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Respecting the Past – Building the Future
Frank Lloyd Wright School Of Architecture Globe-Miami Project 2016-2019
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From the Publisher
The Globe, Miami and Superior communities share a rich history, with roots dating back to the settlement of the West. The mineral wealth of the area helped to fuel a nation’s growth and made our communities a center of industry in Arizona. Wealthy investors from the East and immigrants from Europe, Mexico and China were attracted to our booming economy and the opportunities it afforded. They were stone masons and stained glass artisans, butchers and lumberjacks, dressmakers and builders, jewelers and jacks of all trades. They established retail businesses, they started restaurants, and many of them found work in the mines. Other pioneers, drawn by the wealth of natural resources—from grasslands to abundant water—drove large herds of cattle here from Texas and California and established a vast network of ranches in the region, which still exists today. Whatever it was that brought them to the area, many of these settlers sunk deep roots here and contributed to today’s communities of vibrant ethnic and economic diversity. Over the many years these communities have faced fires, floods, droughts and the boom-and-bust cycles of mining, and yet they remain, dedicated to this place that so richly rewards their perseverance. At the same time, these communities are welcoming to new residents, who provide fresh energy and ideas. With a groundbreaking new partnership with Taliesin, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, just beginning, we are excited to serve as the laboratory for a “grand experiment” in renewal. We look forward to the results of Taliesin’s innovation and creativity, hoping to provide an example of how architects and an enthusiastic community can work together to improve the beauty, functionality, and sustainability of our towns.
Enhancing the richness of this region is the San Carlos Apache Tribe, which is both an economic partner and a strong cultural influence. Preserving ancient traditions while looking to the future, the Tribe continues to play a key role in the lives of its people, as well as in the neighboring communities. We feel that our region is a true “mother lode,” offering riches in terms of culture, history, ethnic heritage, economics, recreation, and more. With this Visitors Guide, we invite you to discover the wealth that Globe, Miami and Superior have to offer.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT MIAMI 24
THE GRAND EXPERIMENT 6
ABOUT GLOBE 14 ABOUT SUPERIOR 38 100 YEARS OF MINING 58 AREA ATTRACTIONS 52
DISCOVER THE OUTDOORS 8
VISIT TONTO BASIN AND ROOSEVELT 45
OUR MAN ABOUT TOWN 12
SAN CARLOS APACHE RESERVATION 46
ANNUAL EVENTS CALENDAR 31
ROOTS RUN DEEP IN RANCHING 48
WILD COW GALLERY 42
AN ABUNDANCE OF WILDFLOWERS 62
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The grand experiment Taliesin and Globe-Miami Partner in Studio Project, 2016-2019
hen an internationally recognized school of architecture, known for its innovation and creativity, comes to a small, rural mining community and promises to work for four years increasing the beauty, function, vitality and sustainability of our towns—naturally, the excitement is enormous. In the first partnership of its kind, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, also known as Taliesin, has selected GlobeMiami as the location for a four-year studio project under which a group of students will design and implement architectural projects throughout the community. The goal is to demonstrate how existing buildings and infrastructure in a rural community can be made more functional, beautiful and sustainable with thoughtful improvements in design and architecture. Taliesin’s director of development, Jason Donofrio, said that the selection committee was “incredibly excited about the area’s Molly Cornwell and Kip Culver review maps with Andrea Bertassi, a Taliesin instructor. history, landscape, cultural diversity and community engagement” in Globe and Miami. Donofrio and a group of faculty members and students had begun visiting Globe-Miami in the fall of 2015. Meetings with representatives of Globe’s Main Street program, former mayor Fernando Shipley and other community leaders generated scores of ideas and enormous excitement both at Taliesin and in GlobeMiami. Corporate and civic stakeholders gave enthusiastic support to the partnership. “We saw this as a rare window of opportunity to tap into the school’s talent, vision, resources and planning to address a wide range of needs in our area,” said Linda Oddonetto, board president of Globe’s United Fund. The key projects during the studio program will be the Highway 60 approach into Miami and improvements to the historic district on Broad Street in Globe. Other projects will likely focus on historically significant buildings in both towns, such as the train depots, Miami’s Memorial Library and the former Bacon’s store at 290 N. Broad Street in Globe. Exhibits will be mounted at Bullion Plaza in Miami and at the Cobre Jason Donofrio and Anna Petty, Capstone Mining. Capstone was one of several Valley Center for the Arts in Globe to inform the public about major stakeholders who made a significant pledge in order to bring Taliesin to Globe-Miami for four years. plans and progress.
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First row, left to right: Professor Andrea Bertassi, Professor Cristina Murphy, Jason Donofrio (Director of Development), Jaime Inostroza (Student), and Dean Aaron Betsky. Back row, left to right: Pierre Verbruggen, Cody Johnston, Paul Romano and Carl Kohut (Students)
The United Fund of Globe Miami pledged support for the project in November. Shown here are board members L-R: Anna Petty, Robin Horta, Linda Gross and Linda Oddonetto with Jason Donofrio, Director of Development with Taliesin.
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Discover the Outdoors
Arizona’s Highway 60 passes through a unique region – surrounded by one of the largest national forests in the country, blessed by four seasons, and close to mountains, rivers and lakes, there is no shortage of ways to enjoy the outdoors here!
• Canyon Rio Rafting Company ~ www.canyonrio.com • Salt River Rafting Company ~ www.raftingsaltriver.com • Mild to Wild ~ http://mild2wildrafting.com • Wilderness Aware Rafting ~ www.inaraft.com Hunting: This region is known for some of the best game, as well as the best hunting guides, in the world. You can find mountain lions, bighorn sheep, buffalo, deer, elk, antelope, wild turkey, javelina and black bears, as well as smaller game like geese, quail and jackrabbits. The wilderness of the San Carlos Apache Reservation alone boasts 1.8 million acres of huntable land, to catch some of the finest elk in the world. Hunting season begins in the fall and runs into the spring. For additional information about hunting licenses and tags, see www.azgfd.com. For more information about hunting on the San Carlos Apache Reservation specifically, visit the tribe’s website at scatrecreation. org/ or call 928-475-2343.
Rafting: Once the snow melts off the White Mountains, the Salt River becomes a prime destination for whitewater rafting in the Southwest, attracting adventurers from all over the country. Revealing stunning views of the Sonoran Desert, this class III to IV river lies about 30 miles north of Globe-Miami and is roughly 200 miles (322 kilometers) long. The river weaves its way through the Salt River Canyon; sometimes called the “mini Grand Canyon,” where canyon walls rise up to 2000 feet above the river bed. A good rafting season on the Salt typically runs from March to the first week of June. The following rafting companies all offer one- to three-day river trips.
Camping: If you’re simply looking for a chance to sleep outside to the sound of crickets, and maybe even coyotes, you’ve come to the right place. If you prefer waking up next to water, try out one of the numerous campsites along Apache or Roosevelt Lakes north of Superior. Boat camping is also an option! Jones Water is a primitive campground located in a riparian area 17 miles northeast of Globe. (It’s also a great place for bird watching.) If you prefer camping in the mountains, try: Sulfide Del Ray, located 10 miles southwest of Globe, or Pinal Mountain or Pioneer Pass, both south of Globe. In order to camp on the San Carlos Apache Reservation, you must first purchase
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a recreational permit. Consult San Carlos Apache Tribe Recreation and Wildlife (see bottom of page) for more information. Biking: If you’re looking for another kind of adrenaline rush, check out the mountain biking opportunities throughout the Tonto National Forest, including the Icehouse CCC Loop in the Pinal Mountains (just south of Globe-Miami) or the Three Bar Route near Roosevelt Lake. Throughout the forest, there are hundreds of miles of forest development roads that mountain bikers can ride on. Just pick up a forest map from one of the local forest service offices (see bottom of page), and be sure to ask about current trail and forest conditions.
