Sec. 1802. Findings
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Congress finds that— Casa Grande Ruin Reservation was— set aside on March 2, 1889; proclaimed as the first archaeological preserve in the United States on June 22, 1892; and redesignated as the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument on August 3, 1918; the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument protects 1 of the finest architectural examples of 14th century Hohokam culture in the Southwest, which was known to early Spanish explorers as the Great House ; Casa Grande is only part of the story of an ancient town that may have covered 2 square miles; and recent surveys and research have determined that the area of the Great House and the village surrounding the Great House extends beyond the existing boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument.