| Arizona (Cochise County), Benson — Benson Jail — 1938 - 2006 |
| | These doors and windows were used to build a jail on the Northwest corner of Huachuca & 5th Street during April – May 1938. Needing jail material, Benson obtained approval to remove cell doors & windows from the no longer used jail in Courtland, AZ. Using these items the new jail was completed at a cost of $1,800.00. The walls were made of large rocks, metal rebar and concrete 12" thick. During the late 1940's Benson obtained approval to visit the old jail in Gleeson and removed . . . — Map (db m48508) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Benson — Benson Pioneer Cemetery — Known as "7th Street Cemetery" — 1881-1975 |
| | This land was deeded to the City of Benson as a cemetery by the Pacific Improvement Company, the California based land company of the Southern Pacific Railroad, in March 1929.
Burial plots were sold to residents by the City of Benson and the cemetery continues to be maintained by the City. The first person buried was William McDonald, October 10, 1881. His grave is unmarked. The first marked grave is Charles H. Fullerton, buried October 13, 1883. The last burial was Nicholas Solis in 1975. . . . — Map (db m48512) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Benson — Council Rocks |
| |
Four miles southeast at
Council Rocks
Apache peace treaty with Cochise
was ratified in 1872
Near Dragoon Springs on October 12, 1872, General O.O. Howard and Cochise, Chief of the Chiricahua Apache Indians, ratified a peace treaty ending years of warfare between that tribe and the white settlers. Cochise's stronghold was hidden deep in the Dragoon Mountains beyond. — Map (db m27877) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Benson — Mormon Battalion — LDS Church |
| | Dec 14, 1846
Last camp on
San Pedro
Turned west
toward Tucson
Erected 1960 — Map (db m27878) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bisbee — Brewery Gulch |
| | In the early 1900's the rough edges of Bisbee's mining camps could be found here in notorious Brewery Gulch with its dozens of saloons, gambling halls and crib houses. The street got its name from a common activity in Bisbee's early days, represented by Muheim's Brewery building, which still stands today. The "Gulch" was also the location of the Bisbee Stock Exchange, making it the center of activity in more ways than one. One of the popular spots was St. Elmo Bar, the oldest bar in Bisbee, which is still in business to this day. — Map (db m28278) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bisbee — Calumet and Arizona Mining Company Office Building |
| | The Calumet and Arizona Mining Company developed a new town site in this area in 1905 to ensure the continued success of its mining interests. Using the "City Beautiful" model, the new town site – Warren – provided affordable housing. In 1909 this building was built by Calumet and Arizona Mining Company to house its main offices. In 1931 Phelps Dodge Corporation bought out the Calumet and Arizona Mining Company and this building was used by a variety of businesses. In 1974 the City . . . — Map (db m48574) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bisbee — City of Bisbee Warrior Memorial |
| | The City of Bisbee honors by this memorial her warriors who died in defense of the principles of American Democracy against enemies of freedom in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the War in Vietnam that their patriotic sacrifice will be an inspiration to safe guard liberty in the United States forever. — Map (db m28279) WM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bisbee — Copper Queen Plaza |
| | The extent of the power and influence of the copper mining industry in Bisbee's early history is evident here in the Copper Queen Plaza. The buildings were built by the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company, later to become Phelps Dodge Corporation, to serve the company's and community's needs; Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company Headquarters building (1897), Copper Queen Hotel (1902), Copper Queen Hospital (1914), Copper Queen Store (later rebuilt as the Phelps Dodge Mercantile Store) . . . — Map (db m28276) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bisbee — Discovery of Ore |
| | .......On this site in the year of 1877, Sgt. Jack Dunn,
with a detail of the Tenth U.S. Cavalry pursuing renegade Apaches, discovered rich out croppings of copper & silver ore. The discovery led to the staking of the first mining claim & the subsequent development of the great southwest mining industry. The Glory Hole on this mountainside was the first mine developed here & was also used by the early settlers as a stronghold & sanctuary when the camp was threatened by Indian attack. — Map (db m48561) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bisbee — Mule Pass |
| | Front of obelisk
Road Constructed by
Prison Labor 1913-14
Board of Control
Geo. W.P. Hunt Governor
C. Callaghan Auditor
U.R. Osburn Member
R.E. Sims Supt of Prison
Lamar Orb
State Engineer
Right side of obelisk
Continental Divide
Elev. 6030
Left side of obelisk
Cochise County
Board of Supervisors
A. Hickey Chrmn
WM. Riggs
J. Rock — Map (db m48552) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bisbee — Phelps Dodge General Office Building |
| | This building was the general office for the Bisbee operations of Phelps Dodge Corporation from 1895 to 1961.
In 1971 it was given to the City of Bisbee by Phelps Dodge and was designated as a National Historic Site by the National Park Service.
The building has been converted to a civic center and mining and historical museum by the Bisbee Council on the Arts and Humanities. — Map (db m28275) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bisbee — The Lavender Pit |
| |
This open pit mine is named
The Lavender Pit
In honor of
Harrison M. Lavender
1890 – 1952
Who as vice president and general manager of Phelps Dodge Corporation conceived and carried out this plan for making the hitherto unprofitable low grade copper bearing rock of the area into a commercial copper producing ore.