Fishing: Although we are in the desert, there are plenty of opportunities to go fishing. Roosevelt Lake, northwest of Globe-Miami, has some of the best largemouth bass, crappie and catfish in the state. If you prefer trout, try fishing the Salt River below Saguaro Lake. And, on the San Carlos Reservation, you can catch trout, bass, catfish or crappie at Point of Pines Lake, Talkalai Lake or Seneca Lake, or along the Black or Salt Rivers. You can find more information about locations to fish and fishing licenses at https:// www.azgfd.com/fishing, and in San Carlos, see http:// scatrecreation.org.
Hiking: Hiking is a year-round activity in this area. You can head in pretty much any direction from Globe-Miami and find trails to hike and peaks to summit, whether you are looking for a short walk or a day-long challenge. In Globe, you can opt for an easy, well-graded hike at either Round Mountain Park or Old Dominion Mining Park, both within the outskirts of town. If you are looking for something a little more difficult, try hiking in the Pinal Mountains just south of Globe-Miami offer numerous trails traversing three different peaks, including several that lead to summits overlooking miles of terrain. Closer to Superior, try either Picket Post Mountain (which travels a portion of the Arizona Trail) or the Superstition Wilderness further north. If you are interested in hiking around the San Carlos Apache Reservation, you must get a permit, and because services are extremely limited, visitors are encouraged to have an Apache guide. Consult San Carlos Apache Tribe Recreation and Wildlife for more information. A few notes of caution: One of many things that make our backyard so great is our wildlife. Rattlesnakes are quite common here, and it is important not to disturb them. Also, it is easy to become dehydrated surprisingly fast in the desert, especially during the summer. Always make sure you carry extra water with you. Be especially cautious in wilderness areas. Consult the resources on page 10 for more information.
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Discover the Outdoors Continued from page 9 Remember, this is only a small fraction of the outdoor activities available in this area! We didn’t even get to kayaking, canyoneering, climbing, offroading or birding opportunities! For more information on those activities and more, contact any of the resources listed below, or check out our website at globemiamitimes.com. • Globe Ranger District Office 680 S. Six Shooter Canyon Road Globe, AZ 85501 • (928) 402-6200 www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tonto/ • Tonto Basin Ranger District Office 28097 N. Arizona Hwy 188 Roosevelt, AZ 85545 • (928) 467-3200 www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tonto/ • Mesa Ranger District Office 5140 E. Ingram St. Mesa, AZ 85205 • (480) 610-3300 www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tonto/ • San Carlos Apache Tribe Recreation and Wildlife Old Moonbase Road, Hwy 70 San Carlos, AZ 85542 • (928) 475-2344 http://scatrecreation.org/
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Our Man About Town t is unfortunate that one of the first and most enthusiastic advocates for the Taliesin Studio Project, Kip Culver, never got to see it blossom into reality. Kip Culver passed away in July of 2015. He had been the Executive Director of the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts and the Globe Historic Main Street Program. Prior to his unexpected passing, he had been working on a very exciting potential partnership with Taliesin, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. It all began when mentors of the Taliesin faculty were driving around Arizona on a day-trip and, by chance, stopped by the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts in Globe, where they met Kip, along with Molly Cornwell of the White Porch antique store downstairs. Kip’s infectious love for our community helped to spark an enthusiasm for the potential that the faculty and graduate students saw in the area’s history, culture and demographics. Soon the school began making regular trips to Globe-Miami to meet more people and see more of the community. That seed that Kip helped plant took root after his passing as Taliesin and the community of Globe-Miami came together in that same spirit to grow into the studio project that is already making a difference in our community.
A legacy of caring about community Kip dedicated his life to the restoration and protection of the history, arts and culture of our community. There is no doubt that his tireless work has positively changed the Globe-Miami area. His passion for and commitment to historic restoration has left a lasting beauty to our downtown and is his gift for us to enjoy for many generations. Over the twelve years that he had served he had made massive contributions to the Globe-Miami community including: • Repainting and beautifying storefronts • Renovating and repainting the historic Broad Street Teepee • Graffiti abatement program • A $98,000 grant-funded street-scaping project • Facade restoration of the historic jail • An elevator serving the Historic Gila County Courthouse • A new roof for the St. John’s Episcopal Church • Restoration of the old Freight Office and Historic Globe Train Depot • A new roof for the Historic Gila County Courthouse • The creation of the Copper Spike excursion train • The Bawdy Broad Street brothel tour • The historic cemetery tour
Kip Culver addresses the crowd on opening day for the Copper Spike Excursion Railway in 2009. Attendance grew from a few thousand the first year to over 27,000 in year five. Arizona Eastern, who operated the excursion train and a freight operation, was purchased by Genessee-Wyoming in 2011 and the Copper Spike was discontinued at that time.
• Many memorable fundraisers, balls and galas On top of all that and more, he loved to perform with the Copper Cities Community Players, and penned several plays for them, including the much beloved Justa Cafe. His talent, wit and charm regularly brought life to the Old Courthouse Stage that he loved so much. His warm spirit, sense of humor and caring soul will never be replaced, but lives on in the projects he started and nurtured. A memorial fund was created by those who wanted to remember Kip Culver and continue his legacy of fostering Globe-Miami’s history and culture. If you would like to contribute to the Kip Culver Memorial Fund you may do so online at www.globearts.org or by visiting the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts, located at 101 N. Broad Street in Globe, AZ 85501. For more information, call 928-425-0884. ■ This page sponsored by Southwest Gas: A supporter of the the Globe Main Street and Cobre Valley Center for the Arts
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lobe has been called “the heart of Arizona” with good reason. In addition to its central location, Globe offers a unique blend of history, culture, and economics, giving visitors a window to Arizona’s past as well as a living experience of the modern-day West. Silver was discovered here in 1870, and by 1876 the community then known as Globe City was established. Around the same time ranchers began to come to the area from Texas and California. In 1881 Globe became the seat of a new Arizona county—Gila County. By the end of the 19th century Globe, now a prosperous community, had turned from silver to copper mining. Copper production became the area’s most profitable enterprise, as it is to this day. Here, the history of the Southwest lives on in ranching and mining—still vital components of the region’s economic and cultural life—and in events
such as the annual spring Pow Wow at the Apache Gold Casino, where Native American singers, dancers, and drummers perform wearing ornate regalia. Visitors can connect with the ancient history of the region at Besh Ba Gowah, the 700-year-old ruins of a Salado Indian settlement. For a taste of Globe’s Old West history, visit the 1910 territorial jail, where colorful 19th-century graffiti is still visible, or peek in the window of the building where Doc Holliday’s wife, “Big Nose Kate,” once ran a boardinghouse, or go for a drive along Highway 70, following the route of the famed Old West Highway. A short drive away is the San Carlos Apache Reservation, where a cultural center offers a Native American perspective on history, and arts and crafts are available for sale.
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Globe’s Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and Globe is also a Main Street City. Many of Globe’s buildings date from the town’s earliest days, including fine examples of Territorial architecture. Under the Main Street program, the railroad depot, originally built in 1910 and designed by Trost & Trost, has been restored to its original glory, and other downtown buildings have been renovated. Globe is very excited about a new partnership with the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, a first-of-its-kind collaboration that promises to enrich the vitality, beauty, and sustainability of both Globe and Miami. For visitors and residents alike, Globe offers much to delight the eye and the palate—whether you walk through our historic downtown and browse in our antique shops, visit the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts and view the works of local artists, or dine in one of Globe’s friendly restaurants. Globe’s elevation of 3,500 feet provides a cooler climate than the Phoenix valley, while offering year-round opportunities for outdoor enjoyment and recreation. Globe is located within the magnificent Tonto National Forest, providing beautiful scenery, hiking, wildlife viewing, boating, and fishing all within a half hour of town. And Globe’s convenient location—with Phoenix, Payson, Safford, and Show Low all within 90 minutes, and Tucson only two hours away—makes much of eastern Arizona accessible for day or overnight trips. Whether it’s shopping, dining, recreation, or history that brings you here, we think you’ll find that, above all, Globe is a town with o.
