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, . . . — — Map (db m29587) HM
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 1962, it became the mainstay of Army aerial . . . — — Map (db m29588) HM
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. . . . — — Map (db m33745) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m27893) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m48595) HM
"Buckskin" Frank Leslie killed Billy Claiborne here on November 14th, 1882.
Luke Short killed Charlie Storms here on February 25th, 1881. — — Map (db m269189) HM
In 1877 Ed Schieffelin searched the San Pedro hills for silver. Soldiers at Fort Huachuca warned the prospector that he would only find his tombstone since this land was patrolled by the Apache warrior Geronimo. But Ed found silver, and jokingly . . . — — Map (db m269186) HM
This 1881 double adobe was the site of Garet & Page's Wagon Shop. To your left was the charcoal yard. Charcoal was a primary source of heat for both forges and homes in the early 1880's. This block was part of "Hop Town", the heart of Tombstone's . . . — — Map (db m249782) HM
March 28, 1884
Dan Dowd •
Dan Kelly •
Red Sample •
James Howard •
William Delaney
November 16, 1900
William Halderman •
Thomas Halderman
This gallows is a reconstruction. The original was burned in 1912 at the time . . . — — Map (db m249785) HM
Born in Saginaw, Mich., in 1860, English, a law graduate, moved to Tombstone in 1880. He first worked as a miner, then became a partner in Smith & Goodrich law firm. He also served 3 terms as Cochise County District Attorney.
English's . . . — — Map (db m131100) HM
This structure has been
recorded by the
Historic American
Buildings Survey
of the United States Department
of the Interior for its
archives at the Library of Congress. — — Map (db m48526) HM
Tombstone, Arizona dates to 1877, when prospector Ed Schieffelin discovered silver and named his first mine Tombstone. By 1879, a town had sprung up in a relatively flat area nearby. Gunslingers, gamblers, prospectors, Chinese laborers, and fancy . . . — — Map (db m220542) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m27926) HM
In 1879, Charles Brown opened the Mohave Hotel and one of the first "hash houses" in a tent on this corner. By 1880 he erected a two story adobe building with what was now called the Brown Hotel on the second floor. He had a kitchen large enough to . . . — — Map (db m249813) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m48516) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m48513) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m48514) HM
In 1882, construction began on the Cochise County Courthouse. A kiln was constructed and brick makers were hired to make brick to construct the new courthouse. The cornerstone was laid on August 11, 1882 and the beautiful Victorian Building was . . . — — Map (db m249809) HM
Johnny Ringo was a proud member of the Cowboy gang and a business partner of their outlaw leader, Ike Clanton. In March 1882, five months after the Gunfight
at the O.K. Corral, Wyatt Earp's younger brother Morgan was murdered in Tombstone — and . . . — — Map (db m269185) HM
Prospector and miner, whose discoveries of silver in 1877 and 1878 at the Tombstone, Lucky Cuss, Goodenough, Toughnut and Contention mining claims led to the founding of the City of Tombstone.
This statue, created by sculptor Tim Trask of St. . . . — — Map (db m249810) HM
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, . . . — — Map (db m27933) HM
These “Cowboys” were killed in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Shot in the head, Frank McLaury died instantly on the Fremont Street sidewalk. Wounded, Tom
McLaury and Billy Clanton were carried into this building.
Tom died in minutes, hit by a . . . — — Map (db m269184) HM
The attorney for the Earps' at their 2nd trial after the O.K. Corral gunfight. He wrote 3/4 of the Arizona State Constitution.
2nd Plaque
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States . . . — — Map (db m249868) HM
In 1879 there were 11 people in Tombstone of Chinese descent. By 1882 there were 250. The area between 2nd and 3rd and Allen and Toughnut was the area where they lived and had businesses, commonly called "Hoptown". The Chinese ran laundries, . . . — — Map (db m131096) HM
This building was built ca 1900 for lawyer's offices, and was converted to apartments when the county seat was moved to Bisbee in 1929. — — Map (db m249784) HM
This control panel was used for the pressure lines.
The mined ore is usually crushed into small chunks and heaped on an impermeable plastic or clay lined leach pad where it can be irrigated with a leach solution to dissolve the valuable metals. The . . . — — Map (db m249731) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m48528) HM
At 1:00 p.m. on April 21st, 1907, the "Million Dollar Stope" was created when the Good Enough Stope caved in dropping a horse and wagon 75' into a gaping hole. The driver had climbed down to see why his horse had stumbled only to find himself . . . — — Map (db m131088) HM
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. . . . — — Map (db m48517) HM
In 1934, Robert Ripley
declares the Rose Bush
the World's Largest in the
Newspaper 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 . . . — — Map (db m125645) HM
Sal Anderson and Jacob Smith opened Russ House in December of 1880 as a boarding house and hotel. It was adobe with a broad veranda in view of the mines. It featured spring mattresses and one of the largest dining rooms in Tombstone. Russ House is . . . — — Map (db m249779) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m27916) HM
Upon its completion on June 8, 1881 it became the largest, most elaborate theatre between El Paso, Texas and San Francisco, California.
