1864 Charles Poston, Description of Casa Grande

Author(s): Albert H. Schroeder

Year: 1963

Summary

This document is letter from Regional Archaeologist Albert Schroeder to the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Superintendent. This 1864 letter portion is in regard to a communication from Charles Poston, who was the Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Arizona at the time. The letter was sent to Wm. P. Dole who was then the Commissoner of Indian Affairs. It is a general review of the condition of the Great House and a request for funds for excavation.

Cite this Record

1864 Charles Poston, Description of Casa Grande. Albert H. Schroeder. 1963 ( tDAR id: 371564) ; doi:10.6067/XCV80C4SRP

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Keywords

Culture
Hohokam

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Wood

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Non-Domestic Structures

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Collections Research • Data Recovery / Excavation • Historic Background Research • Site Evaluation / Testing • Site Stabilization

Temporal Keywords
Classic Period

Spatial Coverage

min long: -111.539; min lat: 32.975 ; max long: -111.521; max lat: 33.013 ;

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