Lupton in Apache County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Arizona's Most Abundant Resources

Photographed by Adam Margolis, May 26, 2024

1. Arizona's Most Abundant Resources Marker

Inscription.
Take a quick scan of Arizona's history since statehood and you'll find many economic shifts, some in response to local booms and busts, others the result of national and global changes. In the 1920s, Arizona's five economic bedrocks were given the formal title the "Five Cs". They are cattle, copper, cotton, citrus and climate.

The "Five Cs" can be seen as the state's first attempt at creating industry clusters and identifying their role in the local, national and global economies. They are still alive today — some more of a force than others — but there have been considerable additions to the economic mix

Erected by Arizona Department of Transportation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources.

Location. 35° 21.182′ N, 109° 3.471′ W. Marker is in Lupton, Arizona, in Apache County. It is on Grant Road south of Interstate 40, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lupton AZ 86508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Navajo Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Max Ortega (here, next to this marker); One Days Ride to Zuni

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(here, next to this marker); Arizona Highways (within shouting distance of this marker); Manuelito Area (approx. 4.3 miles away in New Mexico).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2025, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 18 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 9, 2025, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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