El Cuartelejo National Historic Landmark

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El Cuartelejo National Historic Landmark is an archaeological site in western Kansas preserving the remains of the northernmost known Puebloan settlement in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark
coordinateLocation approximately 38.675°N 100.918°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
discoveredByArchaeology early 20th century archaeologists
ecosystem semi-arid High Plains environment
excavated 1930s
1960s
governingBody Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks NERFINISHED
hasPart agricultural fields (archaeological remains)
interpretive signage
irrigation ditches
reconstructed stone outlines of rooms
remains of stone and adobe structures
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark of the United States NERFINISHED
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
heritageStatus preserved archaeological site
inception late 1600s
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Scott County, Kansas NERFINISHED
western Kansas
locatedInProtectedArea Lake Scott State Park NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear Scott City, Kansas NERFINISHED
material adobe
earth
stone
meaningOfName "the far quarter" or "the distant land" in Spanish
namedAfter El Cuartelejo (historic name for the area) NERFINISHED
notableFor evidence of Puebloan–Plains cultural interaction
northernmost known Puebloan settlement in the United States
occupant Apache groups NERFINISHED
Picuris Pueblo refugees
Puebloan peoples NERFINISHED
Taos Pueblo refugees
openToPublic yes
partOf Lake Scott State Park NERFINISHED
preservationMethod backfilling of some features
stabilization of foundations
significantPeriod 17th century
18th century
topography canyon oasis on the High Plains
tourism regional heritage tourism destination
usedFor Puebloan settlement
agriculture
refuge for Pueblo people
visitorCenter Lake Scott State Park visitor facilities

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Scott County, Kansas hasHistoricSite El Cuartelejo National Historic Landmark