HISTORIC TOWNS
“Nowhere on this planet is the desert As fascinating as it is in Arizona”

Goldfield Ghost Town
The town that struck gold in 1892
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Goldfield is an authentic reconstructed town that struck gold in 1892

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Entrance to the Mine and Panning for Gold

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Goldfield Mine

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Gold Mine

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Ice cream shop

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General Store

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The Bordello

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The Bordello

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Lady's clothing for sale

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The Saloon for Lunch or Dinner

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The Church. Have your wedding here!

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Blue Nugget souvenir shop

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Goldfield backdropped by the Superstition Mountains

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The Jail and the Gallows (left)

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Water tower

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Abandoned buckboard

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Abandoned truck

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Abandoned Bridge

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Abandoned tractor

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Take a buggy tour or a train ride through Goldfield

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Superstition Mountain

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Superstition Mountain

Goldfield Re-enactors
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Ladies about town and....

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Gunslingers

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Trouble brewing in town

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The sherriff shows up

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The shoot-out

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The fastest draw


Jerome, Arizona
More than 5,000 feet above sea level high on Cleopatra Hill
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My photo of Jerome in 2007

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Web photo of Jerome in 1927

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Jerome was called the Wickedest town in the West due to the number of saloons and brothels

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Jerome produced over a billion dollars worth of copper, gold, silver and zinc

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Jerome became a National Historic Landmark in 1967.

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Residents have turned to tourism and retail sales to save the town from oblivion

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Jerome is art galleries, coffee houses, and restaurants.

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Jerome's Haunted Grand Hotel overlooks the Verde Valley,

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Purple Mountain Majesty

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Snow-capped Four Peaks Mountain as seen from Jerome


Prescott, Arizona
Whiskey Row
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Whiskey Row is a reminder of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the saloons of the Old West

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Prescott's Whiskey Row has a rough-and-tumble past of serving cowboys, lawmen, miners, ranchers, politicians and business men since the late 1800’s

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Whiskey Row and the Palace Saloon

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As Prescott burned to the ground, patrons saved the liquor and the bar by taking them across the street to the Plaza

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The bar contimued to serve patrons as Whiskey Row and the Palace Saloon burned to the ground

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Courthouse Plaza, Prescott, AZ

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The north side of the Courthouse Plaza,
features a timeline embossed and painted into the concrete walk

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The Plaza timeline is laid out in an elongated U-shape
Some events are shown with illustrations.

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The Plaza timeline features events from the History of Yavapai County

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Sedona, Arizona
The Red Rocks of Sedona
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Multi-hued stone formations jutt upwards from the high desert floor to create vivid and mesmerizing settings

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Bell Rock

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Snoopy Rock

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The Chapel of the Holy Cross
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A church built right into the red rocks of Sedona Arizona

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Oak Creek
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Oak Creek is a tributary of the Verde River.

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Oak Creek is largely responsible for carving the modern Oak Creek Canyon

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Oak Creek Canyon ranges in depth from 800 to 2,000 feet.

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Tlaquepaque, AZ
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Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village

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Tortilla Flat
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Tortilla Flat, Arizona (Pop. 6)

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Tortilla Flat began as a stage stop on the Apache Trail in 1904

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Tortilla Flat Museum
The history of the town and its six residents

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Tortilla Flat is in the Superstition Mountains

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But this is NOT the real Lost Dutchman Gold Mine

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The Superstition Saloon
Famous for the biggest burgers, killer chili and the coldest drinks

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Superstition Saloon's patio
features fine country music with your food and drink

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Superstition Saloon's bar stools are saddles

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If the saddle fits, get comfortable

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Hot chili and cold beer, Yeah!

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Every wall, rafter and post is covered in real money pasted there from visitors world wide

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Walls of money

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Superstition Saloon
Bathroom stall in the lady's room

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Superstition Saloon
Bathroom stall in the lady's room

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Superstition Saloon
Men's room entrance

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Superstition Saloon
Bathroom stall in the men's room

The Apache Trail
Rte 88 to Roosevelt Lake
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The Superstition Mountain along Brown Road in Apache Junction

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The Apache Tribal was a stagecoach road built in 1903 that cowboys and miners once traveled during construction of the Roosevelt Dam.

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Follow the trail to nearby Tortilla Flat, an old Western town and a former stagecoach stop in the middle of Arizona’s Tonto National Forest.

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Desert vistas along the Apache Trail are overwhelming

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Canyon Lake

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Canyon Lake is one of 5 lakes along the Salt River

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Canyon Lake

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A one-lane bridge over the Salt River at Canyon Lake

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Another one-lane bridge over the Salt River at Canyon Lake

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The towering walls of the Superstitions

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Apache Trail at Tortilla Flat

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At Tortilla Flat

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The Salt River crosses the Apache Trail at Tortilla Flat

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