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The '''Lost City Museum''', formerly known as the '''Boulder Dam Park Museum''', is located in [[Overton, Nevada]] and is one of seven museums managed by the Nevada Division of Museums and History, an agency of the [[Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/lost/lostcity.htm |title=Lost City Museum |access-date=2007-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314221001/http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/lost/lostcity.htm |archive-date=2007-03-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The Lost City Museum shares its location with an actual prehistoric site of the [[Ancestral Puebloans]]. The museum |
The Lost City Museum shares its location with an actual prehistoric site of the [[Ancestral Puebloans]]. The museum was built by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]] in 1935 and was operated by the [[National Park Service]] to exhibit [[Artifact (archaeology)|artifacts]] from the [[Pueblo Grande de Nevada]] archaeological sites, which were going to be partially covered by the waters of [[Lake Mead]] as a result of building the [[Hoover Dam]].<ref name="NPS">{{cite web |title=Lake Mead: The Lost City |url=https://www.nps.gov/lake/learn/the-lost-city.htm |website=National Park Service |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref> |
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In 1981, an extension of the museum was built, incorporating some ruins in order to protect them and share them with the public. |
In 1981, an extension of the museum was built, incorporating some ruins in order to protect them and share them with the public. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The museum offers a reconstructed Puebloan house-site that is open to visitors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nevadatravel.net/features/lostcity.html |title=Lost City Museum Overton | |
The museum offers a reconstructed [[Ancestral Puebloan dwellings|Puebloan house-site]] that is open to visitors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nevadatravel.net/features/lostcity.html |title=Lost City Museum Overton |access-date=2007-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170248/http://www.nevadatravel.net/features/lostcity.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The museum has displays depicting the [[Archaeological excavation|excavations]] of the sites, artifacts unearthed during the project, pictures of the historical excavations, an excavated [[Pit-house|pithouse]] and reconstructions of the Puebloan houses. Pottery, shells, jewelry and many other examples that showcase the history of the early inhabitants are on display at the museum.<ref name="LCM">{{cite web |title=Lost City Museum |url=https://lostcitymuseum.org |website=Lost City Museum |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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* [http://nvculture.org/lostcitymuseum/ Lost City Museum web site] |
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* [https://moapavalleychamber.com/business/lost-city-museum/ Information about the museum] |
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 Reconstructed Anasazi Pueblos in Lost City Museum | |
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| Location | SR 169, W side Overton, Nevada |
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| Coordinates | 36°31′53″N 114°26′24″W / 36.53139°N 114.44000°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000126 |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 1996 |
The Lost City Museum, formerly known as the Boulder Dam Park Museum, is located in Overton, Nevada and is one of seven museums managed by the Nevada Division of Museums and History, an agency of the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs.[1]
History
[edit]The Lost City Museum shares its location with an actual prehistoric site of the Ancestral Puebloans. The museum was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935 and was operated by the National Park Service to exhibit artifacts from the Pueblo Grande de Nevada archaeological sites, which were going to be partially covered by the waters of Lake Mead as a result of building the Hoover Dam.[2]
In 1981, an extension of the museum was built, incorporating some ruins in order to protect them and share them with the public.
Description
[edit]The museum offers a reconstructed Puebloan house-site that is open to visitors.[3] The museum has displays depicting the excavations of the sites, artifacts unearthed during the project, pictures of the historical excavations, an excavated pithouse and reconstructions of the Puebloan houses. Pottery, shells, jewelry and many other examples that showcase the history of the early inhabitants are on display at the museum.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lost City Museum". Archived from the original on March 14, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2007.
- ^ "Lake Mead: The Lost City". National Park Service. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Lost City Museum Overton". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2007.
- ^ "Lost City Museum". Lost City Museum. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
External links
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Media related to Lost City Museum at Wikimedia Commons
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Categories:
- Museums in Clark County, Nevada
- Native American museums in Nevada
- Archaeological museums in Nevada
- Natural history museums in Nevada
- Buildings and structures in Overton, Nevada
- National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Nevada
- Native American history of Nevada
- Pueblo Revival architecture
- Museums established in 1935
- 1935 establishments in Nevada
- Educational buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada
- Museums on the National Register of Historic Places