His dynamic leadership, his comprehensive knowledge of all phases of mining will continue to be an inspiration to his fellow engineers. — Map (db m28281) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bisbee — The Warren Ball Park |
| | Originally constructed of wood in 1908, the Warren Ball Park is the oldest in the state of Arizona and stands as testimony to Bisbee's rich heritage. The Warren Company, a subsidiary of the Calumet & Arizona and Pittsburgh & Superior Mining Companies, built the park at a cost of $5,000.00. The first backfield wall was inside the bleachers and stood at 380 feet. In 1930, the WPA re-built the park comprised of a cast-in-place concrete grandstand and wooden fence surrounding the outfield. The . . . — Map (db m48573) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bisbee — United States Border Station — Naco, Arizona |
| |
This property has been
placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior — Map (db m28258) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bisbee — Walter Douglas House — Architect: Henry C. Trost |
| |
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior.
Built 1907 — Map (db m48562) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bowie — Centennial of Chiricahua Apache/U.S. Cessation of Hostilities 1886 |
| | [Side 1: In English :]
September 4-8, 1986, Arizonans marked the return of the Chiricahua Ex-Prisoners of War and their descendants in ceremonies that completed a spiritual circle. We remembered and reflected on the clash between National Expansion and the Chiricahua's determination to resist and remain free on their land, and on how so few could have so great and lasting impact on so many. Together we struggled with notions of equality and cultural differences and achieved a . . . — Map (db m42513) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bowie — First Fort Bowie |
| | To your right, a spur trail follows a military road 300 yards to the first Fort Bowie ruins.
On July 28, 1862, a 100-man detachment of the 5th California Volunteer Infantry began construction of the primitive fort, completing it two weeks later. A four-foot-high stone wall surrounded a collection of tents and a stone guard house. The camp was named after Col. George Washington Bowie, the 5th Infantry commander.
General James Carleton, commander of the Department of New Mexico, ordered . . . — Map (db m42004) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bowie — Fort Bowie — National Historic Site |
| | A Regional Legacy
Cochise. Geronimo. Though their reputations were fierce, the Chiricahua Apaches didn't stop explorers, prospectors, settlers, and merchants from Westward immigration. To establish a lifeline between the East and California, the Butterfield Overland Trail was built in 1858, directly through the heart of Apache Pass. But as the Apaches' land and lifestyle became threatened, they retaliated with attacks on traveling parties and raids on settlements.
The Bascom Affair, a . . . — Map (db m37761) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bowie — 086-352 — Old Fort Bowie — Guardian of Apache Pass |
| | Established 1862 following the battle of Apache Pass, largest conflict in Arizona Indian Wars. Massed Apaches under Cochise and Mancas Coloradas were routed by howitzers fired by California volunteers attacked in the pass. Fort Bowie overlooked only spring for miles. — Map (db m6994) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bowie — The Bascom Affair / Bascom-Cochise Meeting Site |
| | The Bascom Affair
On February 4, 1861, 2nd Lt. George Bascom, and his detachment of 54 men encamped two hundred yards east of here. Bascom’s mission was to find Cochise, recover a kidnapped boy and return livestock assumed taken by the Chiricahua Apaches.
During the meeting with Cochise and members of his band, Bascom ordered Cochise held hostage until the boy and his livestock were returned. Knowing neither he, nor his people had committed the acts, the Apache chief was insulted . . . — Map (db m42008) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Cochise — Sulphur Springs |
| | This valley owes its name to the two springs located one mile north of this monument. From 400 A.D. to 1450 A.D. Indigenous Indians farmed the region. Their bedrock mortar pits remain on the nearby hill. Later Chiricahua Apaches, Spaniards, Mexicans, Anglo-American immigrants and U.S. soldiers used the Springs as a camping ground. Between 1857 and 1878 several stage lines, including the Butterfield Overland Stage Company, operated a relay station here. In 1872, with Tom Jeffords as agent, the . . . — Map (db m37768) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Douglas — Douglas International Airport |
| | At this location on June 5, 1933, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, dedicated Douglas International Airport as the first international airport in the United States.
Designed by J. P. Sexton as the first and only truly international airport in the America's, Douglas International Airport began operations in 1929. The Douglas airfield was connected with the Auga Prieta, Mexico, airport by a common north-south runway.
