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Clarkdale Historic District in Clarkdale, Arizona is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1] Clarkdale was built as a company town for the United Verde Copper Company, owned by William A. Clark, which located a smelter in Clarkdale. [2] Clarkdale Public Works Building.
Maricopa County started a free library system the day after the stock market crash in 1929. The enormous population increases in the 1960s and 1970s led the County Library System to undergo reorganization to meet the demands of the residents. In 1986 the State Legislature passed a bill allowing Arizona counties to establish library districts. [10]
The Pima County Public Library (PCPL) system serves Pima County, Arizona, with a main library and 26 branch libraries as well as a bookmobile service.The system has its headquarters in Tucson [1] with a service area including the city and the surrounding communities of Arivaca, Green Valley, Sahuarita, South Tucson, Ajo, Vail, Marana, Casas Adobes, and Catalina.
William Andrews Clark Sr. was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. He was a businessman who was involved with mining, banking, and railroads. [3] In 1888, Clark bought the United Verde Copper Company mine in Jerome, Arizona. The mine was located in the Black Hills in the Verde Valley. He decided to move the smelter further down the hill in 1912.
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Clarkdale was founded in 1912 as a company smelter town by William A. Clark, for his copper mine in nearby Jerome.Clarkdale was one of the most modern mining towns in the world, including telephone, telegraph, electrical, sewer and spring water services, and was an early example of a planned community. [4]
Library City or town Image Date granted Grant amount Location Notes; 1: Phoenix: Phoenix: Apr 26, 1902: $25,000 1101 W Washington St. Closed after serving as the Phoenix Public Library from 1908 to 1953. Now the Carnegie Center, a multi-service center which includes the Arizona State Library.