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Artist's reconstruction of check dams (site 1574) in use

Artist's reconstruction of check dams (site 1574) in use

The illustration depicts a Native American Indian tending a corn crop in between a series of check dams. Check dams were made of low stone walls built across shallow drainage areas. The check dams caught soil washed from the mesa tops by heavy summer rains. The moist, fertile terraces formed behind these dams provided ideal locations for planting crops such as corn or maize.

Abbr=WE

U.S. National Park Service

Project=Wetherill Mesa ; Reflective Art

Government owns art and all reproduction rights.

Public domain

Agriculture, (HFC ArtTheme)
, Pen and ink with wash on paper, (HFC ArtMedium)

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Mesa Verde National Park, Code: MEVE

Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado
Latitude: 37.2234992980957, Longitude: -108.500999450684

Image Management System : IMS 04192

HFC Commissioned Art Collection

20190904

01/01/1971 - 12/30/1971

Image_Size=23-1/2" x 18"; Exhibit 11: "Check Dams" Graphic # 11-4 (old)

S6

Public Can View

Lee, Patrick 'Pat'

Organization: Harpers Ferry Center
Address: Harpers Ferry Center, 67 Mather Place, Harpers Ferry, WV, 25425, 304-535-5050

Monday, October 7, 2019 2:57:45 PM

Monday, October 7, 2019 2:57:45 PM

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