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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Tucson
Tucson, Arizona and Vicinity
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| On North Main Avenue at West Paseo Redondo, on the right when traveling south on North Main Avenue. |
| | For about 80 years, the adobe walls of the Tucson Presidio protected the residents of the area from attacks by Apache groups, who opposed Spanish and Mexican peoples and their native allies beginning in the 1600s. The Spanish military designated the . . . — — Map (db m83211) HM |
| On North Main Avenue at West Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Avenue. |
| | This marker locates the northwest corner of the adobe wall which surrounded the Royal Spanish Presidio San Agustín del Tucson. In 1776 the new outpost was garrisoned by seventy Spanish cavalry troopers and Indian scouts, transferred from . . . — — Map (db m83212) HM |
| On North Church Avenue at West Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on North Church Avenue. |
| | This marker locates the northeast corner of the adobe wall which surrounded the Royal Spanish Presidio San Agustin del Tucson. It is thought that a bastion, used as a lookout and as a defensive position, stood here. The site was excavated in 1954 by . . . — — Map (db m83213) HM |
| On West Pennington Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Near this site was the southwest corner of the adobe wall that surrounded the Spanish Presidio, an enclosure of 11 ¼ acres which included most of the present city – county governmental complex and the Art Museum block. Tucson was the largest . . . — — Map (db m83214) HM |
| On North Craycroft Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Fort Lowell was a major supply depot for forts around southern Arizona Territory. The Quartermaster and Commissary Depot in on private property directly west, across Craycroft Road and north of Fort Lowell Rd. The Quartermaster Department supplied . . . — — Map (db m100692) HM |
| | This famous track on the banks of the Rillito River was the birthplace of many racing innovations still in use today. The Southern Arizona Horse Breeders Association, the organization that pioneered Quarter Horse Racing in Tucson, had been hosting . . . — — Map (db m83215) HM |
| On North Stone Avenue at East Pennington Street, on the right when traveling north on North Stone Avenue. |
| | Façade restoration
44 North Stone Avenue
Original Architect - Roy Place (1887-1950)
Rededicated September 2010
Pima County 2004 Bond Funds
Façade restored to original 1929
design and appearance
Pima County Board of Supervisors
Ann . . . — — Map (db m84246) HM |
| On North Craycroft Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Lest we forget those rugged pioneer
soldiers who tamed the west,
this memorial is erected
to perpetually remind us of their service. — — Map (db m28419) HM |
| Near North Church Avenue. |
| |
This disc marks the southeast corner of the old adobe wall that protected Tucson from the Indians in the early days - prior to 1845
Moved to this location in 1955 — — Map (db m26461) HM |
| On Saint Marys Road at North Granda Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Saint Marys Road. |
| | Named in 1880 in reference to Arizona’s first hospital, Saint Mary’s Hospital. Established by the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet, the hospital housed 11 patients, four sister-nurses, and one doctor. — — Map (db m70791) HM |
| | Santa Cruz Church
built by
Manuel G. Flores
Construction began November 13, 1916
under
His excellency Henry Granjon
Bishop of Tucson
Established as parish February 12, 1919 — — Map (db m84224) HM |
| On South Scott Avenue at East 14th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Scott Avenue. |
| | Named during Arizona’s Territorial period after businessman and Tucson pioneer, William F Scott (b.1831-d. ca.1914). In the 1870s, he operated a flour mill adjacent to his home at the corner of Main and McCormick (since demolished). — — Map (db m69622) HM |
| On East Congress Street at Scott Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Congress Street. |
| | Named during Arizona’s Territorial period after businessman and Tucson pioneer, William F. Scott (b.1831-d. ca.1914). In the 1870s, he operated a flour mill adjacent to his home at the corner of Main and McCormick (since demolished). — — Map (db m69817) HM |
| On South Scott Avenue at East Broadway Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on South Scott Avenue. |
| | Named during Arizona’s Territorial period after businessman and Tucson pioneer, William F Scott (b.1831-d. ca.1914). In the 1870s, he operated a flour mill adjacent to his home at the corner of Main and McCormick (since demolished). — — Map (db m70214) HM |
| | Standing like desert sentinels, mature saguaros start life as tiny black seeds. These seeds usually germinate under nurse plants but only a few survive to become mature saguaros. Look for young saguaros growing low to the ground. Those that are . . . — — Map (db m83146) HM |
| On South Sentinel Peak Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Used as a lookout and for signal fires by the Indians prior to and since 1692 and later by early settlers — — Map (db m38401) HM |
| On South Sentinel Peak Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Below this 2900-foot peak the Santa Cruz valley was farmed by the Hóhokam Indians as early as 800 A.D. When the Spaniards arrived in the 17th century, the Hóhokam had vanished and settlements of Piman people dotted the valley. One called . . . — — Map (db m83216) HM |
| On South Grande Avenue at Mission Road, on the right when traveling south on South Grande Avenue. |
| | This monument represents the first sighting of Europeans by the O'odham who lived on the traditional sacred ground at the base of Chuk Shon (known today as Sentinel Peak). The O'odham and their ancestors, the First People of the Tucson Basin, have . . . — — Map (db m75931) HM |
| On North Court Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Siqueiros-Jácome family built this adobe brick structure between the mid-1860's and the late 1870's. It is an example of a Sonoran row house. Built close to the street with an interior courtyard, the house has flat saguaro rib and packing crate . . . — — Map (db m51494) HM |
| On West Ochoa Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing. |
| | An adobe building at this site housed Arizona's Government from 1868 – 1877, when Tucson was capitol of the territory. One of the meeting rooms of this second territorial capitol became the home of the pioneer Drachman family.
