First Lady marks National Park centennial.
First Lady Laura Bush visited Mesa Verde National Park Mesa Verde National Park (mā'sə vûrd`, vûr`dē), 52,122 acres (21,109 hectares), SW Colorado; est. 1906. It includes the most notable and best-preserved cliff dwellings (see cliff dwellers) and relics in the United States, in Colorado Colorado, state, United States
Colorado (kŏlərăd`ə, –răd`ō, –rä`dō), state, W central United States, one of the Rocky Mt. states. on May 23 to give a speech for the park's centennial celebration. The park, famed for its 12th-century Pueblo cliff dwellings cliff dwelling
Prehistoric, usually multistoried house of the ancestors of present-day Pueblo Indians, built from c. 1000 along the sides or under the overhangs of cliffs. , was established in 1906. The first lady made her speech at Long House, the park's second-largest ruin. The official centennial party, which included music, Indian demonstrations, a trader's festival and crafts, took place June 29 through July 2.
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