tonto cliff dwellings guide
TONTO NATIONAL MONUMENT
ARIZONA
[Illustration: _The Lower Ruin in 1910_
Lubken photo, courtesy H. B. Clark]
Although Tonto National Monument was established in 1907 it received
little protection until 1930. Considerable vandalism and thoughtless
destruction of much of the prehistoric material took place in the 1920s.
In recent years some prehistoric Indian ruins have had to be closed to
visitors to preserve these fragile structures. Please help us keep the
Lower Ruin open for many years to come: restrain children from climbing
and running in the dwelling, and keep off the walls.