NEW MEXICO
Salmon Ruin
Photos
March 2000
Remains of Anasazi culture can be seen at Salmon Ruins. The pueblo was a two-story structure consisting of 250 rooms.
In the late 11th century, influence from Chaco Canyon, 45 miles south of here, began to be felt at this site and at nearby Aztec Ruins National Monument. The Chacoans abandoned this large and well-built masonry pueblo by 1150, and shortly thereafter, Mesa Verde people reoccupied it for approximately fifty years. Salmon Ruin is named for George Salmon who homesteaded the property in the late 1800's. His family protected the ruin from vandals and treasure hunters for more than 90 years. The ruin is located off US Hwy 64, mile marker 61, just west of Bloomfield. Further Information: 632-2013 or 632-2894.
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