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Wupatki _National Monument_ ARIZONA [Illustration: Wupatki National Monument] WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT An unusual stone pueblo built by Indian farmers of the 12th century The red sandstone prehistoric pueblos of Wupatki, gleaming against a background of black basaltic cliffs and facing a view of the Painted Desert of the Little Colorado River, were built by groups of farming Indians, ancestors of the picturesque Hopis.

One of the most important and longest inhabited of these was a ruin which is now called Wupatki—a Hopi Indian word for “Tall House.” Here was a spring, one of the few in this arid region.

Nearby Points of Interest By visiting Sunset Crater, Wupatki, and Walnut Canyon National Monuments, and also the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, Ariz., visitors can obtain first-hand knowledge of one of the most interesting localities in the United States.

The exhibits to be installed by the National Park Service at Walnut Canyon and Wupatki will be specifically explanatory of the monuments; the Museum of Northern Arizona presents a picture of the entire region.

Administration Wupatki National Monument was established in 1924 by Presidential proclamation and contains 34,693 acres of Federally owned land.