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Tonto National Monument Closed on Monday, July 10, 2017 Due to Power Outage

Roosevelt, AZ- The Salt River Project will be working on updating critical powerline

infrastructure near Tonto National Monument on July 10 th . Because of the power outage and

impacts to visitor safety, Tonto National Monument will be closed all day Monday.

Also, on Tuesday, July 11 th and Wednesday, July 12 th the museum will be partially closed due

to curators working on needed artifact conservation. Thank you for your patience and please

look forward to some additions to the exhibits coming soon.

Tonto National Monument protects two cliff dwellings built by the Salado people over 700 years

ago. Established as a national monument in 1907 by President Teddy Roosevelt, the cliff

dwellings were part of the early archeological preservation movement in America. Additional

information is available on the Monument’s website, www.nps.gov/tont , or you may call 928-

467-2241.

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