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. From September 17-18, 1849 We begin our climb to the top of Inscription Rock.
You can see the highway and trail below us. Cairns mark the trail.

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