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Miami (Western Apache: Goshtłʼish Tú[3]) is a town in Gila County, Arizona, United States. Miami is a classic Western copper boom-town. Miami's old downtown has been partly renovated, and the Bullion Plaza Museum features the cultural, mining and ranching history of the Miami area. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the town was ...
The Fritzpatrick Building – The structure was built in 1909 was the first building in Miami. It is located at 53 Keystone Ave. It was also, the first poured concrete building in Miami. [10] Kelly's Photography Building – The structure was built in 1911 and is located at 517 Sullivan Street.
In Arizona, copper mining has been a major industry since the 19th century. In 2007, Arizona was the leading copper-producing state in the country, producing 750 thousand metric tons of copper, valued at $5.54 billion. Arizona's copper production was 60% of the total for the United States. Copper mining also produces gold and silver as ...
GNIS feature ID. 29342. Website. www.globeaz.gov. Globe (Western Apache: Bésh Baa Gowąh "Place of Metal") [3] is a city in Gila County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,249. [4] The city is the county seat of Gila County. [5] Globe was founded c. 1875 as a mining camp.
Area code. 928. FIPS code. 04-35450. GNIS feature ID. 30392. Inspiration is a ghost town in Gila County, Arizona, in the United States. [2] It has an estimated elevation of 3,927 feet (1,197 m) above sea level. [1] Inspiration was the company town for the Inspiration copper mine.
The history of Arizona encompasses the Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Post-Archaic, Spanish, Mexican, and American periods. About 10,000 to 12,000 years ago, Paleo-Indians settled in what is now Arizona. A few thousand years ago, the Ancestral Puebloan, the Hohokam, the Mogollon and the Sinagua cultures inhabited the state.
The Pinto Valley Mine is a large copper mine located in Arizona, in the southwestern part of the United States. Pinto Valley represents one of the largest copper reserves in the United States and in the world, having estimated reserves of 446 million tonnes of ore grading 0.25% copper. [1] It is located in Gila County, near the town of Miami.
Bullion Plaza School. The Bullion Plaza School, at 1000 Plaza Ave. in Miami, Arizona, was designed by architects Trost & Trost in Classical Revival style and was built in 1923. It served as a school from 1923 to 1994 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1][3] It now is the Bullion Plaza Museum.