Early air travel between the . . . — Map (db m28357) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Douglas — Douglas Police Headquarters — Douglas, Arizona |
| |
Elizabeth W. Ames, Mayor
City Council
Hector M. Salinas, Ward 1
Richard A. Arzate, Ward 2
Ramon H. Jordan, Ward 3
Harry F. Ames , Ward 4
Margaret Shannon, Ward 5
Rudy Quinonez, Ward 6
R. Delbert Self, City Manager
Charles E. Austin, Chief of Police
Albert N Hooper, Jr., Architect
Price Woods, Inc., Contractor
Paul Heidel, Superintendent
Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built as the El Paso & Southwestern Railroad . . . — Map (db m28295) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise county), Douglas — Library Hall - The Douglas Public Library |
| | Library Hall was built in 1901 and has served as a Town Hall, a Church, a School and a Library. The building was given to the City of Douglas in March, 1973, by the Phelps Dodge Corporation. — Map (db m28298) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Douglas — Mormon Battalion — LDS Church |
| |
Smith grave
two mile south
Buried
Dec 7 1846 — Map (db m28294) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Douglas — Mormon Battalion — LDS Church |
| |
Longest infantry
march on record
Dec 6, 1846 — Map (db m28299) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Douglas — Mormon Battalion — LDS Church |
| |
San Bernardino
Ranch
Rest Camp
Dec 5 1846 — Map (db m28300) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Douglas — Mormon Battalion |
| |
Mormon
Battalion Passed
here
in 1846 — Map (db m40693) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Douglas — San Bernardino Ranch |
| |
Has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses National significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1964 — Map (db m28301) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Dragoon — Confederate Graves at Dragoon Springs |
| | On May 5, 1862, a Confederate foraging party rounding up cattle near the abandoned Butterfield Overland Mail Station battled a group of apaches. The soldiers were members of Company A, Governor John R. Baylor's Regiment of Arizona Rangers, under the command of Captain Sherod Hunter. Captain Hunter's command was based at Tucson and engaged in operations against Union forces from California. Four of Hunter's men were killed, and the Apaches took 25 horses and 30 mules. It is unknown whether any . . . — Map (db m57792) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Dragoon — Dragoon Springs Stage Stop — Land of Legends — Coronado National Forest |
| | Coronado National Forest
Land of Legends
The Dragon Springs Stage Stop
The San Antonio and San Diego Mail Line began service across Arizona to the Pacific coast in July, 1857. Its route included a stop here near the Dragoon spring. The San Antonio Line was commonly known as the "Jackass Mail" because mules were used to pull the coaches, and passengers were packed on mule-back across the Colorado Desert.
The Overland Mail Bill was passed by Congress in 1857 to begin twice weekly mail . . . — Map (db m44636) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Elfrida — Camp John A. Rucker A Military Outpost — Stood on This Site 1878 - 1880 |
| | Lt. John A. Rucker, 6th Cav. U.S.A. perished in poximity in flooded White River July 11, 1878 attempting to save life of Lt. Austin Henely
Also on this site 1884-1943 ranch headquarters of Gray - Hampe - Rak — Map (db m42057) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Elfrida — Camp Rucker and the Indian Scouts |
| | Camp Supply served as the base for two companies of Indian Scouts: Company C commanded by 2nd Lieutenant John A. Rucker, and Company D led by 1st Lieutenant Austin Henely. Each Company included between 32 and 40 Scouts who enlisted for 6 months at a time. During the first few months of the Camp’s operation the nighttime chanting and singing of Henely’s Scouts resulted in complaints by enlisted soldiers. An order to relocate the Indian Scouts at least ¾ mile from Camp was subsequently issued. . . . — Map (db m42080) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Elfrida — Camp Rucker Timeline |
| | June , 1876 - The Chiricahua Apache Indian Reservation is abolished. Apaches who are not relocated to other reservations are labeled renegades. Military patrols are sent throughout southeastern Arizona in search of them.
March, 1878 - Camp Supply is established just north of the International Border near San Bernardino Ranch to provide supplies and assist patrols pursuing renegade Indians. The camp is poorly situated for grazing needs and the Governor of Sonora protests the . . . — Map (db m42087) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Elfrida — Chief Cochise |
| | Greatest of Apache Warriors
Died June 8, 1874
In this his favorite stronghold
Interred secretly by his followers
The exact place of burial was known to only
One white man – his blood brother
Thomas J. Jeffords — Map (db m37766) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Elfrida — Old Camp Rucker Ranch |
| | Camp Rucker was a ranching headquarters for over 80 years. The first owner was Michael Gray, a Justice of the Peace in Tombstone, Arizona. He moved to Camp Rucker in 1883 under the privileges of a “Squatters Claim.” Gray was strongly committed to controlling Indian depredations and the loss of cattle from cattle rustling. With his family, he created Old Camp Rucker Ranch covering about 22,000 acres.
Theodore Hampe, a German artist, and his wife Mathilde purchased . . . — Map (db m42077) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Elfrida — Soldiers Hole |
| | During the Chiricahua Apache Campaign (1861-1886) cavalry troops on maneuvers camped here at a permanent source of water known as Soldiers Hole.
W. C. Sanderson and Ambrose Lyall struck artesian water nearby in 1883.
In 1892 a twelve-battery stamp mill was erected and a post office was established under the name "Descanso", meaning a haven of rest. A school was built which the Mormon settlers also used for their church.
When the railroad by-passed Soldiers Hole in 1909, its . . . — Map (db m28363) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Gleeson — Historic Gleeson Jail — 1910 - Jail — Gleeson, Arizona |
| | This jail, built in 1910, replaced a tiny wooden jail which once stood nearby. Constructed entirely of reinforced concrete, it has withstood a hundred years of weather, escape attempts, vandals, neglect, and pillagers (official and otherwise): It stands at the center of the town of Gleeson, whose populations at one time exceeded one thousand residents, stretching north for over a mile, and east-west along Gleeson Road as well.
