Flagstaff in Coconino County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Community

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2010

1. Community Marker

Inscription.
This area seems quiet and lonely today - but not 800 years ago. This valley was used for farming and hunting by the people living in Citadel, Nalakihu, and other nearby pueblos, all inhabited at about the same time. (You can see the ruins of at least eight pueblos from here).

We don't know what their language sounded like, nor exactly what their ceremonies were; but people built homes, tended crops, prayed to their gods, and raised their children here.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 35° 33.971′ N, 111° 28.304′ W. Marker is in Flagstaff, Arizona, in Coconino County. It can be reached from Forest Service Rd 545. Marker is on the trail leading west from the Loop Road parking pullout to Citadel Pueblo. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Wupatki National Monument, Flagstaff AZ 86004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Flagstaff & High Country

and in Hopi.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Citadel / Natural Features (within shouting distance of this marker); A Village/Abandonment (within shouting distance of this marker); Where Were The Fields? (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Nalakihu (within shouting distance of this marker); A Legacy of the Past (approx. ¾ mile away); Box Canyon Ruins (approx. 0.8 miles away); Dry Land Farming (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ancient Landscapes (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Flagstaff.

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 28, 2012

2. Community Marker

Some of the pueblos are visible in the distance.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 8, 2010

3. Community Marker

Looking north

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 885 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 15, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on October 7, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 3. submitted on April 15, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.