On North Gavilan Peak Parkway, 0.2 miles south of West Anthem Way, on the left when traveling south.
Every year on Veterans Day, the five pillars of the Memorial will align perfectly to cast one, long shadow across the circle of pavers at precisely 11:11 a.m. At the exact same time, the sunlight projecting through the elliptical openings in the . . . — — Map (db m81043) WM
The military use of Papago Park began in 1909 when the northwest corner of the Park was withdrawn from the public domain for military purposes. This area was used by the 158th Infantry Regiment of the First Arizona Volunteer Infantry (National . . . — — Map (db m87962) HM
Near West Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
The 1897 Smurthwaite House is an excellent example of Shingle Style Architecture. It is one of fewer than one hundred 19th century buildings of this age left in Phoenix. It was donated to the City of Phoenix Park, Recreation and Library Department . . . — — Map (db m39414) HM
On West Washington Street, 0.1 miles west of 15th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Arizona Copper Company of Morenci, Arizona purchased five of these locomotives between 1882 and 1886 to haul ore on the Coronado railroad.
The H. K. Porter Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania manufactured them in 1882.
Locomotive #2 . . . — — Map (db m93835) HM
World War II began for the United States with a surprise attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and ended in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. The two most striking reminders of these events are the sinking of the USS Arizona and . . . — — Map (db m72463) WM
Dedicated To You, A Free Citizen In A Free Land
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of
Arizona
by direction of
The Honorable John W. Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
As the inspirational . . . — — Map (db m27632) HM
This concrete trough was part of the E.A. Tovrea Memorial Zoo.
In June 1942, the Phoenix Gazette announced the opening of a zoo featuring Arizona wildlife. The small zoo housed bison (like the one pictured here) elk, deer, antelope, coyote, . . . — — Map (db m142633) HM
Before 1875 hundreds of heroic women came to Arizona from the East and South. From this group came Arizona's first schoolteachers and the publisher of the first newspaper.
In 1876 a group of pioneer women and their families came from the north, . . . — — Map (db m27385) HM
In memory of the gallant men who gave their lives on December 7, 1941 on the Battleship U.S.S.
Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor
Dedicated December 7, 1976
The Honorable Raul H. Castro, Governor of Arizona
The contributions . . . — — Map (db m26425) HM
John Henry Pruitt, Congressional Medal of Honor Silvestre S. Herrera, Congressional Medal of Honor Ira Hayes, Hero of Iwo Jima; Navajo Code Talkers — — Map (db m92589) WM
On West Washington Street, 0.1 miles west of 15th Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Boras Headframe was the last of the wooden headframes built in the Warren Mining District near Bisbee, Arizona.
Erected in 1917, it hoisted over 50,000 tons of copper ores by 1926 when the mine was closed during the Depression. Production . . . — — Map (db m93843) HM
On West Jackson Street at 4th Avenue when traveling south on West Jackson Street.
The Chambers Transfer & Storage Company is significant in the history of commerce in Phoenix. As the railroads developed, support warehouses were constructed on each side of the railroad tracks. Phoenix is the only location in Arizona where the . . . — — Map (db m73076) HM
Eusebio Francisco Kino Egregio Civilizador de la Pimeria Para mantener viva su memoria y fortalecer la amistad y la comprensión entre nuestros dos estados, Sonora donó ésta estatua a Arizona, en agosto de 1967, siendo gobernadores, . . . — — Map (db m92588) HM
On North 15th Avenue at West Culver Street, on the right when traveling south on North 15th Avenue.
Land that was to become the Story Neighborhood (bounded by McDowell Road, Roosevelt Street, 7th Avenue, and Grand Avenue) was purchased in 1887 and 1906 by Francis Q. Story, a horticulturist known as the "father of the Sunkist Orange." Serious . . . — — Map (db m39413) HM
Father Albert was a young missionary and teacher to the Mescalero Apaches in New Mexico and other tribes in Arizona.
Father Braun was an Army chaplain in World War I and World War II receiving the Purple Heart and two Silver Stars for his . . . — — Map (db m26830) HM
On East Monroe Street near North 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
The first priest ordained in Arizona, Father Edouard Gerard, attended the Catholic people of Phoenix from Florence, Arizona, where he was the pastor of the Church of the Assumption from 1877 to 1885. For many years, Father Gerard was Vicar General . . . — — Map (db m27626) HM
The first meetinghouse in Phoenix for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) was built on this site by the three-hundred-member congregation of the Phoenix Ward. At the time, J. Robert Price was bishop.
Since their beginning . . . — — Map (db m27613) HM
On North Central Avenue at West Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south on North Central Avenue.
