Photos: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
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The site protects one of the largest prehistoric structures ever built in North America.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
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Visitors examine the Great House (Sivan Vah'Ki) at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016.
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: The east side of the Casa Grande circa 1900.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
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The Casa Grande (Great House) and adjacent ruins at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016.
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: The Florence stage at the south side of the Casa Grande between 1888-1899.
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THEN: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: The Casa Grande seen from just outside the southwest corner of Compound A in 1915.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
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NOW: The Casa Grande and adjacent ruins at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016.
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THEN: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: Casa Grande Ruins visitor center as seen from the parking lot circa 1934.
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NOW: The visitors center at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016.
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THEN: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: Civilian Conservation Corps Side Camp work the shop in 1939.
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NOW: The east side garage areas of the maintenance yard are much the same as they were when built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939 at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016.
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: Great Horned Owl mom and her triplet of fuzzy babies in 2012
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: The Casa Grande from the northeast in 1981.
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The east room of the Great House at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 is supported by steel rods installed in the early 20th century. Seen from the southwest corner.
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An elevated viewing ramp allows visitors to view the ball court at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
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Birds roost on the north wall as wooden beams support the western wall of the Casa Grande (Great House) at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
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The Casa Grande (Great House) is covered by a structure erected in 1932 for its long term protection at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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The view inside the first floor of the Casa Grande (Great House) and at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016
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The museum houses a scale model of the Casa Grande (Great House) at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016.
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in 1939. Shows Civilian Conservation Corps side camp work. Buildings still in use today.
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: The Great House is silhouetted before a golden sunset in 2016.
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: Visitors at ruins in 1958. The young girl has just seen through the two wall holes said to allow the sun's rays through on March 7th and October 10th.
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: Christmas Dinner at Casa Grande Side Camp CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) in 1938.
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument: Frank ("Boss") Pinkley, Supt. of the Southwestern Monuments in 1934.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
NOW: The east side garage areas of the maintenance yard are much the same as they were when built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939 at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
The east room of the Great House at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 is supported by steel rods installed in the early 20th century. Seen from the southwest corner.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
An elevated viewing ramp allows visitors to view the ball court at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
Birds roost on the north wall as wooden beams support the western wall of the Casa Grande (Great House) at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
- Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star
The Casa Grande (Great House) is covered by a structure erected in 1932 for its long term protection at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Coolidge, AZ. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Photo by Ron Medvescek / Arizona Daily Star.
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