Primarily a mining town, Gleeson's fortunes largely rose and . . . — Map (db m64206) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Hereford — Lehner Mammoth Kill Site |
| | At this location in 1952, a large bone bed was discovered containing the remains of extinct mammoth, tapir, bison and horse. Found with the bones were the weapons and tools of the Indians who had killed and butchered these animals. The bones and weapons date back 11,000 years.
The discoverer of this bone bed was Ed Lehner, on whose ranch it was located. Ed had observed the bones eroding out of the banks of a side drainage of the San Pedro River near his home. In 1955 and 1956, . . . — Map (db m43633) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Hereford — The Coronado Expedition, 1540-42 |
| |
[The first section of marker is in Spanish:]
En el año 1539, recordando aún el anuncio de la conquista del imperio inca que occurrió en 1533, el virrey Antonio de Mendoza receloso pero con te a la vez, envoí a un sacerdote para comprobar los rumres sobre ricas ciudades no descubiertas.
Casi diez años mas antes, un indio llamadó lejo informo de la existencia de siete ciudades tan grandes como la ciudad de Mexico, con talleres de platería en cada calle. Pero había que hacer un . . . — Map (db m28255) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Huachuca City — Fort Huachuca — (1877) |
| | Situated on the southern route to the Pacific Ocean, it brought law and order to the Arizona Territory, protecting settlers, miners, travelers and immigrants. Its troops won the surrender of Geronimo. Generals Pershing and Wood served here.
As the Army's electronic proving ground Huachuca alone of all our military posts remains on active status. — Map (db m27897) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Naco — Bisbee Golf Club |
| | * USA *
Work Program
WPA
Bisbee Gold Club
Club House
Erected A.D. 1936
In Cooperation With The
City of Bisbee
O.P. No. 65-2-81 — Map (db m48576) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Pearce — John Ringo |
| | The remains of this noted gunman and outlaw lie here. A teamster traveling from West Turkey Creek found the body sitting in the fork of a nearby oak tree with a bullet hole in the right temple.
A coroner's jury reported the death to be suicide, and Ringo was buried on the spot. There were others who viewed the body and maintained that the July 13, 1882, death of Ringo was murder. — Map (db m28365) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Pearce — Old Pearce Post Office |
| | A Post Office was established in the Pearce Camp in 1896. At that time the Soto Bros and Chattman Store served as the first Post Office location with Thomas Chattman as the first appointed postmaster. The Post Office was later relocated to this adobe building. Gladys McLeod was the last post mistress to serve at this location. The Post Office was moved to the Sunsites area in 1967. — Map (db m64204) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Saint David — Mormon Battalion — LDS Church |
| |
Camp Dec 13 1846
Capt P.C. Merrill
Returned to
San Pedro 1877
Erected 1960 — Map (db m27880) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), San Simon — Geronimo Surrender Monument |
| | "Near here Geronimo, last Apache Chieftain and Nachite with their followers surrendered on Sept. 6th 1886 to General Nelson A. Miles. U. S. Army. Lieutenant Chas. B. Gatewood with Kieta and Martine Apache scouts, risked their lives to enter the camp of the hostiles to present terms of surrender offered to them by General Miles.
After two days Gatewood received the consent of Geronimo and Nachite to surrender.
The surrender of Geronimo in Skeleton Canyon, on that historic day, forever . . . — Map (db m28355) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), San Simon — The San Simon Rest Area - Percy Jones, Jr. |
| | Dedicated to the
Engineering Achievements of
Percy Jones, Jr.
1888 –
Chief locating engineer who by sheer genius personally located more miles of Arizona highways than any other person. His college training in mining and geology combined with instincts as a pioneer desert traveler to give him uncanny abilities at pushing roads across virgin country.
The spectacular drive through Salt River Canyon on U.S. 60 is considered a high point of this "born locator's" career. . . . — Map (db m37899) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), San Simon — The San Simon Rest Area - Percy Jones, Jr. |
| | Dedicated to the
Engineering Achievements of
Percy Jones, Jr.
1888 –
Chief locating engineer who by sheer genius personally located more miles of Arizona highways than any other person. His college training in mining and geology combined with instincts as a pioneer desert traveler to give him uncanny abilities at pushing roads across virgin country.
The spectacular drive through Salt River Canyon on U.S. 60 is considered a high point of this "born locator's" career. . . . — Map (db m37900) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — "Unknown Soldiers" |
| | In Memory of those who stood and fought,
But names have been forgotten.
