Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado

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Mesa Verde National Park - Colorado

These pre-Columbian cliff dwellings and other works of early people are the most notable and best preserved in the United States.

Established June 29, 1906.

Boundary changes: June 30, 1913; May 27, 1932; Dec. 23, 1963.

Acreage - 52,121.93: Federal: 51,890.65; Nonfederal: 231.28; Wilderness area: 8,100

Wilderness designated Oct. 20, 1976.
Designated a World Heritage Site Sept. 6, 1978.

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