only allowed to visit them with a Navaho guide.