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2] Arizona Eastern Train Depot ~ Globe Main Street 230 S. Broad Street This depot was designed by Trost & Trost and built in 1916 to house an expanded passenger depot and executive offices for the Arizona Eastern Railroad. The property originally included the depot, RR Cafe and freight office. Today only the depot and freight office remain. The property is managed by Globe Main Street, which led the efforts to restore both buildings.
1] Old Dominion Warehouse ~ Pickle Barrel Trading Post • 404 S. Broad Street Built in 1905 of maurel cement blocks poured on site by Jule Maurel, a world-renowned architect whose concrete blocks were a staple in the building industry. The warehouse was used to store the Old Dominion Copper Mine’s drilling muds and equipment. Additional bays were added in 1909 to store dry goods for the Old Dominion Mercantile.
5] Masonic Lodge ~ Copper Town Resale 180 N. Broad Street Built in 1912 by the Masons on the former site of Wiley’s Saloon, the building features Neoclassical architecture, decorative cornices and a cast iron front at the street level. The second-story windows were replaced with glass block in the 1940s. The second floor still serves as the headquarters for the White Mountain Lodge #3 and the Free and Accepted Masons.
4] Hamill Building ~ Ortega’s Shoes 150 N. Broad Street Built in 1906 by Joseph Hamill, who came to Globe in the early 1880s to join his uncle, Aaron Hackney, publisher of the Arizona Silver Belt. Hamill paid one dollar for the lot and constructed the two-story building initially in a Mission Revival architectural style. He remodeled the front in a Georgian Revival design six years later. Gibson’s Men Store took over the retail space in the 1930s and operated until 1996.
3] Amster Building ~ Palace Pharmacy 104 N. Broad Street Built in 1906. This is one of Globe’s best preserved historic buildings and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It was constructed of fired red brick with cast metal cornices by Nathan Amster, who came to Globe in 1896 from Romania.
9] The Keegan Building ~ Mon Journier 290 N. Broad Street Built in 1881 of adobe and operated as a saloon. It was purchased in 1903 by local businessman J. Keegan, who continued to operate it as a saloon and brothel until 1910. It was later used by the Burnett Electric Company for their offices until 1972, when the Bacon family purchased it for their saddlery business. The Saddlery operated here until 2015.
8] The Hitchcock Building ~ Shirley’s Gifts 286 N. Broad Street One of the older commercial buildings on Broad Street, believed to have been built in 1899 by Hitchcock & Company, who were wholesale and retail druggists. They sold fancy goods and fine liquors for medicinal purposes. The second story—like many on Broad Street—was used as a brothel.
7] AZ Silver Belt ~ The Farmacy 200 N. Broad Street Home to Globe’s first newspaper, The Arizona Silver Belt was established in 1878 by Judge Aaron Hackney. It is the oldest remaining commercial building on Broad Street.
6] Old Dominion Mercantile/JC Penney Building 190 N. Broad Street Built in 1904 to house the successful enterprise of the Old Dominion Commercial Company. A delivery boy at the company went on to become Arizona’s first governor, George P. Hunt. Hunt went to work for the Old Dominion in 1890; by 1904 he was managing the company and oversaw the construction of this site. Hunt was elected governor in 1912. The building changed owners in 1928 when retailer JC Penney opened a store on the first floor, which they managed until 1996.
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13] Cubitto’s Jewelry ~ Simply Sarah’s 386 N. Broad Street Built in 1905. The building housed Cubitto’s Jewelry for 91 years, closing in 1996. Constructed of adobe and wood, it retains the original windows and wood flooring.
12] The Elks Lodge ~ Globe Antique Mall 155 W. Mesquite Street Built in 1910 to house the Globe Elks Club. It has the distinction of being listed in Ripley’s Believe It or Not as the tallest three-story brick building. The story goes that too many bricks were ordered for the building, and instead of wasting them the builder expanded the third floor to include 24-foot ceilings.
11] The Kinney House ~ Past Times Antiques 164 W. Mesquite Street Built in the 1880s by Alfred Kinney, a prominent citizen in Globe who served as mayor of Globe from 1908 to 1910. The home was destroyed by a flood in 1891 and rebuilt. Constructed of wood and adobe. The Kinney House, as it was known, served as a boarding house to miners and fortune seekers and later as the home of the Pinal Mountain Lodge of the Knights of Pythias.
10] The Gila Bank Building 292 N. Broad Street Built in 1909 by Isadore E. Solomon, who had interests in ranching, farming, freighting and general merchandise. He opened a branch office for his Gila Valley Bank and Trust Company in Globe, where it soon became the leading bank in Globe. The building was constructed of terra cotta block manufactured in Chicago, and the architectural design is Beaux Arts Neoclassical. The architect worked for Adler and Sullivan, a well known architectural firm based in Chicago.
16] The International Saloon/Blackies Drift Inn Bar 626 N. Broad Street Built in 1902 by Pascual Nibro and later purchased by the Raboliatti brothers in 1914. Constructed of adobe bricks and adorned with decorative pressed metal, punched tin ceilings and other decorative touches, it was said to be the largest and finest new commercial building on Broad Street by one overly enthusiastic reporter in 1909. It served as a brothel, barbershop, bar and cafe.
15] Sang Tai Restaurant ~ JammerZ Bar 576 N. Broad Street Built in 1905. The building was best known as the home of the Sang Tai Restaurant, owned by Dea Gin Foo, a Chinese immigrant who came to Globe in 1899 and rose to become a successful restaurant owner.
14] Max Lantin Building 396 N. Broad Street Built in 1906 of fired red brick, this striking two story building housed one of the finest men’s store at the time. It was later the Globe Cafe. The building was in danger of being condemned in 2011 when efforts by a local investor and the Globe Main Street program saved it. Today it’s been fully restored with apartments upstairs and retail space below.
19] Trojanovich Home Cedar Hill Bed & Breakfast 175 E. Cedar Street Built in 1904 by Antone Trojanovich, who owned the Globe Lumber yard. Constructed of heavy timber from the Pinal Mountains, this three-story home has wood floors and high ceilings throughout the main floor.
18] The Tonto Hotel 297 N. Broad Street Built in 1916 by Denis Murphy. This building was originally known as the Murphy Hotel and later belonged to Albert C. and Josephine Hechtel. The building has been unoccupied since the 1970s and is in need of renovation.
17] McKevitt Building/Blue Mule Gallery Resolution Copper Globe Offices 656 N. Broad Street Built in 1899 of fired red brick by Owen McKevitt, the building was added onto in 1906. It housed a bordello, boarding house, liquor store and auto supply before being restored as an art gallery, which served the community until 2012. Of interest is the wood floor on the ground floor. It was pieced together by hand from thousands of pieces of scrap wood.
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21] The Sultan/Woolworth Building ~ United Jewelry 127 N. Broad Street Constructed in 1909 by the Sultan brothers for their dry goods business, this was originally a two-story building made of fired red brick, with elaborate cornice work. The Woolworth Company purchased the building in 1916. When a fire gutted the second floor in 1935, the building was taken down to just one floor and a new Art Deco façade added. Woolworth remained in the space until 1993. The Globe store was the last Woolworth store to close in the nation.
20] Trust Building/Pioneer Hotel/Fox Theater Built in 1906 the Trust Building included a thirdfloor atrium open to a skylight on the roof. It stood next to the Globe Theater, built in 1918, which became Fox/Hollis Theaters in the 1950s. A fire destroyed both buildings in July of 2008. It took five years for Hollis Theaters to rebuild on the site.
23] McLean Boarding House ~ Chrysocolla Inn 246 E. Oak Street Built in the late 1800s. The house was purchased in 1926 by the McLeans, who operated a brisk business for many years serving miners and businessmen in the area. Constructed of lumber from the nearby Pinal Mountains and fired red brick, it was completely restored over eight years by the Rooneys, who now operate it as a B&B.
