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Murphy created the Arizona Improvement Company in 1887 and bought land in areas that would eventually become the towns of Peoria and Glendale of Arizona. William R. Norton . Norton founded the Sunnyslope subdivision of Phoenix and designed the Carnegie Library, the city's first library, and the Gila County Courthouse in Globe, Arizona.
The Arizona Bank – The bank was once housed in this building. The structure was built in 1918 and is located at 8291 W. Washington St. The storefront still possesses the original signpost from its time serving as the location of Arizona Bank. Peoria's Post Office – Peoria's first post office was located in 8273 & 8277 Washington St. The ...
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Arizona. There are 47 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Arizona, counting Hoover Dam that spans from Nevada and is listed in Nevada by the National Park Service (NPS), and Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites , which is listed by the NPS in Arizona, and overlaps into California.
Laodicea on the Lycus was built on the site of an earlier pre-Hellenistic settlement, on a hill above the Lycus river, close to its confluence with the Maeander. Laodicea was founded by Antiochus II Theos, king of the Seleucid Empire, in 261-253 BC in honour of his wife Laodice, together with several other cities of the same name. [8]
Ruins located at the Navajo National Monument. Box Canyon Ruins: Flagstaff Ruins located in the Wupatki National Monument. Canyon Creek Ruins: Salado Ruins located in the Sierra Ancha Wilderness: Casa Grande: Hohokam: Coolidge: Ruins Casa Malpaís: Springerville: Ruins, National Historic Landmark Cerro Prieto: Hohokam Trincheras Ruins ...
Town name Other name(s) Location County Settled Abandoned Current status Remarks ; Adamana: Apache: 1896: Semi-abandoned site: Originally the place was known as Adam Hanna's, as time passed and more people came to visit, the elision of a few letters gave us the name Adamana.
This is a list which includes a photographic gallery, of historic structures, of significance in Globe, Arizona, a mining town. Some are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Globe is located in the heart of Arizona's Tonto National Forest on U.S. Routes 60. Also, pictured is the historic Southern Pacific Railroad Steam Engine ...
The Swillings moved to the area in 1871 and established a ranch there. The Swilling cabin served as a stopping place for those who traveled the old Black Canyon Trail from Prescott to Phoenix. The ruins of the Swilling stone cabin are the oldest in Black Canyon City. [3] [1] [2] In 1872, Wells Fargo, established a stage coach stop. This served ...