Petrified
Forest National Park has many places significant to American history and culture.
Some are buildings, such as Painted Desert Inn and Agate House, and some are
landscapes, such as the Painted Desert and the Rainbow Forest.
Did you
know....
- Within
Petrified Forest National Park, nine sites are listed on the National Register
of Historic Places, including places such as Puerco Pueblo and archeological
districts such as the Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs.
- Painted
Desert Inn is a National Historic Landmark, one of only 3 percent of the sites
on the National Register.
- Petrified
Forest is the only national park to protect a section of Historic Route 66.
- The Civilian
Conservation Corps made significant improvements to park infrastructure, much
of which is still in use today.
- Evidence
shows human travel and occupation through what is now a national park for over
13,000 years.
Visitors to
Petrified Forest National Park have a variety of archeological and historic
sites to explore. Many of these are on the National Register of Historic
Places:
Painted
Desert Community Complex Historic District (added 2005)
Painted
Desert Inn (added 1975)
Petrified
Forest Bridge (added 1998) Also known as Rio Puerco Bridge
Puerco Ruin
and Petroglyphs (added 1976) Also known as LA520;NA6302
Thirty-Fifth
Parallel Route (added 1977) Also known as Beale Camel Trail
Twin Buttes
Archeological District (added 1976) Also known as NA5065
Flattop Site
(added 1976) Also known as NA 4725
Newspaper
Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District (added 1976)
Agate House
Pueblo (added 1975)
Painted
Desert Inn (added 1987) as a national historic landmark
Painted
Desert Petroglyphs and Ruins Archeological District (added 1976)
