This historic graveyard, in Southern Arizona, is all that remains of the ghost town of Silverbell. Before Arizona became a state, and the west was still wild, mining activity, according to Arizona State University, began in the area during the 1870s with Charles Brown, a Tuscon resident. His work lasted only a few years before …
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The Homestead Act, enacted during the time of the Civil War, allowed for any U.S. citizen, or would-be citizen, to claim 160 acres of government land, provided they worked to improve the land through cultivation and other means, among other caveats. In the early 1890s, Charles Ludwig Veit, a german immigrant, claimed his 160 acres …
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Not too long ago, while taking my date for a fun day of ruin-hunting, in Sedona (romantic, I know), we were cutting through a wash, still a good mile or two from our destination. I was looking to the sides of the canyon as I always do when looking for ruins. That’s when we saw …
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You get a load of that girl in the Flatbed Ford slowin’ down to take a look at me?! Around the time of the hit Eagle’s song, “Take It Easy,” Winslow was still a booming town. The completion of the I-40 bypass devastated the town, with tourism [especially from the local Route 66] being the …
The Apache Death Cave 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻: In 1878, still decades before Two Guns would become a town, Apache raiders attacked an encampment of Navajo. They killed every man, woman, and child, with the exception of 3 girls, which they took prisoner. This all took place close to the Little Colorado River. When Navajo …
If you’ve driven more than 30 miles down the I-40 east of Flagstaff, you’ve no doubt noticed the remains of this ghost town and wondered what you were looking at. Wonder no more! The history of the land on which this town sits has an incredible history—too much to cover in one post. We will …
This adobe structure was originally used as a horse changing and water stop for passengers en route from the railroad station to Florence, and beyond, when it was built in 1879. In 1913, Rancher Juan Verdugo would convert it into a homestead. Later he would add an additional room and raise the roof. It was …
This old cabin is one of the oldest structures in Arizona. Built in 1874 by the Spence family, Palace Station would be used as a Stage Station off Senator Highway, a trail stretching from Prescott to Phoenix. It would be in service until 1910. Today it is occupied by the Forest Service and must be …