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Historical Markers in Chinle
St. Johns is the county seat for Apache County
Chinle is in Apache County
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1 ► Arizona, Apache County, Chinle — House Under Rock —  |
| Near Mummy Cave Overlook Road 1.5 miles east of North Rim Highway (Indian Route 64). | |||
| Discovery of two well-preserved mummies led members of an 1880 archeological expedition to call this site Mummy Cave. The traditional Navajo name for this impressive setting is Tséyaa Kini — House Under Rock. Anasazi lived here for nearly a . . . — — Map (db m170537) HM | |||
| 2 ► Arizona, Apache County, Chinle — The Place Where Two Fell Off — |
| Near Mummy Cave Overlook Road 1.5 miles east of North Rim Highway (Indian Route 64). | |||
| Spanish soldiers may have fired from this very site during the infamous “massacre” of 1805. Their Navajo targets were huddled in the alcove below and to the left. Spanish accounts describe a day-long battle against Indians “…entrenched in an . . . — — Map (db m285844) HM | |||
| 3 ► Arizona, Apache County, Chinle — Sliding House Ruins — |
| Near Sliding House Overlook Road 1.6 miles north of South Rim Highway (Indian Route 7). | |||
| The Navajo know this prehistoric Anasazi village site as Kináázhoozhí, which means Sliding House. It is an apt description. The dwellings were constructed upon a steeply sloping ledge, and even the ingenious Anasazi builders were unable to keep many . . . — — Map (db m285791) HM | |||