Canyons of the Ancients Poster State Park commerce sought to build the

commerce sought to build the North Cross-State Highway through the rugged Cascade mountains

visitors were compelled to climb the steep ledges without the benefit of a developed path

223 feet long

Between 1934 and 1941

Visitors to Big Cypress today enjoy a variety of opportunities such as ranger-led tours through the dense vegetation of the freshwater swamp

Canyons of the Ancients Poster State Park commerce sought to build theDescription 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy Canyons of the Ancients National Monument was designated by President Bill Clinton on June 9, 2000. The Monument includes over 174,000 acres of land in the Four Corners region of southwestern Colorado, and contains the largest known number of archaeological sites in the United States. This region has been populated and used by humans, including Ancestral Puebloan cultures, for approximately 10,000 years.