22] Gila County Courthouse Cobre Valley Center for the Arts 100 N. Broad Street Built in 1906 at a cost of $40,000 from a locally quarried stone known as dacite. Architect William R. Norton designed the building, which had Egyptian ornamentation and a French Renaissance roof arrangement. It housed the Gila County Court House until, in the mid-1980s, it was turned over to a consortium of local artists who began work on restoring the building. Notable features include copper-clad railings, an Art Deco skylight, the Governors’ room and a community theater on the third floor.
26] Coca-Cola Bottling Plant/Johnny’s Corner Hill Street Mall 383 S. Hill Street Built in 1916 of poured concrete. This building has the unique distinction of being shaped like the state of Arizona. It has housed many businesses, including the bottling plant, an auto dealership and, briefly, a museum for artifacts from Besh Ba Gowah.
25] Post Office Built in 1926 to house the Post Office and the Federal Court. James Wetmore was the supervising architect for the U.S. Postal Service and designed the Globe Federal Building in the Georgian Revival style, similar to federal buildings around the nation. The Post Office is on the National Register of Historic Places.
24] Territorial Jail 149 E. Oak Street Globe’s first jail was a one-cell adobe building constructed in 1888. The new jail, built in 1910, was a grand three-story, reinforced concrete structure with decorative cornices, running water and a Sheriff’s office. Located next to the Gila County Court House, it included a bridge between the two buildings so prisoners could be marched directly from sentencing to their jail cells. The jail was moved to new quarters in the 1980s. Today Globe Main Street operates tours of the original jail.
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3] First Baptist Church Family Fellowship Church Corner of Oak and Hill Street Built in 1917 by local Baptists from native tufa stone that Mexican stone cutters carved from the quarry near San Carlos. The most striking feature of the building is the “embattled” bell tower with its pyramidal roof and fort-like parapet.
2] St. John’s Episcopal Church 175 E. Oak Street Construction began in 1903 and was completed in 1908 as funds became available. Constructed of dacite “tufa stone,” this is one of the oldest churches in continuous use in the county and was placed on the National Register in 1976. The stained glass windows were added through donations. The shake roof was replaced in 2006 thanks to a grant and the assistance of Kip Culver and the Globe Main Street program.
1] St. Paul’s Methodist Church Corner of Cedar & Hill Street Built in 1927 of tufa stone. This church features an interior “superstructure” consisting of a plank ceiling with exposed beams and open trusses. The brass bell installed in the tower was manufactured in 1882 and hung in the original church built in 1880.
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1] The TeePee The TeePee was once part of the Red Roan, a popular downtown bar, The building was torn down in 2010 and the TeePee repainted and preserved.
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4] Holy Angels Catholic Church 201 S. Broad Street Built of tufa stone between 1916 and 1918 as funds were available. Father Guenevier himself supervised every detail of the construction. Emil Frei, one of the nation’s foremost artisans in stained glass, designed the eight large windows that grace the interior of the church. James S. Pigott was the architect.
5] Stair Walk Miners in Globe and Miami used a series of stairs to get to and from work. The stair walk in Globe consists of five sets of stairs forming approximately a two-mile loop. Begin here.
4] Adobe Remnants of Chinese brothel This end of Broad Street was known as the red light district. A series of rough adobe huts was built across the creek from the higher-status establishments to serve as a brothel with mainly Chinese prostitutes.
3] The Hanging Tree A tall sycamore that grew in the middle of town dispensed justice in Globe’s early days. The last hanging was of L.V. Grime and C.B. Hawley, who held up a Wells-Fargo packer and murdered Andrew Hall.
2] The Baldwin Train This Baldwin steam engine was a workhorse of the Southern Pacific until it was retired in the 1950s, when diesel engines replaced steam. It was donated to the City of Globe by SP. At the time of retirement it had logged over 3 million miles.
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Globe’s Role in Statehood In Arizona’s journey from territory to statehood, many of the influential men and women who shaped our state’s history have hailed from Globe. George W.P. Hunt, Rose Perica Mofford, and Sarah Herring Sorin are just three of a long list of illustrious sons and daughters of Globe. George W.P. Hunt: Arizona’s First Governor George W.P. Hunt was born in Missouri in 1859, but by his 22nd birthday he had made his way to Globe. His first job was as a waiter, but he soon found work at the Old Dominion Commercial Company. Within ten years he had become its president. In 1892 Hunt was elected to the territorial House of Representatives. He served there for seven terms and was elected to preside over the 1910 Arizona Constitutional Convention. In 1912, when Arizona achieved statehood, Hunt was elected our first governor. He served no less than seven terms as governor and held many other positions in Arizona’s government before his death in 1934. Hunt is known for having given women the right to vote eight years before national suffrage, outlawing the death penalty in Arizona, and building the state’s first highway. A controversial figure in Arizona history, Hunt’s influence on the state is undeniable. Rose Perica Mofford: Arizona’s First Female Governor Rose Mofford has been called Globe’s most famous citizen. Born Rose Perica in 1922, her parents were immigrants and her father worked in the copper mines. She distinguished herself early in life as a student and athlete, serving as president of her class from seventh through eleventh grade and as the first female student body president at Globe High School. Her first job was secretary in the state treasurer’s office, but she soon became assistant to the Secretary of State, and she remained in that office for 22 years. When Mofford was elected Secretary of State in 1978, she was Arizona’s first woman to be elected to that position. She served in this role for over ten years, until in 1988 Governor Evan Mecham was impeached, resulting in Mofford’s swearing in as Arizona’s first woman governor. Rose Mofford retired in 1990 after 51 years of service to the state of Arizona. Sarah Sorin: First Female Lawyer in Arizona Sarah Herring Sorin was born in New York City in 1861 and moved with her family to Tombstone in 1882, where her father was practicing as a lawyer. After studying with her father, she was admitted to practice law in Arizona in 1892, becoming the first woman lawyer in the state. She practiced in Tucson with her father, specializing in mining law and arguing many important cases. In 1906 Sorin became the first female lawyer from Arizona admitted to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1912 Sorin moved to Globe to serve as the attorney for the Old Dominion Copper Company. Her work in Globe led to her crowning achievement as a lawyer: in 1913 she argued before the U.S. Supreme Court without an accompanying male lawyer, becoming the first woman to do so, and won the case. Sorin died of pneumonia four months later, at the age of 53. ■
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©Collection of Jeremy Rowe Vintage Photography – Vintagephoto.com
here’s more to Miami than meets the eye. Beneath its steep hillsides run rich copper deposits that once produced unheard-of tonnages of ore, and have contributed to Arizona’s economic wealth for over a century. A quiet town with a population of 1,800, Miami is today home to some of Arizona’s largest copper operations and is the site of one of only three copper smelters in the United States. Visitors who casually pass through town on Highway 60 will miss Miami’s colorful main street— Sullivan Street, just one block to the north of the highway. They would also miss out on experiencing the town’s fascinating history and geology, brought to life in exhibits at the Bullion Plaza Cultural Center & Museum, located just off Highway 60 at the west end of town. Visitors to the museum will marvel at the 240-ton haul truck bed holding a 35-ton haul truck located outside the building. Inside the museum, you’ll find thought-provoking exhibits on geology, mining, ranching, Mexican and Native American culture, and the complex ethnic history of the area. The museum is open from 11 to 3 on Fridays and Saturdays, and entrance is free. Miami’s birth makes an unusual story. In the first decade of the 20th century, new mines were being opened west of Globe as developments in technology made the type of ore in that area profitable to mine. The miners lived in Globe and had to travel seven miles each way to work in the new mines. Most of
them, unable to afford horses, had to make the trip on foot. In 1907, an enterprising man named Cleve Van Dyke bought up land near the mines and advertised building plots in the area that would become Miami. October 11, 1909, was set as Miami Townsite Day. Thousands of prospective residents arrived by train, wagon, horse, and foot. A “land rush” was held, and the new town was born. Within a year Miami had a population of 1,300, and there were grocery stores, hotels, restaurants, banks, bakeries, a barber shop—and 26 saloons. At Miami’s peak, between 17,000 and 23,000 lived here, and it’s said the sidewalks were so crowded people had to walk in the street. Today, when you stroll in the Arizona sunshine along Sullivan Street, it’s easy to imagine the hustle and bustle of Miami’s heyday. Antique lovers can explore nine shops within two blocks, art galleries featuring local artists, and a quilt shop. For a refreshing break, drop into Soda Pop’s, an old-fashioned soda fountain that serves excellent coffee and a variety of old fashioned sodas including sarsaparilla, moxie, root beer and green river—or, just a few blocks away, enjoy a meal at one of Miami’s five eateries, with choices from Mexican to Thai to hamburgers. Miami is a small town with more than its share of treasures. Whether you spend the day exploring history at the museum, shopping in Miami’s unique stores, or dining at one of our friendly restaurants, you’ll come away with a taste of the region’s rich history and vibrant present.
