Acoma Sky City pueblo named National Historic Trust site
ACOMA PUEBLO, N.M. -- “The Pueblo of Acoma tribal community is honored to enter into this important partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation,” said pueblo Governor Jason Johnson on the naming of Sky City as the 28th National Trust Historic site.
The trust describes the site, “Overlooking a vast desert and mountain sweep of northern New Mexico and dating back to 1150 A.D., Acoma Sky City is a vibrant community characterized by its adobe houses, plazas, walkways and the San Esteban del Rey Mission Church, completed around 1640. Today approximately 15 families live year-round atop the 70- acre mesa. It is the oldest continuously inhabited community in North America.”
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The trust describes the site, “Overlooking a vast desert and mountain sweep of northern New Mexico and dating back to 1150 A.D., Acoma Sky City is a vibrant community characterized by its adobe houses, plazas, walkways and the San Esteban del Rey Mission Church, completed around 1640. Today approximately 15 families live year-round atop the 70- acre mesa. It is the oldest continuously inhabited community in North America.”