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A caravan (from Persian کاروان kârvân) is a group of people traveling together, often on a trade expedition. [1] Caravans were used mainly in desert areas and throughout the Silk Road , where traveling in groups helped in defense against bandits as well as in improving economies of scale in trade.
This is a list, which includes a photographic gallery, of some of the remaining structures and monuments, of historic significance in Clarkdale, a former mining town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Clarkdale was Arizona's first master-planned community. The town is located on the northwest boundary of the City of Cottonwood.
The Steam Engine was built in 1901 by Burnham, Williams #20436. It is one of only seven still in existence in the world today. The locomotive is on permanent display in Memorial Park. [25] The North and Broad Street Overpass – The bridge was built in 1910. Additions were made in 1923 for the Arizona Eastern Railway and the Southern Pacific ...
Groundbreaking for the park was held in 1986. The park opened in 1990 as a unit of Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park and was established as a state historic park in 1997, under the control of the non-profit Yuma Crossing Foundation. [2] Southern Pacific Railroad Passenger Coach Car-S.P. X7, at the park in 2014
Side view of the Knights of Pythias lodge#27 building - 1900 Freiheit Building - 1913. This is a list, which includes a photographic gallery, of some of the remaining historic buildings, houses, and other structures in the mining town of Duncan, which is located in Greenlee County, Arizona.
About 20 miles (32 km) from Kingman in Antares, Arizona is the Kozy Corner RV park, [119] which features the 'Giganticus Headicus' attraction, a 14-foot tall homemade monument resembling the Easter Island heads. The park is on Antares Point, the longest continuous curve (c. 2 miles) of any United States highway. [120]
With a large fiberglass jackrabbit that can be mounted (for pictures), the facility is considered a major Route 66 attraction. [2] In the 2006 film Cars, the trading post's "HERE IT IS" signage is depicted with a Model T Ford in place of the jackrabbit [3] and "Lizzie" (a 1923 Ford) as the store's proprietor. The end credits included a thank ...
J. A. McAllister, a justice in the Arizona Supreme Court, and Jesse A. Udall, a Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, began their careers here. [16] The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Place on May 25, 1982, reference: #82002077. [12] North Ward School – built in 1898 and located at 717 West Main Street ...