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Founded in 1954, the Bill Williams Mountain Men of Williams, Arizona are a group of business people, doctors, judges and ranchers who re-enact the life and rides of 19th-century fur trappers. They dress in buckskin outfits, hats, boots or moccasins , and ride the trails to raise money for various charities and scholarships.
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.
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site is a historic site on Highway 191, north of Chambers, with an exhibit center in Ganado, Arizona.It is considered a meeting ground of two cultures between the Navajo and the settlers who came to the area to trade.
An Arizona state park is an area of land in the U.S. state of Arizona preserved by the state for its natural, cultural, or recreational resources. The state park system in Arizona includes both state parks and state historic parks, as well as other designations such as natural areas and recreation areas.
This is a list, which includes a photographic gallery, of some of the remaining historic buildings, houses, structures and monuments in Benson, Arizona, a town in Cochise County which was founded as a railroad terminal. The town of Benson is located at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Arizona SR 90.
Media in category "Featured pictures of Arizona" The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Arizona - 1907 poster.jpg 1,745 × 2,251; 3.78 MB.
The site was identified as a possible historic park in the early 1960s. [2] The office of the depot quartermaster was acquired by the state in 1969. More property was added to what would become the park in 1980. The park land was purchased from United States Department of the Interior by the city of Yuma and donated to the state park system in ...
Joseph R. Walker (December 13, 1798 – October 27, 1876) was a mountain man and experienced scout.He established the segment of the California Trail, the primary route for the emigrants to the gold fields during the California gold rush, from Fort Hall, Idaho to the Truckee River.