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Proclaimed Montezuma Castle a National Monument

President Theodore Roosevelt used his authority under the Antiquities Act to designate Montezuma Castle in Arizona as a national monument.

The proclamation protected prehistoric Sinagua cliff dwellings and reflected Roosevelt’s expanding conservation program to preserve archaeological and natural sites for the federal government.

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