May they rest in peace. — Map (db m28252) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — Alvarado Hall |
| |
Built 1979 – 1980
Master Sergeant
Lorenzo Alvarado
1893 – 1974
In memory of all Americans who served their country with valor and gallantry during World War I and World War II in the pursuit of freedom and liberty for all. — Map (db m49433) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — Apache Scout Memorial |
| | Eyes of the Army
Presented by the
Huachuca Museum Society
1995
Sculpted by Dan Bates — Map (db m28231) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — Buffalo Soldier Legacy Plaza |
| |
Dedicated 23 April 2009
Honoring the stamina, courage, and
tenacity of soldiers assigned to the
9th Cavalry Regiment • 10th Cavalry Regiment • 24th Infantry Regiment • 25th Infantry Regiment • 92nd Infantry Division • 93rd Infantry Division •
372nd Infantry Regiment (NG)
Who Served with Distinction
at Fort Huachuca
1892 – 1946 — Map (db m28201) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise county), Sierra Vista — Carmichael General Store/U.S. Post Office — Bill's Trading Post/G & M Stronghold Steakhouse — Daisy Mae's Steakhouse |
| | 335 North Garden Avenue
Built in 1905
This is perhaps the oldest building still standing in Sierra Vista. Mr. John Reilly homesteaded the property and received the patent for the land in March of 1911. John Reilly and his wife Ellen sold the property to Margaret Ziegan in December of 1911. Margaret, who later married William Carmichael, then ran it as a store and post office. This building served as the post office when the community was called Overton; the name was later changed to . . . — Map (db m27895) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — Carmichael House/Sierra Vista Realty |
| | 301 North Garden Avenue
Built in 1927
The Carmichael House was built by William and Margaret Ziegan Carmichael on 131.05 acres. On December 11, 1911, Margaret, a single woman at the time, purchased the property from John and Ellen Reilly for $8,000. As the years passed, the Carmichael complex grew to include a windmill, water tower, outhouse, garage, and a storage area for tools. Just east of the house was a horse racing track. A vacant house was used as a riding stable. The original . . . — Map (db m27894) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — Counter Intelligence Corp Memorial |
| |
In Memoriam
Dedicated on the fifth day of August, the year 1962, to the eternal and glorious memory of those men of the Corps who made the supreme sacrifice while securing the blessings of liberty for the United States of America — Map (db m28233) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — Fort Huachuca |
| |
Est. 1877
National Historic
Landmark — Map (db m28232) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — Ice Hall |
| | Dedicated 9, July 1993
In honor of
Command Sergeant Major
Clovis D. Ice
United States Army
1933 – 1991
CSM Ice was a pioneer in military intelligence, airborne and special forces operations. He was a principal developer of direct support tactical SIGINT operations and instrumental in the design of the MANPACK intercept equipment, which revolutionized SIGINT support to tactical commanders. A soldier's soldier, CSM Ice possessed tactical and technical proficiency . . . — Map (db m28234) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — La Casita Restaurant — 465 East Fry Boulevard — Built in 1937 |
| | This site is within the Oliver Fry 280-acre homestead, which was filed August 11, 1912; the patent (or deed) was received August 11, 1916. Erwin Fry, the second oldest of Oliver and Elizabeth Fry's ten children, became the owner of this site. In 1937 Erwin and his wife Lillian built this store, which was adjacent to their general store and post office. This building is one of the oldest standing buildings in the community. From 1937 into the 1950s, no accurate information exists about the use . . . — Map (db m27892) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — Mormon Battalion — LDS Church |
| |
The Narrows
Dec 12 1846
Battle of the Bulls
Erected 1960 — Map (db m27882) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — Mormon Battalion Campsite |
| |
Dec. 11, 1846
Herd of Wild
Horses and
Bulls
Erected 1960 — Map (db m27884) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — POW/MIA Monument — Missing in Action in Cochise County |
| | Sergeant William Wheeling
Co. F, 1st Calif. Inf.
18 June 1862, Apache Pass
Private Henry J. Dosher
Co. I, 5th Calif. Inf.
4 May 1864, Doubtful Canyon
Private Daniel S. Whitley
Co. L, 1st Calif. Cav.
20 June 1864, Apache Pass
Private George English
Co. L, 1st Calif. Cav.
17 Febr. 1865, 15 miles east of Fort Buchanan
Private John L. Jones
Co. L, 1st Calif. Cav.
14 July 1865, Croton Spring.
By remembering them, we honor all Cochise County . . . — Map (db m36775) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — RC – 12G Crazyhorse |
| | The Crazyhorse system was fielded in 1985 to meet the need for a capability to locate unique electronic emissions in Central America. It consisted of three RC – 12G airframes converted from C – 12D aircraft by Sanders Associates, Inc. It was deployed to Honduras in 1986 to support U. S. Southern Command and Task Force BRAVO in counterinsurgency and counterdrug operations for the next nine years. The system was retired from service in 1998. — Map (db m29587) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — U. S. Army Mohawk (OV -1D) |
| | The Mohawk is a high-performance, two-seat, observation aircraft made by the Grumman Corporation. The first model flew in 1959 and the last came off the production line in 1970. First deployed in 1968, it became the mainstay of Army aerial surveillance during the Vietnam War. Since then, it has always been at the forward borders with East Germany, Czechoslovakia, North Korea, and other danger spots in the world. During the 1991 Gulf War, Mohawks were credited with location and maintaining watch over Iraq's elite forces. — Map (db m29588) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — Union Soldiers Buried in Historic Cemetery — Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery |
| | This cemetery
holds the remains of
18 California Volunteers who died
at Fort Lowell during the Civil War and a
Civil War Veteran of the U.S. Colored Troops.
Their graves are marked with a GAR star.
