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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Maricopa County, Arizona, excluding those in Phoenix, for which there is a separate list. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maricopa County, Arizona , United States, excluding Phoenix.
While Carefree and Cave Creek are today a home for upper-income retirees and an enclave for artists and entrepreneurs, the first inhabitants of the area surrounding Black Mountain were Native Americans known as the Hohokam, who appeared about 750 A.D. They were an agrarian society of hunters and gatherers who also used irrigation to maintain crops.
Carefree was the long-time home of Southwestern Studios, originally built in 1968 as Fred Graham Studios by actor, stunt man, and Arizona Film Commissioner Fred Graham. The sprawling 160-acre (0.65 km 2 ) desert property adjacent to North Scottsdale featured three state-of-the-art soundstages, edit bays, 35mm screening room, make-up, production ...
Columbia Sussex began operation as Columbia Development in 1972 with the construction of a single Days Inn location in Richwood, KY. Rapid expansion followed and by 1978 the company was renamed Columbia Sussex and was the largest Days Inn franchisee with 14 locations many with restaurants named after the founder's wife, Marty.
Jack Frost–Big Boulder is a resort with two separate ski areas. It is located in Kidder Township, Pennsylvania , in the Pocono Mountains region of Northeastern Pennsylvania . In 2019, the resort, which had been owned and operated by Peak Resorts , was purchased by Vail Resorts .
Location of Boulder County in Colorado. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Boulder County, Colorado. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
Giant Rock is a large freestanding boulder in the Mojave Desert near Landers, California, and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms covering 5,800 square feet (540 m 2) of ground. Giant Rock is the largest freestanding boulder in North America and is purported to be the largest free standing boulder in the world. [1]
Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that is performed on small rock formations or artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or harnesses.While bouldering can be done without any equipment, most climbers use climbing shoes to help secure footholds, chalk to keep their hands dry and to provide a firmer grip, and bouldering mats to prevent injuries from falls.