Historical Markers and War Memorials in Archuleta County, Colorado
Adjacent to Archuleta County, Colorado
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
1► Colorado (Archuleta County), Chimney Rock National Monument — Chimney Rock Artifacts —  |
| [left to right] This Payan corrugated jar was found here at the Pit House site and was used for storage of corn, beans and wild seeds. Mancos [and] Payan Corrugated This style of pottery was often used for cooking. The corrugations helped the . . . — — Map (db m160560) HM | |||
| 2► Colorado (Archuleta County), Chimney Rock National Monument — Pit House Site — |
| The Northern San Juan Surface Pit House that was constructed here is composed of one large room used as a dwelling area and 3 rectangular room blocks used for storage. [Left illustration caption reads] Typical cross-section of surface pit . . . — — Map (db m160562) HM | |||
| 3► Colorado (Archuleta County), Chimney Rock National Monument — The Great Kiva — |
| Kivas or Ceremonial Houses were not only used for religious ceremonies but may have been used for governmental and social events as well. Kivas varied in size and had flat or cribbed roofs. The cribbed roofs of kivas were constructed of logs laid . . . — — Map (db m160561) HM | |||
| 4► Colorado (Archuleta County), Pagosa Springs — Pagosa Springs — |
| Near Hot Springs Blvd. | |||
| Pagosa Springs has a rich history, beginning with the Anasazi Indians. Later the Utes, Navajos and Apaches inhabited this beautiful corner of the Southwest. They also visited the great “Pagosah” hot springs which they believed had . . . — — Map (db m27527) HM | |||
| 5► Colorado (Archuleta County), Pagosa Springs — People and Place — The Wondrous Culture and Landscape of Chimney Rock National Monument — |
| On Chimney Rock Road (Forest Road 617) near State Highway 151, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| Questions Unanswered A thousand years ago, a civilization flourished here. What pulled people here — and why did they leave after 200 years? Why did they build so high above the fields in the valley, the water, and other resources? . . . — — Map (db m153328) HM | |||
| 6► Colorado (Archuleta County), Pagosa Springs — Welcome to Chimney Rock National Monument — An Ancestral Puebloan Cultural Landmark — |
| On Chimney Rock Road (Forest Road 617) east of State Highway 151, on the right when traveling west. | |||
| Learning About Our Past, Preserving Our Legacy The extraordinary archaeological resources at Chimney Rock have helped illuminate the history of the ancestral Puebloans who lived here over a thousand years ago. They built structures from the . . . — — Map (db m153331) HM | |||
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