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Florence in Pinal County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
 

E.N. Fish & Co. Store

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E.N. Fish & Co. Store Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 16, 2010
1. E.N. Fish & Co. Store Marker
Inscription. Edward Nye Fish, prominent Tucson merchant, and his partner/manager Joseph Collingwood, first Florence postmaster, opened Florence's first store in this building in 1868.

Building additions from 1867 to 1888 formed a U-shaped complex, and portions of these buildings are the oldest in Florence. Wood-shingled, and later metal, gabled roofs updated these Sonoran adobe structures. The buildings housed the second Wells Fargo office and the San Carlos Hotel, which operated into the 1920's. Recent modifications serve as residential units.

Listed, National Register of Historic Places
 
Erected 1986 by Town of Florence and Arizona Historical Society.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsIndustry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Arizona, Historic Florence Walking Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.
 
Location. 33° 2.15′ N, 111° 23.32′ W. Marker is in Florence, Arizona, in Pinal County. Marker is on North Quartz Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 North Quartz Street, Florence AZ 85132, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Levi Ruggles (within shouting distance of this marker); George A. Brown House
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Granville Wheat Outbuilding (within shouting distance of this marker); Ross/Fryer – Cushman Residence (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Silver King Florence Hotel (about 300 feet away); E. N. Fish & Co. Store (about 400 feet away); Charles Rapp Saloon (about 500 feet away); Mauk Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.
 
Regarding E.N. Fish & Co. Store. This site is #7 on the self-guided Historic Florence Walking Tour.
 
E.N. Fish & Co. Store image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 16, 2010
2. E.N. Fish & Co. Store
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,312 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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