Source: . . . — — Map (db m51454) HM |
| Near South Granada Avenue. |
| | The earliest documents for this property indicate that the pioneering Sosa family lived here in the 1850s. In 1878, Manuela Sosa and her husband, Michael McKenna, sold the property to Jesús Suárez de Carrillo, wife of businessman Leopoldo Carrillo, . . . — — Map (db m83228) HM |
| On East Toole Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The S.P.R.R., building the nation's second transcontinental rail line eastward from California, reached Tucson on March 20, 1880. It was the occasion for one of the greatest celebrations in the history of the city and foretold the coming of a new . . . — — Map (db m83229) HM |
| Near West Pennington Street. |
| | Excavations beneath this lawn in 1998 located the west adobe wall of the Tucson Presidio and a portion of the presidio blacksmith shop. The tower at the southwest corner remains buried beneath the nearby city hall parking lot. Soldiers stood guard . . . — — Map (db m83230) HM |
| On South 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In Memory of Those Who Served
Spanish American War 1898-1902
Cuba – Porto Rico – Philippines – China
Lest You Forget — — Map (db m38993) HM |
| Near North Campbell Avenue north of East River Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This Property
is Listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States Department of the Interior
St. Philip's in the Hills
1936 — — Map (db m31524) HM |
| Near Arizona Route 386 12 miles south of W. Tucson-Ajo Hwy. (Route 86), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Steward Observatory
90 inch Reflector
University of Arizona
Erected 1967
Board of Regents
Jack Williams Governor · George W. Chambers President · Elwood W. Bradford · Sarah Folsom · Wesley P. Gross · Leon Levy · Norma Barr Rockfellow · . . . — — Map (db m102921) HM |
| On South Stone Avenue at West Cushing Street, on the right when traveling south on South Stone Avenue. |
| | Named during Arizona’s Territorial period for Colonel John Finkle Stone (b. ca.1836-d.1869). He was a colonel in the Union Army and owner of the first house on Stone Avenue at McCormick Street. Stone also operated a mine near Apache Pass, where he . . . — — Map (db m69621) HM |
| On North Stone Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Named during Arizona’s Territorial period for Colonel John Finkle Stone (b. ca.1836-d.1869). He was a colonel in the Union Army and owner of the first house on Stone Avenue at McCormick Street. Stone also operated a mine near Apache Pass, where he . . . — — Map (db m69700) HM |
| On North Stone Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Named during Arizona’s Territorial period for Colonel John Finkle Stone (b. ca.1836-d.1869). He was a colonel in the Union Army and owner of the first house on Stone Avenue at McCormick Street. Stone also operated a mine near Apache Pass, where he . . . — — Map (db m69702) HM |
| On South Meyer Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
Named for its founder, Carmen Soto Vásquez, this was one of the first theaters in Tucson devoted exclusively to the presentation of dramatic works in Spanish. From the opening night, May 20, 1915, with a performance of "Cerebro y . . . — — Map (db m83233) HM |
| On South Stone Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
Jewish pioneers, among Arizona's earliest settlers, began arriving in the 1850s and for half a century they worshipped in private homes and rented quarters. In 1904, the Hebrew Ladies Aid Society, now the Sisterhood of Temple Emanu-El, . . . — — Map (db m83237) HM |
| On South Scott Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This cultural center was built through the efforts of the Saturday Morning Music Club. The grand opening October 28, 1927, starred violinist Jascha Heifetz. Many world-renowned artists followed upon the stage and in the galleries while local talent . . . — — Map (db m26442) HM |
| On North Craycroft Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This statue was erected in February 1991 to honor the enlisted men who served in the Southwest during the Apache Wars in the 1870s and 1880s. It was cast in bronze by Desert Crucible, Inc., of Tucson. One and one-half times life-size, it stands . . . — — Map (db m100695) HM WM |
| | On this site stood the first Presbyterian Church, and the second Protestant Church in Arizona. It was organized in 1874 for Presbyterian Missions in the Territories by the Reverend Sheldon Jackson and constructed by the Reverend J. A. Anderson, with . . . — — Map (db m83238) HM |
| Near North Craycroft Road. |
| | The flagstaff has been the one constant feature of all military establishments since the creation of the U.S. Army in 1784.No matter what era or architectural style, the flagstaff has remained at the center of the parade ground and at the center of . . . — — Map (db m100713) HM |
| | Erected by the Bishop of Tvcson A.D. 1908 The fiftieth anniversary of the wondrovs apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mother of God at the Grotto of Lovrdes — — Map (db m84278) HM |
| On East Ajo Way near Forgeus Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Side A:
We were those whom
others did not want to be.
