Bibliograph

Around Dewey-Humboldt, J.P. Gorham

Type

Label

Around Dewey-Humboldt, J.P. Gorham

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Around Dewey-Humboldt

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

J.P. Gorham

Series statement

Images of America

Summary

Nestled in the Arizona mountains are several small, unassuming towns that belie the importance of their heyday. These towns are all intrinsic to each other for one reason: mining. The nearby ranches were established to feed the miners, and in many cases, residents moved back and forth among them depending on which mines were prosperous or closed. Some no longer exist, evidenced now by rock walls or other harder-to-find clues. Some have turned into tourist attractions. The first legislative meetings of the Arizona Territory were held at the Woolsey Ranch in nearby Dewey, where the first building in Yavapai County was constructed. Indian wars occurred here, and many of the natural resources used to support the growing country came from iron and copper mines found deep within the bowels of the Dewey-Humboldt area. The towns of Cherry, Dewey, Humboldt, Mayer, Cordes Junction, Crown King, and Bumble Bee still exist. Others, like Agua Fria, Chaparral, Stoddard, McCabe, Poland, and Cleator, have mostly vanished, but their pioneering spirit and importance will never be forgotten

Target audience

adult

Classification