Water Canyon Administrative Site
Forest Rd. 285 S of Springerville, Apache--Sitgreaves NF, Springerville, AZThe residence, barn, pump house, and shed of the Water Canyon Administrative Site are significant for association with the history of the development of the U. S. Forest Service and the Federal response to the Depression in Arizona. They are also significant because they embody a distinctive style of architecture developed by the Forest Service during the Depression Era. The Period of Significance dates from 1933, when the first building was constructed, to 1942, which corresponds to the end of the Great Depression.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
The Navajo Code Talkers played a crucial role in World War II: During World War II, the Navajo Code Talkers used their native language to transmit coded messages that the Japanese were unable to decipher. The code was never broken, and the Code Talkers are credited with playing a crucial role in helping the US win the war.