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Grand Canyon National Park Roads, Village Loop Retaining No. 1, North side of Village Loop Drive, Grand Canyon Village, Coconino County, AZ

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Grand Canyon National Park Roads, Village Loop Retaining No. 1, North side of Village Loop Drive, Grand Canyon Village, Coconino County, AZ

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Summary

Significance: This retaining wall is representative of rustic style road structures constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps and other depression-era public works agencies within the depression-era public works agencies within the western national parks during the period 1933-42. It is purposely constructed of undressed native sandstone and limestone and rough-mortared to blend with surrounding natural ground features.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N106
Survey number: HAER AZ-35-A
Building/structure dates: 1936 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 75000343

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Date

1936 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Park Service
Carrel, C M
Maul, David, transmitter
Kirkaldie, John, photographer
Anderson, Michael F, historian
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Location

Grand Canyon (Ariz. : City)36.05519, -112.13983
Google Map of 36.0551904, -112.1398287
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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