This is the oldest non-Indian graffito in the United States.
It was placed by Don Juan de Oņate on '16 de Abril de 1605'
which was 15 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.
The last four characters are the year
1605.

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We see the date of 1692 on this one. Lots of people inscribed their markings in the 1870s.
Indian ruins atop Inscription Rock. We met Larry's sister and brother-in-law, Pat and George, - in Santa Fe then headed for Bandelier National Monument. - Here Pat stands next to a couple of beautiful Chinese - Maples in Los Alamos where we stopped for lunch.
The rock walls at Bandelier where Indians built their dwellings. Bill climbs up the ladder to look inside the dwelling. Art on the walls.

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