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3] Garcia & Sons ~ Sullivan Street Antiques 407 W. Sullivan Street The ground floor began life as Garcia and Sons Furniture and was connected to the building on the west. It later became part of Franco Furniture and then Wilson’s Home Center. The upstairs began as a brothel, and in the 1950s became a boarding house named the Glenn Hotel. Around the same time, the balcony was sawn off and the exterior covered with stucco. The façade was restored in 2015.
2] Silver Belt Newspaper ~ Miami Rose Antique Store 401 Sullivan Street Built in 1815, it originally housed a savings and loan that had a walk-in vault (still in use at the store). In later years it housed the Miami edition of the Silver Belt newspaper.
1] YMCA 151 Miami Avenue Built in 1917. Construction was funded by the Miami Copper Company. This is one of only two buildings in Miami built in the Neoclassical style; the other is Bullion Plaza Museum. The YMCA had the first indoor heated swimming pool west of the Mississippi. It also had a bowling alley, basketball court, and 24 private rooms for rent.
7] Julie’s Quilt Shop 600 Sullivan Street This building has been rebuilt several times after fires, most recently in 1950. Over the years it has housed an appliance store, an APS facility, and a record store.
6] Miami Electric Company ~ Sullivan Street Emporium 514 Sullivan Street Built around 1925, this structure has housed Miami’s Electric Company, an appliance store, and Eddie’s Show Store. Next door, the Popular building, built in 1919, housed an upscale men’s haberdashery. During Prohibition, a speakeasy flourished in the basement.
5] Miami Townsite Building Soda Pop’s Antiques and Soda Fountain 505 and 503 Sullivan Street #505 was built in 1913 and first known as the Miami Townsite Building. An addition (#503) was constructed in 1915. The second floor housed assayers’ offices, the Miami Title Company, and Cleve Van Dyke’s offices. The first floor housed Nader’s Emporium, an upscale clothing store. #503 housed a confectionary store and a Western Union office.
4] Cleve Van Dyke Offices Barber Shop - Cover Photo 502 Sullivan Street Originally built in 1909, the building served as the real estate office for Cleve Van Dyke, one of the founders of Miami. It burned down around 1910 or 1911, in a fire that destroyed most of the wooden buildings in Miami. It was rebuilt in 1973 and became a barber shop. The painting was done by a local artist as a tribute to the Apache Tribe. His signature is visible from the roof of the barber shop.
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11] Bullion Plaza Museum and Cultural Center 150 N. Plaza Circle Formerly Bullion Plaza School, the building opened in 1923 as a grammar school for Mexican-American and Apache children. After desegregation in the 1950s, it served as a public school until 1994. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It now houses exhibits on geology, mining, ranching, and the history of the Miami area, including fascinating exhibits about Miami’s cultural heritage.
10] The Soderman Building ~ Copper Miners’ Rest 198 Chisholm Avenue The Soderman Building was originally built in 1910 of wood and then rebuilt in concrete between 1917 and 1920. The main floor included the Wasa Bar, and the second story was a rooming house for Scandinavian miners. It had a Finnish sauna, open to the public. During Prohibition, the bar was moved to the basement and served as a speakeasy.
9] The Fitzpatrick Building ~ Neotat 55-57 Keystone Avenue The Fitzpatrick, as it is known, is Miami’s oldest building, constructed in 1909 by John Fitzpatrick. At one time it housed the Miner’s Saloon, which closed when Prohibition was passed. Rooms upstairs were rented to miners. The Fitzpatrick Building was the first concrete building in Miami.
8] The Kelley Building Joshua Tree Lampshades 517 Sullivan Street Built in 1911 and occupied by Roy Kelley and his wife, who operated Kelley’s Photography Studio. It was the Kelleys who added the second story to the building.
3] Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church 904 Sullivan Street Built in 1915, this is the best and only fully realized example of the Mission Revival style in Miami.
1] Divine Grace Presbyterian Church 307 Live Oak Built in 1920 and designed by the firm of Trost & Trost, the church is said to resemble the Mount Sinai Temple in El Paso, Texas. It is considered an Eclectic building due to its modernized interpretation of the Mission style.
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4] Murals Strolling the commercial district of Miami, one will run across many whimsical murals of cats. These were painted in 2012 by local artist Marianne Collins, who initiated the project to enhance the streetscape. Nearly a dozen murals can be found in the downtown district.
3] Veterans Memorial Created in 2012, the memorial honors local veterans with more than 800 bricks, many of them engraved with the names of service members to honor their service and sacrifice.
2] Bridges Constructed between 1920 and 1928, these bridges are simple Luten arch structures, with a single, yet important, ornamental feature: balusters executed in the Neoclassical Revival style. The bridges are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1] Stairs A pedestrian stairway known as the Skyline Trail begins downtown at the intersection of Gibson Street and Keystone Avenue and terminates on the crest of the hill above. It was once used as passage by miners going to and from Miami Copper’s works on the hilltops above.
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Miami Genesis Incorporated
The Miami Genesis Economic Development Board was created in 2012 to promote economic development and focus on historic preservation, restoration and rejuvenation of the Miami downtown historic business district and neighborhoods. Partnering with others, including the Town of Miami, United Fund of Globe-Miami and Freeport McMoRan, Miami Genesis looks for ways both to preserve the culture of the town and promote its future. Several years ago when Parks and Recreation was eliminated from the town budget, Miami Genesis and their all-volunteer board stepped in to sponsor and manage local events including the Music in the Park Summer Series, the Miami Fiesta and others. The board also manages the newly renovated Bullion Plaza Gymnasium, which now hosts both private and community events. Since its creation, Miami Genesis has spearheaded neighborhood cleanups and beautification projects, most recently utilizing grant monies received from Freeport to purchase several custom benches along the highway and in town and welcome banners soon to come to Sullivan Street. Future projects include the Bullion Plaza Amphitheater, which will sit on the north end of the green at Bullion and provide an outdoor venue, and plans to develop the Bloody Tanks Riverwalk with boardwalks on both sides and a walking path in the creek. Genesis and the Town of Miami welcome the opportunity to work together with the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. “One hundred years of history in one mile� says it all, and we look forward to many more years of community and development in Miami.
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Miami Genesis Incorporated 517 West Sullivan Street Miami, AZ 85539
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ANNUAL EVENTS CALENDAR January Gila County Gem and Mineral Show With a variety of vendors, demonstrations, hands-on projects for kids, and rock and mineral displays by the Gila County Gem and Mineral Club. It is a three-day event attracting vendors and visitors from all over the state. For more information on the show or the local club, please contact president Jodi Brewster at (623) 810-9780 or jodibrewster66@gmail.com.
World Desert Fair at BTA World Desert Fair explores the importance of desert plants to everyday life. Arboretum visitors are invited to sample food and drink, listen to music from indigenous cultures and learn about desert ecology. Exhibit stations set up along the main trail will showcase the plants of deserts around the world. http://arboretum.ag.arizona.edu/
Superior Home Show (See Superior, page 41)
February
The Beginning of Wildflower Season Two of the best “wildflower drives” in Arizona pass through Globe-Miami. The sheer variety of color and beauty is worth a day-drive through Devil’s Canyon and over to the San Carlos reservation. Check GMT’s website for information as the wildflower season blossoms.
