Hovenweep Poster Kansas In 1877 a group of

In 1877 a group of African American families left Kentucky in search of a better life on the Kansas Prairie

Construction began on Skyline Drive in 1931

visitors were compelled to climb the steep ledges without the benefit of a developed path

Two seasonal rangers gave guided tours of the cave for 50 cents per person

This is due in part to the excellent access there is to this stunning mountain

Hovenweep Poster Kansas In 1877 a group ofDescription 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy When pioneer photographer William Henry Jackson first visited this remote canyon in 1874, he called it Hovenweep. The Ute Paiute word meaning deserted valley aptly described the abandoned towers built between the mid 1100s and 1275 A. D. by the ancestral Puebloans. The unique architecture of these well preserved structures led to Hovenweeps official designation as a national monument in 1923.