Albert Schieffelin and William Harwood conceived and constructed a "first class opera house" for the citizens . . . — — Map (db m195859) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m53401) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m27920) HM
The Bird Cage Theatre was built in 1881 by Billy and Lottie Hutchinson on the site of the killing of Marshal Fred White. After the fire of 1881, it became the only other theatre in Tombstone except Schieffelin Hall. It quickly became a first class . . . — — Map (db m249816) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m48515) HM
Tombstone was a mining town. Everything that happened here happened because of the lure of the silver and gold found by Ed Schieffelin in the hills of Tombstone in 1877. And so they came, the prospectors, laborers, miners, lawmen, “shady . . . — — Map (db m131095) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m48524) HM
The picture of the "World's Largest Rose Bush", that has been given you, was taken during the blooming in the month of April. The rose is a white Lady Banksia and the root was sent from Scotland in 1885. The bush was planted to climb over the . . . — — Map (db m293656) HM
The four ore cars you see before you were left in place by miners when the Tombstone Consolidated Mines closed in 1904 these relics remained undiscovered for over a century until members of the Tombstone Mine Recovery and Preservation Team unearthed . . . — — Map (db m249718) HM
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 1880s it . . . — — Map (db m27918) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m53403) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m48507) HM
Buried here are the remains of Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury, Billy Clanton - killed in Earp Clanton battle Oct 26, 1881.
Dan Dowd, Red Sample, Bill DeLancy, Dan Kelly: Tex Howard hanged legally by Sheriff Ward for Bisbee massacre Mar 1884, John . . . — — Map (db m100173) HM
Wells Fargo had several locations in Tombstone. They were the major carrier of mail, bullion and payroll in the early years. While they hired agents and shotgun messengers, they contracted with local stage coach lines to carry express cargo. . . . — — Map (db m249815) HM
Lillian Erickson's husband, Ed Riggs,
was instrumental in the development
of Chiricahua National Monument.
, , , , , , , , , ,
He was quiet and warm-hearted – a man who liked to work with his hands. Ed Riggs grew up nearby . . . — — Map (db m151089) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m28368) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m28370) HM
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
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 . . . — — Map (db m28414) HM
The military campaigns against the
Apaches brought them together.
, , , , , , , , , ,
Young Neil Erickson came to America from Sweden. He joined the army and was promoted to 1st Sergeant in the 4th Cavalry at Fort Craig, New . . . — — Map (db m151094) HM
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
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
[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 . . . — — Map (db m28199) HM
This was the homeland of the Chiricahua Apache. From out of the north came these semi nomadic hunters. Separating from other Apache groups in the 1690’s, the Chiricahua Apache moved into southeastern Arizona. — — Map (db m100161) HM
"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 . . . — — Map (db m28366) HM
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
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 . . . — — Map (db m28180) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m28200) HM
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, . . . — — Map (db m28415) HM
First home of the present Eastern Arizona College was Central's red-brick churchhouse located just north of this marker. Founded December 1890 The many-named school moved the next year to Thatcher. — — Map (db m28054) HM
Named for the rebellious medicine man who led the Chiricahua Apaches on their last raids, to surrender, and then into exile in Florida and Oklahoma. Their descendants lived in Eastern Arizona again. This was also the site of original Camp Thomas, . . . — — Map (db m28050) HM
Melvin Jones was born on January 13, 1879, near this site in Fort Thomas. He lived here for the first eight years of his life, during the Indian Wars here. In 1917, Melvin Jones formed Lions Clubs International with 20 delegates representing 27 . . . — — Map (db m28051) HM
A well-known Tucson architect, H. O. Jaastad, designed this imposing neo-classical revival structure in 1920. Snell & Harvey of Phoenix erected the building for around $50,000. The concrete foundation is capped by brick construction. Two terra cotta . . . — — Map (db m61511) HM
Since Graham County's formation in 1881 the courthouse had been relocated four times. It had been housed in an adobe structure in Safford, two sites in Solomonville, and the Rig's Building on Main Street when the county seat was returned to . . . — — Map (db m287408) HM
In Memory Of
Horatio Harris Merrill
Born January 3, 1837
And his daughter
Eliza Ann Merrill
Born July 27, 1881
Who, while traveling by team and wagon from Pima, Arizona to Clifton, Arizona, were . . . — — Map (db m36243) HM
In Memory of two of the
many pioneers who brought
law, order and safety to
the Gila Valley.
Lorenzo and Seth Wright
were killed 1 mile north of
this spot by Indians who
had stolen 45 horses from
early settlers.