Renaissance Festival Merriment abounds Feb. 3–March 31st! Get ready to be transported back to the 16th century as one of the largest and most picturesque Renaissance Festivals in the nation prepares for raucous revelry below the foothills of the Superstition Mountains. Roam a 30-acre festival village filled with whimsical castles, cottages, pubs, and 13 stages of nonstop performances of music, dance, acrobatics, and comedy. Foolish pleasures mix with artisan treasures as you shop, eat, and revel with a cast of nearly 2,000 colorfully costumed characters. For information call (520) 463-2700 or visit www.RenFestInfo.com.
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April Globe’s 32nd Annual Historic Home & Building Tour Hosted by the Globe-Miami Chamber, the tour showcases a variety of the local homes and commercial buildings. The tour begins at the Train Depot, where you pick up your copper ticket and take a shuttle to each of the stops on the route. Festivities also include a chili luncheon, antique show, quilt show and performance by the Globe Centennial Band. For more information, call (928) 425-4495 or visit www.globemiamichamber.com.
Intertribal Pow Wow (Apache Gold Casino) Pow wows are Native American gatherings featuring dancers, singers, and performers from throughout the country. Performers of all ages participate, dressed in ornate regalia. More than a dozen different dances are performed, including the Grass Dance, the Smoke Dance, and the Jingle Dress Dance. Many of the performers follow the Pow-Wow Trail, traveling and performing throughout the country. Grand Entry is performed each day of the Pow Wow. www.apachegold-casino.com.
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Apache Leap Mining Festival (See Superior, page 41) Burch Cattle Sale The annual Burch Cattle Sale is the largest sale of its kind in Arizona, when in one day as many as 2,000 yearlings are bought and sold. The Burch sale, run by the Gila County Cattle Growers Association takes place every February and is unique in that it is cooperatively run and manned by volunteers. Sale prices tend to be about 10% over market, a tribute to the reputation and high quality of Gila County cattle. www.gccga.com.
Copper Dust Stampede Rodeo This rodeo is held annually in May at the Gila County Fairgrounds in Globe. Features rodeo performances Friday and Saturday nights and a dance after each performance, plus junior events, specialty acts, and a raffle. This year will include the first annual 5D Barrel Blowout barrel races. Sanctioned by the Grand Canyon Professional Rodeo Association. Call (480) 529-1440 or visit www.copperduststampede.com.
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Globe-Miami Farmers Market Opens Globe-Miami’s farmers market is now in its sixth season. Each Saturday the market opens from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. with fresh local produce for sale and a smattering of art, fun and games and great conversation. Please support local growers. For more details, visit the market’s Facebook page. Miami Fiesta Held annually on the Bullion Plaza Green, the Miami Fiesta is a celebration of Mexican Independence Day with Hispanic entertainment, booths, food, and a car show. Free admission. Call (800) 804-5623 or visit www.globemiamichamber.com. Cinco de Mayo Festival at Apache Gold Casino and Downtown Globe Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of tradition, art, music, culture, community, and the enticing smell of authentic Mexican food. Fiesta events are free of charge and include the crowning of La Reina de las Flores. Celebrations are held in downtown Globe and at Apache Gold Casino.
June Globe Cemetery Tour This history-based tour depicts an Old West of times gone by and introduces you to many of Globe’s former residents, sharing tales of the lives they once led. The Globe Cemetery Tour is not a ghoulish event but rather focuses on history and storytelling. The tour is carefully researched, including the stories and histories of the people buried at the cemetery. www.globearts.org.
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Globe Summer Fest Please join us for a fun, carnival-style evening in downtown Globe, with burgers, music, carnival games, cupcake walks, root beer floats & iced treats, water balloons and more cool-you-off fun! We will even have a water balloon drop! BYO watermelon for the Carving Challenge! Proceeds from this fundraising event will go to the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts and Globe Main Street Program. www.globearts.org.
Boomtown Spree Miami’s Boomtown Spree is a festival held at Bullion Plaza which celebrates mining. It includes a mining contest, dance party, Keystone Stair Climb and car show. Fun for the whole family. For more info: http:// bullionplazamuseum.org/boomtown-spree-2016/
July Independence Day Celebration Globe celebrates Independence Day with an annual Light Parade with vehicles decked out in lights and patriotic decorations. The parade begins by the train depot, proceeds up Pine Street and then makes its grand entry onto Broad Street. Summer Youth Musical Theater Production The Summer Youth Musical Theater Program is a joint program of the Cobre Valley Center for the Arts and the Copper Cities Community Players, dedicated to exposing young people in the Globe, Miami, and San Carlos area to the Theater Arts. The SMTP production for the summer of 2016 will be announced in the spring—please check GMT’s website for details.
August Prickly Pear Festival (See Superior, page 41)
Gila County Fair From the All-American Beef Cookoff on Thursday evening to the livestock auction on Sunday, the Gila County Fair has something for everyone in the family. Contests and carnival rides, Native American dancers, local bands, monster trucks, rodeo, food vendors. www.gilacountyfair.com
October 33rd Annual Apache Jii Festival in Globe Jii means “day” in Apache. Apache Jii is a celebration of Apache and Native American culture, featuring artisans and vendors who come from all corners of the state. Arts, crafts, and food will be available for purchase, from knickknacks and fry bread to fine art and Apache flutes. A variety of Native American performances will take place throughout the day.
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November Annual Cobre Valley Art & Wine Auction This fundraiser for the Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center has grown from humble beginnings to a keynote event. Held at the Gila County Fairgrounds, the event offers an evening of socializing, fine art, and fine wine. Proceeds go toward equipment, services, training, and education at the hospital. Help support CVRMC by attending and purchasing art and wine. For details, please contact Jane Allen at (928) 402-1230.
December Halloween on Broad Street Every year thousands of people line the streets of downtown Globe for an awesome Halloween experience, with trick-or-treating, dancing in the street, and a huge annual costume contest. See www.globearts. org or Globe Historic Downtown on Facebook.
Christmas Concert at CVCA Every year the Copper Community Players present a Christmas program on stage with music and more— always a delight to help ring in the season. A reception follows the program in the Governor’s Room at CVCA.
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December, Continued Lighting of the Luminarias at Besh Ba Gowah Besh Ba Gowah is one of the top ten attractions in the region, featuring the ancient village ruins of the Rio Salado Indians, believed to date from 1150 to 1450 AD. Each year the ruins are lit with more than a thousand luminarias, creating a magical landscape of light. Activities begin at 5 p.m., and visitors can stay until 11 p.m. Miami Small Town Christmas Miami’s annual Small Town Christmas takes place in the Veterans Memorial Park on Sullivan Street or indoors at the Bullion Plaza Cultural Museum. Santa arrives at 10 a.m. to hear Christmas wishes, and hot chocolate and snacks are available for the kids as they catch a little bit of that Christmas magic.
Annual Light Parade in Globe In Globe’s annual Holiday Light Parade, vehicles decked out in lights make their rounds in the historic downtown. The parade begins by the train depot, proceeds up Pine Street and then makes its grand entry onto Broad Street. Set up your chairs, make the hot chocolate, and bring the kids and the grandparents for a night of holiday magic in Globe.
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f Superior were summed up in one word, that word might be surprising. Anyone who visited here only a few years ago would be surprised to see how the town has blossomed since then. Explore the new Superior, and you will discover an up-and-coming community with eateries worthy of any cosmopolitan city and a vibrant main street lined with delightful retail shops. Perched between mountains and valley, Superior might be said to have nine lives. With roots in silver and copper mining, its first incarnation was located several miles to the west and named Picket Post, after a nearby military camp. Within a year this first settlement had closed down and been reborn as Pinal City, a mill town. When the silver mines in the area played out, Pinal City in turn was abandoned. The buildings were dismantled board by board, moved, and rebuilt closer to the mountains, near a new mine, and the new town was named Hastings after the mine’s owner. Before long the name was changed to Superior, after another local mining company, the Lake Superior and Arizona. Since then the town has stayed put. Superior’s heyday lasted from 1910 to the early 1970s, the period when the Magma Copper Company was one of the most productive and innovative mining enterprises in the country. Magma’s founder, William Boyce Thompson, also established the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, a world-class botanical garden focusing on arid-land plants, located just west of Superior on Highway 60. Even more than copper or silver, the lifeblood of Superior has always been its people. When mining operations wound down during the 1980s and closed permanently in 1996, the town faced hard times, and it was only the community’s strong bonds that kept Superior from becoming another of Arizona’s many ghost towns. During this challenging period Superior was sustained mainly by the devotion of loyal residents who worked elsewhere.