We went where others feared to go and did
what others feared to do.
June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953
Side B:
The United States Marines
Sgt Raul B. Babasa • Sgt . . . — — Map (db m83243) WM |
| | A Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places
Original Construction 1907-08
By
Levi Howell Manning — — Map (db m31530) HM |
| On Arizona Route 386 12 miles south of W. Tucson-Ajo Hwy. (Arizona Route 86), on the left when traveling south. |
| | This drawing shows the interior of the McMath solar telescope. You are looking at only part of telescope which is above ground. The tunnel for the light beam and the observing rooms where the scientific work is done are buried under the mountain. . . . — — Map (db m102919) HM |
| On Mt. Lemmon Highway (at milepost 17.4), 18 miles north of East Snyder Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | You are looking at the San Pedro River Valley. The San Pedro River flows north to the Gila River, which ultimately meets the Colorado River and heads south to Mexico and the Gulf of California. The river supports riparian vegetation that provides . . . — — Map (db m131232) HM |
| Near East Kleindale Road. |
| | The first members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to enter what is now Arizona were remnants of the Mormon Battalion. They arrived in the Valley of the Tucson Basin December 17, 1847, prepared for battle. However, the Mexican . . . — — Map (db m94443) HM |
| On North Court Avenue south of West Council Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Sanborn Fire Maps for the City of Tucson first recorded this building in 1883 as an adobe dwelling with an attached ramada. Between 1901 and 1930 additions were made to the main building and construction was completed on the outbuilding behind . . . — — Map (db m83244) HM |
| Near North Romero Road south of West Higgins Lane, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The Tucson Plant Materials Center
Has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of Agriculture
1997 — — Map (db m31525) HM |
| | Honoring the victims of the event of
January 8, 2011
The Tucson Tragedy - - -
we shall never forget — — Map (db m51467) HM |
| Near Arizona Route 386 12 miles south of W. Tucson-Ajo Hwy. (Arizona Route 86), on the left when traveling south. |
| | The Vacuum Telescope
The accompanying picture shows a cross section of the solar vacuum telescope. This facility, built in 1973, is used to study the evolution of sunspots and other solar magnetic fields. It is operated daily by the National Solar . . . — — Map (db m102918) HM |
| Near Arizona Route 386 12 miles south of W. Tucson-Ajo Hwy. (Arizona Route 86), on the left when traveling south. |
| | The octagon-shaped building that you see in the distance is the enclosure for the telescope of the WIYN Observatory. Completed in 1994, WIYN is owned and operated by the University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, Yale University, and the . . . — — Map (db m102920) HM |
| Near East Ajo Way at Forgeus Street. |
| | Catholic, Protestant, Jewish
Interfaith in Action
Lt. Goode – Lt. Poling
Lt. Fox – Lt. Washington
Sacrificed their lives for men of all faiths
February 3, 1943 — — Map (db m66998) WM |
| On South 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Which, under command of Col. Cooke, in the course of their 2,000 mile infantry march to the Pacific coast, arrived and raised the first American flag in Tucson.
December 16, 1846 — — Map (db m27281) HM |
| On North Toole Avenue at North 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Toole Avenue. |
| | Named during Arizona’s Territorial period after Tucson’s mayor, Dr. James Toole (b.1824-d.1884). Before serving in politics, he acted as Adjutant General for the Arizona Territory. He was also a surgeon and later a banker. Upon collapse of his bank, . . . — — Map (db m69809) HM |
| Near East Skyline Drive west of North Campbell Avenue. |
| | Tucson, one of the oldest towns in the United States, was originally developed as a Hohokam Indian Village called Stook-zone, meaning water at the foot of black mountain.