While . . . — — Map (db m28170) HM
This monument commemorates the sesquicentennial celebration (1847 – 1997) of the Mormon pioneers' arrival into the Salt Lake Valley. The following groups are recognized for their contribution to the settlement of this Gila Valley. Native . . . — — Map (db m61509) HM
In June 1920, the State Lodge of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs announced that a home for orphans and the elderly would be built on the 13-acre Beebe Homestead in Safford. Construction started in December from plans drawn by architect William Bray of . . . — — Map (db m195857) HM
Safford City Hall started life as a school building. Safford School System bids for the North Ward School were opened in February 1898. The contract was awarded to R. A. Smith Jr. and John Morris. The new building was ready for the fall term in . . . — — Map (db m36369) HM
The Route of:
Coronado in search of the Fabled Seven Cities of Cibola. 1540
————
James O. Pattie and other famous trappers along the Gila River.
1825-26
————
Gen. Stephen W. Kearny and . . . — — Map (db m48612) HM
Gila Valley Bank, forerunner of the Valley National Bank of Arizona, was formally organized on this site December 15, 1899, opening January 16, 1900. The bank was originally housed in the northeast corner of the I. E. Solomon Commercial Company . . . — — Map (db m28060) HM
Named for Isadore Elkan Solomon, a pioneer settler, who in 1876 burned charcoal here for supplying fuel to the Lesinsky Brothers' Copper Smelter near Clifton. First Treasurer of Graham County. Early day merchant, postmaster, and one of the founders . . . — — Map (db m28059) HM
When Andrew Kimball was called to preside over the St. Joseph Stake in 1898, Church members provided ten acres on which he built this adobe and brick home in 1902. He helped make the 12,000 adobes. His son, Spencer W. Kimball, 12th President of the . . . — — Map (db m61510) HM
Curley School
built 1919
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
January 31, 2008 — — Map (db m195863) HM
Pursuant to judgement rendered in the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Pima, Case no. 30813, The bodies of persons buried in the Old Clarkston Cemetery which lay approximately 1700 feet northwest of this point, have . . . — — Map (db m82935) HM
Americans first worked the copper deposits at Ajo in 1854, one year after the Gadsden Purchase. These early American miners found abandoned workings and crude mining tools as mute evidence of earlier mining in the district.
During the next half . . . — — Map (db m30802) HM
Ajo was first located on the ground that later became the open pit mine.
The modern city was founded in its present location in 1917 coincident with the beginning of large scale mining of the copper deposits.
Ajo is the home of the New . . . — — Map (db m30759) HM
The mine manager’s house was built in 1919
by John O. Greenway, General Manager of Calument & Arizona Mining Co. Michael Curley, the first occupant lived here until his retirement in 1939. Of the 14 subsequent managers, 12 lived in this house. It . . . — — Map (db m83227) HM
In contrast to the haphazard construction of early mining towns across the American West, Ajo was built from a formal master-planned vision. The plan created elegant public spaces where the community could come together, but at the same . . . — — Map (db m245862) HM
Tucson Air Museum Foundation
of Pima County
Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Museum
Established May 8, 1986
571st SMS, 390th SMW
Davis-Monthan AFB
Strategic Alert July 1963 – November 1982
National . . . — — Map (db m26926) HM
Telescopes are most commonly known by the diameter of their objective lens or primary mirror. This telescope has a 1.3-meter (50-inch) primary mirror to gather starlight. Many of the observations made here are measurements of the brightnesses of . . . — — Map (db m305589) HM
The accompanying picture illustrates the light paths of the 2.1 m and coudé feed telescopes as well as the associated coudé spectrograph.
Light from the 2.1 m telescope can be brought to the Cassegrain focus directly under the primary mirror . . . — — Map (db m306436) HM
WIYN
Visible to the south is the octagonal dome enclosure of the 3.5 meter WIYN telescope. Dedicated in 1994, the WIYN Observatory was originally operated by a consortia consisting of the University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, Yale and . . . — — Map (db m305621) HM
On August 9, 2002
While protecting visitors from harm,
United States Park Ranger
Kris Eggle
Was slain in the line of duty.
His service and sacrifice
To the National Park Service
And the people of this country
Will never be . . . — — Map (db m7003) HM
For early travelers the road through this canyon was one of the most dangerous in Arizona. Indians attacked lone riders and wagon trains along this route from Tucson to Old Camp Grant on the San Pedro River. Despite the canyon's name, very little . . . — — Map (db m48999) HM
This is a Papago word meaning, mountain shaped like a carrying basket.
Discovery of a pocket of gold and silver ore led to a fabulous boom development here in 1883.
The desert has reclaimed the original site and its suburbs of Logan . . . — — Map (db m7002) HM
Lemmon Rock Lookout Tower was erected in 1928. It is the oldest lookout still in use on the Forest. This general locale has been used as a fire lookout since the Coronado Forest Reserve was established in 1902. The current lookout structure was . . . — — Map (db m55554) HM
During spring and early summer—the main fire season here—a staffed fire lookout station keeps watch over the Santa Catalina Mountains. The trail in front of you leads to the U.S. Forest Service Lemmon Rock Station which has a panoramic view from . . . — — Map (db m304551) HM
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