Sgt. John C. McQuade - Co.B, 2 Calif. Calvary - July 12, 1862 • 1st Sgt. Elijah Perry - Co. A, 1 Calif. Calvary - Aug. 12, 1862 • Pvt. Jacob Smith • Co. G, 5 Calif. Infantry - Oct. 3, 1862 • Pvt. Samuel Riddle - Co. E, Calif. Infantry • Pct. George W. Ward - Co. B, Calif. Calvary • Pvt. . . . — Map (db m33745) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — USO Club / NCO Annex / Army Service Club — Landmark Restaurant |
| | 400 W. Fry Blvd.
Built in 1942
Originally constructed as a USO Club on land purchased by the U.S. Government from Mrs. Margaret Carmichael for the sum of $1.00, this facility served military personnel during World War II. It was closed during periods when Fort Huachuca was deactivated but reopened in 1954 to serve again as an NCO Annex and an Army Service Club. The building was purchased by Tony Shaieb and Roger Barnett in 1975 and was subsequently remodeled and reopened as the . . . — Map (db m27893) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Sierra Vista — Wheel of Progress |
| | Dedicated to the
Arizona Mining, Sand and Gravel Industry
by E.J. Cyr on 1/1/93
History: Built in 1905 by Ingersoll Rand for the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co. in Miami, Arizona to power a 150 ton air compressor.
Antique wheel weighs 60,000 pounds
Engineered and assembled by E.J. Cyr and Staff
Shaft size 16" diameter
Bearing size 8"
Driven by: 3 HP electric motor with 2.2 RPM
1400 South Hwy 92, Sierra Vista, Arizona — Map (db m48595) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — Bird Cage Theatre |
| | This structure has been
recorded by the
Historic American
Buildings Survey
of the United Stated Department
of the Interior for its
archives at the Library of Congress. — Map (db m48526) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — 1 — Boothill Graveyard — 1878-1884 |
| | This Tombstone Cemetery gives mute testimony to the hardships of Western frontier life. The people buried here were housewives, painted ladies, outlaws, gamblers, miners, business men and women, blacksmiths, cowboys and those "who died with their boots on". Among its occupants are Billy Clanton, Tom and Frank Mclaury of OK Corral gunfight fame, Dutch Annie, the "Queen of the Red Light District', Quong Kee and other famous and not so famous residents that contributed to Tombstones early history. . . . — Map (db m27926) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — 18 — Campbell & Hatch Saloon and Billiard Parlor — 1881 |
| | Bob Hatch and John Campbell opened a billiard parlor in 1880. Bob Hatch was a colorful character and an amateur thespian. It was said he kept a jar of frogs on the counter as their croaking helped him predict the weather. He followed the Earps to the famous gunfight, assisted in removing the gun from dying Billy Clanton's hand, and testified at the hearing. A few months later, he was playing a game of billiards with Morgan Earp when the back window was shattered by a gunshot and Morgan fell, . . . — Map (db m48516) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — 14 — Can Can Restaurant — 1879 |
| | The Can Can Restaurant was established in 1879 by Quong Kee. It was one of Tombstone's best known restaurants. In 1886 it was purchased by John Henninger who turned it into a first class eating establishment. It had a number of proprietors until 1921. In 1928, it became the Piggly Wiggly Market. In 1945 a Dr. Paul Zin and Father Aull opened the Tombstone Medical Center in this building. It was a facility for the treatment of asthma and other respiratory ailments. It was very successful and . . . — Map (db m48513) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — City Marshall Virgil Earp |
| | Virgil Earp was ambushed here and crippled for life as an aftermath of the OK battle-Dec 28, 1881 — Map (db m61873) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — 15 — Cochise County Bank — 1881 |
| | The first business in Tombstone was opened on this corner by J.B. Allen. In 1879 it was purchased by Phillip Smith who opened the Pioneer Store and an agency of the Pima County Bank within the store. When Cochise County was established, Smith changed the name to the Cochise County Bank and erected a new adobe building. The interior boasted black walnut furnishings and a burglar proof safe with a time lock. After Smith went bankrupt, it became Cochise Hardware & Trading; Bunker Hill Mining Co.; . . . — Map (db m48514) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — 33 — Curly Bill Brocius |
| | Curly Bill Brocius killed Marshal Fred White here on October 28th, 1880. — Map (db m53408) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — Edward Schieffelin — 1847-1897 |
| | The son of a miner, Ed learned everything about prospecting from his father, except how to strike it rich! For twenty years, Ed prospected the west. He tried the "regular life," but after 18 months remarked: "No better off than I was prospecting, and not half as well satisfied."
