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Verified canal towns in United States · Mysteria

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Verified canal towns in United States

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🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village

Pueblo Grande (S'edav Va'aki)

Hohokam Pre-Classic to Classic (450–1450 CE) · Hohokam (Salt River branch)

Classic Hohokam great-house platform-mound town (c.450–1450 CE) at heart of modern Phoenix — largest Hohokam platform mound in Salt River valley, controlling 30 km Grand Canal system irrigating 70…

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🇺🇸 United States · Ancient village

La Ciudad (Hohokam La Ciudad Ruin)

Hohokam Colonial to Classic (600–1450 CE) · Hohokam (Salt River)

Salt River Hohokam platform-mound barrio town (c.600–1450 CE, Colonial to Classic) now buried under central Phoenix Encanto — sister to Pueblo Grande 5 km east, controlling La Ciudad Canal (HoHo…