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| | NPS Archeology Program: Accomplishments |
 | | Around A.D. 1150, the Salado, a cultural group melding characteristics of Hohokam, Mogollon and puebloan communities, such as the Hopi, took hold in Arizona's Tonto Basin, where Tonto Creek joins the Salt River. |
 | | These irreplaceable treasures were threatened in the mid-1870s, however, when Western expansion and the fascination with Native American artifacts found their way into Arizona's Tonto Basin. |
 | | In 2005, visitors to Tonto National Monument responded to the question, "In your opinion, what is the national significance of the park?" with these comments: |
| www.cr.nps.gov /archeology/SITES/antiquities/profileTonto.htm (566 words) |
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