He arrived at the foot of the Huachuca Mountains in March 1877 working as a supplier for the cavalry. Soldiers told Ed that all he would find would be his "tombstone or his graveyard" if he kept . . . — Map (db m27933) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — Grand Army of the Republic Memorial — Tombstone, Arizona |
| |
Dedicated May 30, 1887
In Memory of
the Comrades of
Burnside Post
G.A.R. — Map (db m33141) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — 31 — M. Calisher General Store — 1879 |
| | M. Calisher was a California company that opened a store in Tombstone in 1879. They sold general merchandise as well as lumber. Eighteen year old David Calisher managed the store. He was a member of a grand jury that indicted William Claiborne for a shooting but was criticized for failure to indict the Earps and Doc Holliday after the gun fight. David incurred the ire of the community when a fire broke out in his store on a night when it had been announced the water would be shut off. Policemen . . . — Map (db m48528) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — 28 — Owl Cafe and Tourist Hotel |
| | On December 28th of 1881 while crossing 5th St., Virgil Earp was ambushed and shot. Would be assassins hidden in a new building under construction opened fire with shotguns. Virgil was severely wounded. He survived, but lost the use of his left arm. Meyer's Brothers Clothing and the Huachuca Water Co. moved into the new building. Later it became a popular saloon called the Bucket of Blood. In 1909 it was remodeled into a tourist hotel. In 1928 it became the Owl Café and Tourist Hotel. The . . . — Map (db m48517) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — 35 — Rose Tree — Museum |
| | In 1934, Robert Ripley
declares the Rose Bush
the World's Largest in the
Newpaper column
"Believe it or Not".
The fire of May 26th, 1882, destroyed the dwellings located here. In 1885, Mrs. Amelia Adamson built the Cochise House Hotel. That same year, Mrs. Adamson and Mrs. Mary Gee, a hotel guest, planted the rose bush in the hotel patio. The Rose bush had been sent to Mrs. Gee by a relative in Scotland. By 1909, the Cochise House was renamed as the Arcade Hotel and Annex. It was . . . — Map (db m53406) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — Sacred Heart Church — 1881-1945 |
| | In 1881, Nellie Cashman aided in building an adobe structure which served as a combination church and rectory; the first Pastor was Father Emmanuel P. Schneider. Another church was built in 1882 and Bishop John B. Salpointe dedicated it in 1883. The present church was built in 1945. — Map (db m27916) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — 38 — Southern Pacific Train Depot — 1903 |
| | The railroad reached Tucson in March of 1880. Richard Grid had a railroad spike crafted of solid silver from the Toughnut Mine. It was presented to the President of the Southern Pacific Railroad as an inducement to bring a railroad spur to Tombstone. The solid silver spike disappeared into the gentleman's collection and so did Tombstone's hopes for railroad service for many years. Spurs were built in Nogales, Benson, Contention and Fairbanks in the early 1800s and finally reached Tombstone in . . . — Map (db m53401) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — St. Paul's Episcopal Church — Built on this site 1882 |
| | The First Protestant Church in Arizona Territory under the direction of Endicott Peabody who conducted the first services in this building on June 18, 1882.
The structure is of hand formed adobe brick, stuccoed in 1970 to protect the adobe. The ceiling and roof were constructed of timber hauled in by ox carts from the Chiricahua Mountains and are still protecting this historic landmark.
The stained glass windows, the pews, altar rail are all the originals unchanged over the years. The . . . — Map (db m27920) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — 20 — The Grand Hotel — Opened in 1880 |
| | In September of 1880 a new adobe structure, the Grand Hotel, opened for business. It boasted all the luxury and comfort that 1880 had to offer. It displayed Brussels carpets, a black walnut baluster, walnut furniture and rare oil paintings. John Behan was a bartender here and it quickly became the Cowboys hangout. Among it's clients were the Clantons and McLaurys. The hotel burned in the 1882 fire that left only the adobe walls standing. After the fire a new building was erected that housed . . . — Map (db m48515) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — 27 — The Oriental Saloon — 1880 |
| | The Oriental Saloon was opened in 1880 by Milton Joyce with the gaming concessions run by Lou Rickenbaugh. The Epitaph News described it as "the most elegantly furnished saloon this side of the Golden Gate". Wyatt Earp bought a share of the gaming tables. The Oriental became one of Tombstone's most notorious saloons due to several shooting deaths on the front walk. It was also the scene of confrontations, one involving gunfire, between Milt Joyce and Doc Holliday and later with Virgil Earp. The . . . — Map (db m48524) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — Tombstone City Hall — Opened in 1882 |
| | Architect Frank Walker designed this building in Victorian style adapted to Western Territorial. It is constructed of fired red brick. It has been in continuous service since 1882 for Mayors, Marshals and official city offices. In the 1880's it housed the fire department's Rescue Hose Company #2. It was placed on the National Register of Historic places in 1972. — Map (db m27918) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — 36 — Tombstone Engine Co. No. 1 |
| | The devastating fires of 1881 and 1882 brought major changes to the Tombstone Fire Department. A new fire station was completed in 1881, a new Rescue Hook and Ladder Co. was formed, and a new water source was obtained. Thirty six miles of fifteen inch pipe was laid to bring water from the Huachuca Mts. to Tombstone resulting in water pressure that would "blow down an adobe wall". Over the years, this building has had many uses including a museum, a theatre and a Senior Center. This is the original 1881 structure, worn, but still standing. — Map (db m53403) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — Tombstone, Arizona — "The Town Too Tough To Die" |
| | In 1877 prospector Ed Schieffelin searched for silver in Apache land. He was told he would only find his own tombstone. Schieffelin ignored the advice. The result was a strike worth at least forty million dollars.