Spanish settlers arrived in the Tucson area in 1776, and fought along . . . — — Map (db m114699) HM |
| On West Alameda Street near North Main Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Founded 1776
by the Spanish Government
as a Presidio.
Became part of U.S. after
Gadsden Purchase 1853 — — Map (db m26399) HM |
| On East Ajo Way at Forgeus Street, on the right when traveling west on East Ajo Way. |
| |
Top row:
Pfc. Corbett B. Robertson, Pfc. Emilio A. Ramirez, Pfc. Raymond C. Hubbard, Sgt. Jesus R. Carrasco, Pfc. Richard L. Nickles, Pfc. Joe M. Valenzuela
Bottom Row:
Sgt. Johnson McAfee, Pfc. Manuel H. Moreno, Sgt. Raul B. . . . — — Map (db m67152) WM |
| Near East University Boulevard. |
| | The bell in this clock tower is one of the two original ship's bells salvaged from the battleship U.S.S. Arizona following the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. In 1944, Wilber L. "Bill" Bowers, UA Class of 1927, discovered the bell . . . — — Map (db m31199) HM |
| On East University Boulevard near North Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Across from the Main Gate on May 12, 1898, Charles F. Hoff, Manager of the Tucson Street Railway Company, drove the final spike completing tracks to the downtown business district and residential areas farther south. Mule-drawn streetcars traveled a . . . — — Map (db m83245) HM |
| Near East University Boulevard. |
| | This memorial honors the sacrifice made by the USS Arizona crew when Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941. We remember the 1,177 who lost their lives, their 337 surviving shipmates, and all of their families. The plaza's flagpole represents . . . — — Map (db m100718) HM WM |
| Near North Craycroft Road. |
| | Dedicated to the enduring memory of the men and women who faithfully served in the military forces of the United States of America and in grateful acknowledgment of their contribution to this nation, which in time of peril, found in them its . . . — — Map (db m28932) HM |
| Near West Alameda Street. |
| | Front of monument:
World War II
December 16, 1944
January 25, 1945
Triumph of Courage
Rear of monument:
The Battle of the Bulge
was fought by the U.S. Army in the heavily forested Ardennes region of eastern . . . — — Map (db m83246) WM |
| Near West Alameda Street. |
| | In honor and memory
of the 616 Arizonans
who gave their todays
for our tomorrows
during the Vietnam War.
Adair Dallas T Jr ∙ Adikai Alvin Jr ∙ Aguayo Oscar Jr ∙ Aguilar James D ∙ Aguirre Filberto Jr ∙ . . . — — Map (db m83248) WM |
| Near East 6th Street west of North County Club Road. |
| | Tucson's first "own your own" apartment homes
Circa 1957
National Register of Historic Places
US Dept. of the Interior — — Map (db m30139) HM |
| Near Mission Road at Mission Lane. Reported missing. |
| | Solomon Warner, a pioneer merchant who came to Tucson in 1856, constructed a two-story flour mill here in 1875. To the south, he built a dam across the Santa Cruz River, creating a small lake. From there, a flume ran along the base of the mountain . . . — — Map (db m26344) HM |
| On Cactus Forest Drive 1.8 miles north of South Old Spanish Trail, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The view from this hill has changed a lot over the years. In the 1930s, this was the most spectacular cactus forest in Arizona. But no one knew that these aging giants were near the end of their lives. Today we speculate that mild weather in the . . . — — Map (db m85357) HM |
| | Like many Tucsonans in the 1920s, Bernice Walkley and Rutger Porter were transplanted easterners – she from Connecticut and he from New York. Rutger met Bernice while doing landscape work for her father in Tucson.
In 1929 Rutger bought the . . . — — Map (db m84199) HM |
| | Below is the dry bed of an intermittent stream called a desert wash. For a short time, during desert thunderstorms, flash floods rush down the mountain slopes and through desert washes to nearby rivers. However, beneath the wash’s sandy surface, . . . — — Map (db m83148) HM |
| On South 6th Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 1917 World War 1918
Dedicated to Those
Who Served
Lest We Forget — — Map (db m38994) HM |
| Near East Valencia Road west of South Wilmot Road. |
| | World War II Memorial Park
Dedicated to
The Men and Women Who Unselfishly
Served and Supported the
United States of America and its Allies
During World War II — — Map (db m113908) WM |
| Near North Toole Avenue near East Pennington Street. |
| | Wyatt Earp joined his four brothers in the silver-boom town of Tombstone in 1879 where brother Virgil was deputy U.S. marshal. Wyatt was a sometimes-lawman himself, and hoped to become sheriff of the newly formed Cochise County in 1881. He . . . — — Map (db m28929) HM |
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