Its name denotes the distinctive white plaster, which decorates the ruin's back wall in the upper part of the dwelling.

Massacre Cave is named for a battle that occurred in 1805 between the Navajo people and Spanish soldiers. Over 100 Navajo were killed that day as they defended themselves in this cave. The northern canyon of the park where the cave is located is named Canyon del Muerto

The Antelope House Ruin exists of ancient ruins set in a secretive alcove near the canyon floor overlooking the Canyon de Chelly National Monument. The entire complex is made up of two main building areas that border a central type plaza structure. The area was once inhabited by the Kayenta Anasazi Indians from about 1050 AD to 1270 AD.

Two mummified bodies were discovered in 1882 at the site. It's believed to be last pueblo the Anasazi occupied before abandoning the canyon around 1300 A.D.

Meteor Crater (Barringer Meteorite Crater) formed 50,000 years ago when an asteroid plunged through the Earth’s atmosphere and crashed into what would become central Arizona.