This brought not only miners and businessmen, but gamblers, prostitutes and gunmen to the new town. The most famous gunfight in the western history occurred at the OK Corral, October 26, 1881, when the Earps shot it out with the Clantons and the McLaurys.
In 1882 the mines . . . — Map (db m48507) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Tombstone — Veterans Pioneers Settlers |
| |
In Memory of
Unidentified
Veterans
Pioneers
Settlers — Map (db m27924) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Willcox — Erickson Family Cemetery — Sacred To the Memory of These Pioneers |
| | They came when only the brave dared come: They stayed where only the valiant could stay. Born in Sweden. Americans by choice - not by accident of birth, they loved their adopted country and served her well.
Neil
Served five years in the Army during the Indian Wars and then twenty five years as an officer in the United States Forest Service.
Emma Sophia
As wife, mother, friend, God's spirit was imbued within her. Perils of Indian warfare incessant toil and loneliness of a . . . — Map (db m28368) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Willcox — Faraway Ranch |
| | Faraway Ranch represents a
transition from the wild, unsettled
frontier to a peaceful cattle and
guest ranch of the 20th century.
—————————
In 1887, shortly after the final surrender of Geronimo, Neil and Emma Erickson set up a homestead here. When Neil became the first ranger of the Chiricahua Forest Reserve, Faraway Ranch served as his headquarters for several years.
Life at Faraway Ranch centered around cattle, but . . . — Map (db m28370) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Willcox — Headquarters Saloon |
| | It was at this location the Headquarters Saloon stood from the 1890's until it burned down in 1940. Warren Earp was shot and killed at the Saloon on July 6, 1900. — Map (db m28179) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Willcox — In Memory of Lt. Robert G. Westlund — United States Air Force |
| | On 30 December, 1951, during a routine training flight from Merced, California, to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Lt. Robert G. Westlund lost his life when his F-51 "Mustang" fighter plane crashed near Sunset Peak in the Galiuro Mountains northwest of Wilcox.
A combat veteran of the European theatre of Would War II, Lt. Westlund was dedicated officer and a decorated fighter pilot. The wreckage was removed from the mountainside in 1991, one day another "Mustang" will take to the skies. . . . — Map (db m28414) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Willcox — 6 — Palace Saloon and Pool Hall, 1905 |
| | Earliest panel brick style commercial building in Willcox. Was a meat market during prohibition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m28175) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Willcox — Railroad Avenue |
| | Railroad Avenue became the Commercial center for the growth of Willcox and the Sulpher Springs Valley from the time of the construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad through the area in 1880. — Map (db m28174) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Willcox — Rex Allen Memorial |
| | [Marker mounted to the left of sculpture:]
Born December 31, 1920 to Horace and Faye Allen in Willcox, Rex Elvie Allen was cross-eyed at birth.
As a young boy, Rex sang in the barber shop on this very street. He and his Dad played for dances and rodeos in the 30's and he excelled in glee clubs and church choirs.
Rex left home determined to find his place in the career he loved – music. In 1945 at WLS Radio in Chicago, he gained nationwide popularity on "The National . . . — Map (db m28199) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Willcox — The Ericksons: Pioneer Settlers |
| |
"Sacred to the memory of these pioneers, they came when only the
brave dared come: they stayed
where only the valiant could stay."
Lillian Erickson Riggs
Swedish immigrants, Neil and Emma Erickson married in 1887 and established a homestead not far from here. Known as Faraway Ranch, it was one of the first permanent settlements in this area. The ranch is located about a mile east of here along the park road.
The Ericksons' first child, Lillian, was born at Fort Bowie. . . . — Map (db m28366) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Willcox — 1 — The Schwertner House, 1880 |
| | Built by Delso Smith as an Army Officer reception center during the Indian wars. Bought by Mr. Schwertner in 1893 and donated to the local Historic Society in 1980.
It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m28418) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Willcox — The Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, 1880 |
| | This is the only remaining original redwood frame Southern Pacific R.R. Station in Arizona. It is also the only known, original, on site, passenger depot still extant on the Southern – Trans – Continental Railroad route, between Los Angeles and Chicago.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m28180) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Willcox — The Toggery, 1925 |
| | Built by Thomas A. Huffman. The Toggery was originally constructed as a single unit and later Mr. Huffman built the adjacent building. Huffman's Toggery was established in 1916 as part of the Commercial Development of Willcox.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m28200) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Willcox — The Willcox Women's Community Center |
| |
Was constructed by P. Howard Pregenzer and crew
In Memory of
P. Howard Pregenzer
1894-1980
Resident of Willcox, Arizona 1927-1980
Construction began in 1934 and completed in 1936
Construction sponsored by the City of Willcox, Arizona in year 1936
United States of America work project administration (WPS)
Construction project O. P. No. 65-2-166 — Map (db m28415) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Willcox — 8 — Willcox Commercial Hotel, 1916 |
| | Primarily used as headquarters for traveling salesmen using the Southern Pacific R .R. for transportation. Restored in 1987 by the Brown Family to be used as an ice cream parlor and office suites.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places — Map (db m28173) HM |
Subscribe
— Privacy Policy
— Terms of Use
— About Us
— Contact Us
HMdb.org