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Cultural resources are especially important to the preservation and understanding of our nation's heritage because they are the main source of our knowledge about the prehistoric past. In addition, more recent cultural resources can provide information on aspects of history that were never written down. Cultural resources which occur on public lands are protected and preserved in several ways. Projects which may result in surface disturbance are reviewed and investigated by an archaeologist, who carefully examines the land surface for cultural resources. If such resources are present, the proposed activities are redesigned to avoid the existing cultural resources, or studies are completed to recover the information provided by the resources before they are disturbed or destroyed. Volunteers monitor cultural resources on public lands under the Arizona Site Stewardship Program. They watch for vandalism, erosion, and other things that might destroy these valued resources. Archaeology month is celebrated each year in March, with tours, posters, talks, and other activities to celebrate the presence and knowledge provided by these pictures into our past. The Gold King Mansion, a historic structure built in 1929, lies along the Moss Basin Road. The Walapai 4-Wheelers club president and two club members are Arizona Site Stewards and monitor the Mansion to help protect it from vandalism. The historic photo shows the structure when it was in use during 1929, and the modern photo shows how the site looks today. The historic photos below were supplied by the Mohave Museum of History and Arts.
The Walapai 4-Wheelers, a four-wheel drive club based in Kingman, have adopted the Moss Basin Road, which runs from Blake Ranch Road to the Ridge Road. This rugged road gains 1,900 feet in elevation over its ten-mile length. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being nearly impassable, the club rates the road as a 4. The Walapai 4-Wheelers drive the road periodically and pick up litter, and they have offered to remove two abandoned vehicles along the route. For further information contact:
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Cultural resources are remnants of the past valued and studied by archaeologists to answer questions about the history of the earth and its inhabitants. These include buildings, petroglyphs, artifacts, and other physical evidence of past societies and cultures, even their trash!
