For Kids: Preserving the Historical Heritage of the Desert Foothills
Comments from 4th Grade Students visiting the Museum November 2010

THE FAVORITE PART OF MY VISIT WAS . . .

Looking at the miners mining gold, that was cool ~ Ana

Looking at all the old pottery ~ Caleb

How the miners used poison to help look for gold ~ Jordan

The church and archaeology center ~ Carsen

When we learned about the rock crusher ~ Matt

We got to push a button that made a rattlesnake rattle ~ Alex

Seeing the old room that used to serve as a house while people got better from a dangerous disease ~ Emma

Looking at the guns ~ Austin

Going to the first church in Cave Creek and hearing a story. It was amazing ~ Hannah

The ruins of where the Hohokam lived ~ Colleen

The giant metal engine ~ Jered

How the oxen move the arrastre to grind stone ~ Ryan

Getting to hike the mountain ~ Emily

Learning about the pioneers and grinding the corn ~ Ana

The little room with the uncomfortable bed ~ Gracee

Grinding the corn ~ Anna

Getting to see the sandals. I didn't know that they were that smart and how they could make their own clothing and footwear ~ Christian

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