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Attention from Hollywood directors also supported Superior through its tough years. The town has served as a film set for movies such as U-Turn, The Prophecy, How the West Was Won, and EightLegged Freaks. In some cases film crew members have fallen in love with the town and returned to invest in its renaissance. Visit Superior today, and you will feel the gathering energy. The venerable Magma Hotel is set to reopen in 2016 after magnificent renovations, and new businesses dot the map of Main Street. With its convenient location—only 25 minutes from Globe to the east or Gold Canyon to the west—Superior stands poised to serve as both a refreshing retreat from the Valley and a gateway to the offerings of eastern Arizona. Superior is quickly burgeoning into a vibrant and colorful community of entrepreneurs and artists with much to offer. On your next visit, we hope you’ll pause as you enter town, turn off the highway to visit our charming Main Street, and open your eyes to a new Superior.
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Events January Superior Home Show Each January the town of Superior opens its door to all who would like to learn about the community during an annual Home and Building Tour. Visitors can tour an eclectic assortment of renovated homes, chock full of color, décor and great low-cost ideas. The event includes a pancake breakfast, antique show, art show, live music, presentations on the town’s history, and the famous Mata Ortiz potters from Mexico. For information call (520) 689-0200 or visit www. superiorazchamber.net.
March Apache Leap Mining Festival The annual celebration of mining in Superior includes a carnival and vendors, a parade, and a mining competition with a $2,000 purse, as well as a crafts market, Chihuahua races, panning for “copper,” a Saturday night street dance, historic speakers, and lots of activities for all ages. Mining and mine related companies will be in attendance to explain the process and types of copper mining and what mining means to the area.
August Prickly Pear Festival Superior celebrates the delicious, nutritious prickly pear every year with vendors on Main Street, a “Cactus Lounge” with live entertainment and prickly pear drinks, speakers on desertrelated topics, and local restaurants featuring prickly pear menu items. Call (520) 827-9461.
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Wild Cow Gallery
Bringing Art and Heart to Superior t the heart of Superior’s art scene is an art gallery called the Wild Cow, located on Magma Avenue just off Main Street. Walk in and you will be greeted by a celebration of color and life—in paintings, mixed media, and three-dimensional art—and by the man who curates this festive and heartfelt collection, a tall Texan–Arizonan by the name of Boonie LeBlanc. LeBlanc spent part of his childhood in Phoenix and recalls coming to Superior every summer for family camping trips at Oak Flats. Four years ago he returned with his sister, Susan Davis, to a ranch just south of Superior, and they opened Wild Cow Gallery soon after. LeBlanc exhibits work by a growing number of world-class Chuck Davison, Artist artists who now call Superior home. Among them are Charles Davison, whose work is represented by Wilde-Meyer Galleries in Scottsdale and Tucson. With a career spanning four decades, Davison has created more than 5,000 paintings that have fetched prices up to $20,000. This spring his St. Francis of Assisi paintings, currently hanging at Wild Cow, will move to a gallery in Santa Fe, and his work will also expand to more locations in Arizona. Davison came to Superior from Phoenix 16 years ago for its natural beauty and clean air, back when, in his words, Superior was considered “rough-and-tumble.” “Superior is changing in a great way,” Davison says. “Things are developing, and this is an exciting time.” Wild Cow Gallery is sponsored by the Cactus Moon Foundation, a nonprofit established by LeBlanc and Davis to assist emerging artists and collectors. LeBlanc’s husband, Andre, is a major donor and board member. The foundation raises funds to support emerging artists, hosts visiting artists, and offers art workshops for children and adults every Friday at 3:00 and 5:30 p.m. ($25, no reservations needed). Many of the works on exhibit at the gallery have been donated to support the activities of the Cactus Moon Foundation. Additional artists with works currently on exhibit at Wild Cow are David Camancho Betancourt and L. Woods. Betancourt, a self-taught folk artist, combines storytelling with his acrylic paintings, basing each work on a brief tale that often has the character of fable or dream. The text of the story, written in Spanish in Betancourt’s handwriting, is attached to the back of the work. Texan folk artist L. Woods donates one hundred pieces to Wild Cow each year. Woods paints buckets, windows, benches, and other items with floral patterns whose appeal derives from their geometric regularity combined with riotous color, natural variation, and lighthearted appearances by insects or birds. Boonie and Andre LeBlanc and the Wild Cow Gallery Boonie LeBlanc, Curator exemplify the renewal that is taking place in Superior—energized by creative, dedicated people who have been investing world-class talent and vision in the town they’ve chosen to call home.
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POINTS OF INTEREST Magma Mine Cooling Towers The towers visible on a mountainside to the northwest of Superior are the visible components of North America’s first air conditioning system for a mine. As the Magma mine deepened in the 1930s, underground temperatures soared to over 140°F (60°C). William H. Carrier, the inventor of air conditioning, was hired to solve the cooling problem. Air conditioning units were installed at 3,400 and 3,600 feet in 1937, and the temperature of the lowest working levels was reduced to a comfortable 71°F (21.7°C). Regenerative cooling towers were built at the surface in 1947. The air conditioning system has been designated a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark. Apache Leap According to newspaper accounts, around 1871, about 75 Apache warriors leaped to their deaths from the cliffs above Superior rather than surrender to cavalry troops. Fragments of translucent obsidian embedded in perlite that can be found in abundance not far from the cliff are often called “Apache Tears,” in token of the legend.
Magma Smelter The 300-foot-tall brick smokestack that towers over the town of Superior was built in 1924 by the Magma Copper Company for its copper smelter. The smelter continued in operation until 1971. Now under the ownership of BHP-Billiton, one of the partners on the Resolution Copper project, the smokestack is in danger of being demolished due to the cost of stabilization and cleanup.