Hotel San Carlos
1928
Has been placed on the Phoenix Historic
Property Register and the National
Register of Historic Places.
[An additional marker is mounted indoors between the elevators:]
San Carlos Hotel
The . . . — — Map (db m27614) HM
On West Washington Street at North 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Washington Street.
The J. W. Walker/Central Arizona Light & Power Building was built in the spring and summer of 1920 by Phoenix businessman and real estate developer J. W. Walker. Designed by prominent early Phoenix architect L. M. Fitzhugh, the Neo-Classical Revival . . . — — Map (db m27628) HM
On 13th Avenue at West Jefferson, on the right when traveling north on 13th Avenue.
Jacob Waltz was born in the kingdom of Wurttemberg Germany circa 1810. He immigrated to the USA in 1839 and became a naturalized citizen in 1864. Waltz was prospecting in Arizona and is reputed to have found a gold deposit near the superstition . . . — — Map (db m74397) HM
Near West Jefferson Street near North 17th Avenue.
In honor of
the Arizonans of
the Jewish faith
who gave their lives
in the service
of our country in World War II
In Memoriam
Sgt. Leno Off April, 1943 • Sgt. Eli Gold - Dec. 29, 1943 • Sgt. Elmer I. Rosner - July 8, 1944 • Lt. Harry . . . — — Map (db m27677) HM
On South 17th Avenue near West Adams Street, on the right when traveling south.
[Front of Monument]:
The State of Arizona
Erects this monument as its tribute to his valor, extraordinary bravery and distinguished service in the World War and gratitude to all her sons who served.
1930
Memorial committee . . . — — Map (db m27631) WM
On West Washington Street at 1st Avenue when traveling south on West Washington Street.
The Maricopa County Courthouse was originally built in 1928-1929 by both Maricopa County and the City of Phoenix. The County Courthouse portion of the building was designed by a Louisiana architect. Edward F. Neild. The City chose the Phoenix firm . . . — — Map (db m73077) HM
Near Adams Street, 0.1 miles west of 15th Avenue and Adams. Reported permanently removed.
Memorial to Arizona Confederate Troops
1861 - 1865
United Daughters of the Confederacy
1961
"A Nation That Forgets its Past has no Future" — — Map (db m27400) HM
"Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima" Major Howard Connor, USMC 5th Marine Division
Signal Officer
In recognition of the Navajo Code Talkers who
distinguished themselves in developing a Navajo . . . — — Map (db m26823) HM
On East Van Buren Street west of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Arizona Republic is directly descended from the Valley’s first newspaper, the Salt River Herald, first published January 26, 1878. The weekly newspaper became a semi-weekly, then in 1879, a daily titled the Phoenix Herald. Merging . . . — — Map (db m126695) HM
On East Monroe Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
His Holiness Pope John Paul II On September 2, 1985 Solemnly Proclaimed This Church of The Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary To Be A Minor Basilica The Ceremony of Designation December 8, 1985 Most Rev. Robert F. Sanchez . . . — — Map (db m146333) HM
Near West Washington Street near North 11th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Department of Library, Archives and Public Records
Board Members:
Frank Kelly, Chairman, Speaker of the House • Stan Turley, President of the Senate • John Hays, State Senator • Polly Rosenbaum, State Representative • Sharon Turgeon, . . . — — Map (db m27629) HM
Built in 1895 by Dr. Roland T. Rosson, Army doctor at Fort McDowell, Phoenix physician (1879-1897) and Mayor, this mansion is one of the few surviving examples of late Victorian architecture in Phoenix. It was acquired by the city through the . . . — — Map (db m27609) HM
On West Jackson Street at 5th Avenue when traveling south on West Jackson Street.
The Santa Fe Freight Depot was constructed in 1929 by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company.The depot is a unique example of a reinforced concrete structure. Like other buildings on Jackson Street, the freight depot reflects the . . . — — Map (db m73075) HM
The Arizona Korean War Veterans Memorial
is dedicated to those Arizona men and women
who served during the Korean War
June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953
***
Arizona Korean War Veterans Memorial Commissioners
MG Donald L. Owens, AZ ANG . . . — — Map (db m27350) WM
Completed in 1900 at the cost of approximately $136,000, was designed by James Riley Gordon of San Antonio, Texas, and served as the First Arizona owned seat of government during the late territorial days and its transition to statehood in 1912. The . . . — — Map (db m27671) HM
Donated by Forest Burgess
To the city of Phoenix
November, 1976
This carriage house, originally located at 130 East Taylor, was owned by Forest Burgess and is all that remains of the Francis Marion Mognett Ranch which was established in . . . — — Map (db m27612) HM
On West Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
Constructed in 1893 by pioneer physician John M. Evans and his wife, Jennie, this house was placed on the National Register of Historic places in 1976 as a notable example of Queen Anne – Style architecture. Acquired in 1981 by the State of . . . — — Map (db m27630) HM
The upper 26 feet of the mast before you is the top
portion of the main mast of the U.S.S. Arizona and is
known as the signal mast or "pig-stick".
