UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN

This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing thehistorical and archeological areas in the National Park Systemadministered by the National Park Service of the United StatesDepartment of the Interior. It is printed by the GovernmentPrinting Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent ofDocuments, Washington 25, D. C.

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office
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Stock No. 024-005-00176-0 / Catalog No. I 29.58:27

MONTEZUMA CASTLE
NATIONAL MONUMENT
Arizona

by Albert H. Schroeder and Homer F. Hastings

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 27
Washington, D. C. - 1958
(Reprint 1961)

The National Park System, of which Montezuma CastleNational Monument is a unit, is dedicated to conservingthe scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the UnitedStates for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.

Contents

Page

FORCES OF EARTH 1

MAN IN THE VERDE VALLEY 4

SINAGUA PUEBLO LIFE 11

MONTEZUMA CASTLE 19

MONTEZUMA WELL 26

HISTORY OF THE MONUMENT 31

THE NATURAL SCENE 33

HOW TO REACH THE MONUMENT 36

ABOUT YOUR VISIT 36

RELATED AREAS 36

ADMINISTRATION 38

GLOSSARY OF SPANISH AND INDIAN WORDS 39

SUGGESTED READINGS 40

Montezuma Castle.

MONTEZUMA CASTLE, a pueblo ruin in the Verde River valley ofcentral Arizona, has no connection with the Aztec emperor whosename it bears. T