Preservation History
The site has been examined using historical archaeology techniques. Colorado Senator Ken Salazar campaigned for National Historic Landmark status for the site, pledging in a press release that he would introduce senate legislation for the site to be named a National Historic Landmark. In 1960 the very first NHLs were designated by congress, but in the 1960s the process was routinized to be handled by the Department of the Interior. NHLs are declared by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2009.
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