The battleship U.S.S. Arizona (BB 39) was sunk at Pearl
Harbor on December 7, 1941. The . . . — — Map (db m26610) HM
In Memory Of
The men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who gallantly fought and sacrificed to defend the freedom of the people of the Republic of Vietnam. — — Map (db m92587) WM
On West Sherman Street, on the right when traveling west.
Darrell Duppa explored Arizona four years before coming here with Jack Swilling's party, pioneers whose irrigation canal first opened the Salt River Valley to farming in 1868. A well-traveled Englishman and a scholar of the classics, "Lord" Duppa is . . . — — Map (db m113927) HM
Near East Washington Street, 0.1 miles east of South 24th Street.
At this site
in the Spring of 1868
S. (Frenchy) Sawyer
Built the first farm dwelling and harvested the first cultivated crop (barley) in the Anglo-American occupation of the Salt River Valley. These same fertile acres had been irrigated . . . — — Map (db m30402) HM
Near E. Pinnacle Peak Road at Cave Creek Road, on the left when traveling west.
Dedicated to The Memory of
All The Patriotic Men and Women
Who Answered Their Country’s Call To Service
George W. Bush
President of The United States
Anthony J. Principi
Secretary
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Roger R. Rapp . . . — — Map (db m102949) HM
Near E. Pinnacle Peak Road at Cave Creek Road, on the left when traveling west.
"The markers in this memorial area honor veterans whose remains have not been recovered or identified, were buried at sea, donated to science or cremated and the ashes scattered." — — Map (db m102948) HM
On E. Pinnacle Peak Road at Cave Creek Road, on the left when traveling west on E. Pinnacle Peak Road.
Amvets National Service Foundation
In Partnership With
The Unified Arizona Veterans And
The Arizona Department Of Veterans Services
Dedicate This Carillon As A Living Memorial
To American Veterans Who Served Their Country
Honorably For . . . — — Map (db m102950) WM
On East Jefferson, 0 miles east of 15th Street, on the right when traveling east.
Peace
Eastlake Park has served the inhabitants of Phoenix since the late 1880's. Originally known as Patton's Park, it was developed by the Phoenix Railway Company to serve as a recreational area for patrons of the city's trolley system. The . . . — — Map (db m55058) HM
On Eva Street at North 5th, on the right when traveling west on Eva Street.
Born of the selfless and compassionate services of those individuals
who gave medical, spiritual and other assistance to the sick and needy
in the Sunnyslope area. After the turn of the century, the Desert Mission
grew to be the center of these . . . — — Map (db m111478) HM
Near North 3rd Street, 0.1 miles north of East Indian School Road.
Killed in Action
Lee Rainbow * Wallace Antone
Honor Roll:
Charles Laws • Isaac Jese • Oliver Sneed •
Wm. T. Moore •
Joe McCarthy •
Peter Moore •
Charles Gougn •
Seth Oldman •
Harvier Adams •
George Bell •
Roy Left Hand • . . . — — Map (db m27252) WM
On East Thomas Road (Old U.S. 60) at Central Avenue, on the left when traveling west on East Thomas Road.
This tribute represents the spirit of the Navajo Code Talkers, a group of more than 400 U.S. Marines who bravely served their country during World War II.
Their mission: to utilize the Navajo language in the creation of an unbreakable secret . . . — — Map (db m50932) HM
Established 1891
This fountain and building erected 1922
Charles H. Burke
Commissioner of Indian
Affairs.
"The Indian will become an asset or a liability as we cultivate or fail to cultivate his body, mind and soul with a view . . . — — Map (db m62608) HM
Enter, Rest and Pray
1879 St. Paul's M.E. Church
Globe, Arizona Territory
Reconstructed 1968
By
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Tell
and
The Tell Foundation — — Map (db m39863) HM
From January, 1944, to March 1946, some 2500 POWs (mostly German Naval personnel) were confined in an isolated complex of barracks and barbed-wire compounds situated north of here along both sides of 64th Street. Twenty-five POWs fled December 23rd . . . — — Map (db m87966) HM