On Naco Road east of Ok Street, on the right when traveling west.
Bisbee architect F. C. Hurst designed this building in 1906. Hurst had also designed the Bisbee Central School in 1905.
Designed as a combination city hall and fire station, the design was titled "City Fire Hall Building". The original . . . — — Map (db m195860) HM
Treasures of the Queen Mine
Malachite • Bisbee Blue Turquoise • Azurite
Bisbee Background
The discovery of ore in the Mule Mountains in 1877 began what was to become one of the world's largest copper producing centers. By 1905 over . . . — — Map (db m269193) HM
On State Highway 80 1 mile east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
We Salute All Our Valiant Warriors Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice In Defending Our Freedom In World War II
Manuel Abasta, Jr. •
Frank L. Adams •
John Aira, Jr. •
Robert Bell •
Arthur Benko •
Josiah Bond •
Theodore R. Bozarth •
French . . . — — Map (db m249679) WM
On Review Alley at Howell Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Review Alley.
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, . . . — — Map (db m28278) HM
On Arizona Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
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 . . . — — Map (db m48574) HM
On Arizona Route 92 0.5 miles north of Mason Addition Road, on the right when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m28279) WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m28276) HM
On Arizona Route 80 at milepost 341, 0.2 miles west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
.......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 . . . — — Map (db m48561) HM
On State Highway 80 1 mile east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
The pit was created bit by bit over a period of almost 60 years, through three mining phases:
1. The Sacramento Pit (mined 1917-1929)
2. The Lavender Pit (mined 1950s-1970s)
3. The Holbrook Extension (mined late 1960s-1970s)
Mining . . . — — Map (db m249681) HM
Rich copper mines transformed Bisbee from a rough camp in the late 1800's to one of the largest and most cultured cities between St. Louis and San Francisco by the early 1900's. From the time of the discovery of rich surface deposits in 1877 until . . . — — Map (db m148689) HM
On Arizona Route 80 at milepost 343, on the right when traveling east.
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 . . . — — Map (db m28281) HM
On North Old Divide Road 0.5 miles east of Route 80, on the right when traveling east.
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 . . . — — Map (db m48552) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m28275) HM
On State Highway 80 1 mile east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
You are looking at the Lavender Pit copper mine. Open-pit mining at Bisbee began in 1917 and ended in 1974. The pit is 4,000 feet wide (north to south), 5,000 feet long, and 850 feet deep at its maximum.
Concentrator
Large, circular . . . — — Map (db m249705) HM
On Main Street at Tombstone Canyon, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Invited by State Suffrage Assn, Laura G. Cannon spoke to crowd of working men here Sept. 26, 1912. AZ women won right to vote that November. — — Map (db m249433) HM
On Arizona Street at Ruppe Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Arizona Street.
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 . . . — — Map (db m48573) HM
On State Highway 80 1 mile east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
We needed copper! America's Industrial Revolution, the Age of Electricity, and the Information Revolution wouldn't have happened without it. Copper is a superb conductor of electricity. Every house, every car, every electronic gizmo from . . . — — Map (db m249684) HM
