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| name = Boulder Dam Park Museum |
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| image = Anasazi pueblo overton.jpg |
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| caption = Reconstructed Anasazi Pueblos in Lost City Museum |
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| location = [[Nevada State Route 169|SR 169]], W side<br>[[Overton, Nevada]] |
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| added = February 22, 1996 |
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| ⚫ | '''The Lost City Museum''', formerly known as the '''Boulder Dam Park Museum''', was built by the [[National Park Service]] in 1935 to exhibit [[Artifact (archaeology)|artifacts]] from [[Pueblo Grande de Nevada]]. The museum is located in [[Overton, Nevada|Overton]], [[Nevada]] and operated as one of the six Nevada State Museums by the [[Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs]].<ref> {{cite web |url=http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/museums/lost/lostcity.htm |title= Lost City Museum |accessdate=2007-03-17 |work= }}</ref> |
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The museum offers a reconstructed [[Anasazi]] building that is open to visitors.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.nevadatravel.net/features/lostcity.html |title= Lost City Museum Overton |accessdate=2007-03-17 |work= }}</ref> |
The museum offers a reconstructed [[Anasazi]] building that is open to visitors.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.nevadatravel.net/features/lostcity.html |title= Lost City Museum Overton |accessdate=2007-03-17 |work= }}</ref> |
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* [http://www.sunsetcities.com/lost-city-museum.html Information about the museum] |
* [http://www.sunsetcities.com/lost-city-museum.html Information about the museum] |
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* [http://www.robertwynn.com/LostCityMuseum.htm Photos of the interior] |
* [http://www.robertwynn.com/LostCityMuseum.htm Photos of the interior] |
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[[Category:Natural history museums in Nevada]] |
[[Category:Natural history museums in Nevada]] |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Overton, Nevada]] |
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Overton, Nevada]] |
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[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Nevada]] |
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Revision as of 19:17, 13 July 2010
Boulder Dam Park Museum | |
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| Location | SR 169, W side Overton, Nevada |
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| NRHP reference No. | 96000126 |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 1996 |
The Lost City Museum, formerly known as the Boulder Dam Park Museum, was built by the National Park Service in 1935 to exhibit artifacts from Pueblo Grande de Nevada. The museum is located in Overton, Nevada and operated as one of the six Nevada State Museums by the Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs.[1]
The museum offers a reconstructed Anasazi building that is open to visitors.[2]
History
The museum was established as a place to move the artifacts from Pueblo Grande de Nevada which was going to be partially covered by the waters of Lake Mead as a result of building the Hoover Dam.
References
- ^ "Lost City Museum". Retrieved 2007-03-17.
- ^ "Lost City Museum Overton". Retrieved 2007-03-17.
External links
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