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An Ancestral Sonoran Desert People's farming community and "Great House" are preserved at Casa Grande Ruins. Whether a gathering place for people or simply a waypoint marker in an extensive system of canals and trading partners, the structures are a large part of the story of this site.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (O'odham: Siwañ WaŹ¼a Ki: or Sivan Vahki[5]), in Coolidge, Arizona, located northeast of Casa Grande, Arizona, preserves a group of Hohokam structures dating to the Classic Period (1150–1450 CE).
A Brief History of the Casa Grande Ruins. This is an artist's depiction of the Casa Grande ("Great House") and its surrounding compound as it may have appeared around 1350 C.E. One of the largest prehistoric structures ever built in North America, its purpose remains a mystery.
Location: Coolidge, Arizona. Significance: Indigenous History, Anza Expedition History. Designation: National Monument. Amenities. 10 listed. Rising from the Sonoran Desert floor near the Gila River is one of the largest prehistoric structures ever built in North America.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. Explore an ancient desert farming community that includes the preserved “Great House.”. The main structure at Casa Grande dates back to 1350, but evidence suggests a community thrived here for 1,000 years before that.
Located halfway between Phoenix and Tucson, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is a small yet powerful site to explore when visiting Arizona.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, pre-Columbian ruins in south-central Arizona, U.S., in the Gila River valley immediately north of Coolidge. Authorized as Casa Grande Ruins Reservation in 1889 and proclaimed as such in 1892, the site was designated a national monument in 1918.