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San Carlos Apache Reservation
he tribe welcomes visitors and sportsmen to explore, hunt, fish, and enjoy the beautiful land of the Apaches. The land varies from high, cool country covered with forests of pine, spruce, fir, and aspen to lower elevations with desert ecosystems. The scenic wonders of the reservation include Point of Pines, Seneca Falls, and hundreds of remote ponds, seldom visited by man and each with its own wildlife community. For the hunter, the reservation offers some of the largest antler-bearing elk in the world, as well as deer, black bear, turkey, javelina, antelope, and mountain lion. The tribe’s Recreation & Wildlife Department regulates big game hunting with permit sales. Anglers will find both cold and warm water fisheries on reservation land. San Carlos Lake, when full, is the largest lake in Arizona and one of the premiere largemouth bass lakes in the entire Southwest. The San Carlos Apache Cultural Center, located on the north side of Highway 70, houses exhibits that portray the history of this proud nation and the cultural legacy left by the people who lived on this land for thousands of years before the arrival of AngloAmericans. Visitors can learn about the Apaches’ forced confinement on the reservation when it was formed in 1871 and about reservation life as it is today, as well as the tribe’s visions for the future. The center includes a gift shop selling arts and crafts by tribe members. In pre-colonial times, Apache bands extended from western Texas through southern New Mexico and into eastern and central Arizona. By 1860 clashes were breaking out between White settlers and the Apaches of the Southwest. For nearly three decades, led by great leaders such as Mangas Coloradas, Cochise, Juh, Victorio, Naiche, Taza, and Geronimo, the Apaches battled a White policy of extermination in confrontations now called the Apache Wars. Geronimo surrendered to General Nelson Miles in 1886, effectively ending Native armed resistance to White colonization. The epic story of Apache resistance is described in the book Once They Moved Like the Wind, by David Roberts. The San Carlos tribe today is made up of descendants of those who were interned on the reservation in the 1870s and ’80s, including members of the Aravaipa,
Chiricahua, Tonto, and many other Apache bands. Most live in the communities of San Carlos (the seat of tribal government), Peridot, and Bylas. Ranching, agriculture, forestry, mining, and the sale of hunting, fishing, and recreation permits provide revenue for the tribe. Another major source of income is the Apache Gold Casino, with its hotel, golf course, restaurant, convention center, and rodeo arena. The reservation operates a small open pit peridot mine, one of the few places in the world where this semiprecious green stone is found. Life on the San Carlos Reservation bridges traditional and modern American culture—from skateboarding and graffiti art to traditional jewelry making. Activities on the reservation include many that would be familiar to visitors, such as the popular open mic nights, called “Poets on the Rez,” hosted by San Carlos Community College. In addition, tribal members make up a hotshot firefighting crew called the Geronimo Hotshots. At the same time, the spiritual and artistic traditions of the Apaches remain vibrant here. Artisans practice cultural arts such as beading, leatherwork, and pottery; flute players and drummers perform traditional music; and cooks still prepare ancient dishes such as acorn soup. Traditional ceremonies such as the Sunrise Dance for girls coming of age, Crown Dancers, and Pow Wows continue to play vital roles in the cultural and spiritual life of the Apaches. ■
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Feature Articles on Apache Artists, Industry and Culture Dreamweaver: Mary Jane Dudley By Linda Gross ~ Mary Jane Dudley comes from a San Carlos family of weavers and learned basket making when she was 13. Dudley weaves traditional Apache burden baskets from willow, cottonwood, and devil’s claw.
Douglas Miles: Artist, Activist, Apache By Linda Gross ~ His work adorns the walls of museums and collectors as far away as the Smithsonian, and as close to home as the local skate park out at San Carlos. As a fine artist, his work is hard to peg. His venture into skateboard graphics has perplexed the art world, but skateboarders find his work cool.
The Warrior in the Woman By Jenn Walker ~ San Carlos artist Carrie Curley draws inspiration from Apache culture and history. “I’m trying to do good for my people as an artist,” Curley says. Her subjects are often Apache women, dancing at ceremonies or wearing traditional camp dresses. The Woman Who Wears the Dress By Jenn Walker ~ San Carlos designer Selina Curley makes traditional Apache camp dresses, single handedly keeping this aspect of the Apache culture alive. Curley says, “It goes back to honoring and respecting the women of old, and what they stood for.”
Cattle Ranching in San Carlos By Jenn Walker ~ The San Carlos Apache Reservation once attracted ranchers from all over the Southwest to buy cattle raised by the Apache Tribe. The land in San Carlos was considered “the best of the best” for grazing. Read more at www.GlobeMiamiTimes.com.
The Best Hunting Guides Are in Our Back Yard By Jenn Walker ~ Between Globe and San Carlos you can find mountain lions, bighorn sheep, buffalo, deer, elk, antelope, wild turkey, javelina and a world class population of black bear. Five years out of the month, starting in September, hunting guide Homer Stevens guides trophy hunters into 1.8 million acres of huntable land in San Carlos wilderness to catch some of the finest elk in the world.
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Roots Run Deep in Ranching
n Arizona, as in much of the western United States, cattle ranching has been both a mainstay of the economy and a major influence on culture and society. That history is still part of everyday life in Globe and Miami. Cowboys still round up cattle on vast ranches in the area called the Tonto Basin, just north of Globe-Miami, and the Gila County Fair still puts on an annual rodeo with events like bull riding and team roping. Among the region’s earliest pioneers were ranchers who found excellent grazing for their livestock here, and stayed to raise families. Many of the ranching families in Gila County have been ranching for four or even five generations. Cattle ranching in Arizona boomed after the Civil War, when drought in Texas pushed many ranchers west. The first large-scale cattle operation in the area was established in 1876 by Christian Cline and his five sons, who drove 1,600 head from California, and members of the Cline family are still ranching here. The value of Arizona’s rangelands as prime grazing
Branding on the Griffen Ranch in May.
country made it possible to raise large herds. In 1881, Patrick Hamilton wrote that “the fine grasses and the delightful climate make this region the very paradise of the stock grower. All the year
round the rich grasses cover mountain, valley, and mesa. Situated between the extremes of temperature, subject neither to the fierce ‘northers’ of the Southwest, nor the heavy snows of more northern latitudes; requiring no expensive outlay for the protection of stock in winter, and with a range which is only limited by the boundaries of the Territory, there is no portion of the United States which presents a finer field for the successful prosecution of this industry than the Territory of Arizona.” He concluded, “No finer beef is raised in the United States than is produced in Arizona.” By the late 1890s, it is estimated that 1.5 million head were grazing in the Tonto Basin alone. However, within 30 years the range was “worn out,” in the words of Florence Packard, one of the earliest settlers of the Tonto Basin. A Forest Service observer noted that “the range was not only grazed out but was trampled out as well. Moisture did not go down to the remaining grass roots and the cow trails were fast becoming gullies which drained the country like a tin roof. Sheet erosion started in many places, especially on the steep slopes and the thin soil was soon washed away and only rocks were left.” Since then, ranchers have adopted grazing practices that are more sustainable and often improve the range. However, the land will never again support the numbers of cattle that once drew settlers from far and wide. Today, more than 30 ranches raise cattle in Gila County, and the total number of head is estimated at 15,000. The cattle, mostly Black Angus and Hereford, are raised primarily for beef. The annual Burch Cattle Sale, run by the Gila County Cattle Growers Association, is the largest sale of its kind in Arizona, when in one day as many as 2,000 yearlings are bought and sold. The Burch sale takes place every February and is unique in that it is cooperatively run and manned by volunteers. Seasoned ranch hands and members of ranching families,
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from 8-year-old children on up to 85-year-old great-grandparents, work together on an event that is both serious business and a social affair. Sale prices tend to be about 10% over market, a tribute to the reputation and high quality of Gila County cattle.
Every spring around Memorial Day, the ranches brand their cattle as a way of identifying their ownership. The practice of branding began in the early days of ranching in the West because the country was open range, with no fences. The cattle mixed together
and had to be branded so that the ranchers could identify their own cattle. At roundup time the ranchers worked together to bring in all the cattle, then would “cut outâ€? their own cattle from the herd and drive them to market, either in Globe or Phoenix. At the San Carlos Apache Reservation, ranching began in the 1870s when the people of San Carlos were given live animals to slaughter for their food rations. Many individuals were eager to obtain stock cattle, so they maintained many of the animals instead of slaughtering them to eat. By 1878 the tribe had more than 500 head of stock cattle and 760 sheep. Eventually, the Apaches adopted ranching as a revenuegenerating practice. The cattle would be rounded up and driven 50 miles to Calva, in the southern part of the reservation, to be sold. Today, cattle ranching continues to be an important source of revenue for the Apaches at San Carlos. â–
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Railroad History ailroad came to the West in the 1860s, after President Abraham Lincoln signed a series of Pacific Railroad Acts into law. The year 1869 saw the completion of the first transcontinental railroad, linking the East Coast with San Francisco. The transcontinental railroad opened up new worlds as it allowed relatively easy and quick travel from one coast to the other. Soon additional rail lines were built across the United States and up and down the West Coast. In 1895 W. A. McFarland was hired to build a 133-mile rail line from Bowie, on a Southern Pacific line, to the boom town of Globe. The new line was named the Gila Valley, Globe & Northern (GVG&N). Nearly 50 miles of the route would pass through the San Carlos Reservation, and it was uncertain whether the Apache tribe would approve the construction on their land. Because of the risk that the line would have to be abandoned, the builders used second-hand ties and rails. After nearly five years of negotiations, the railroad and the tribe reached an agreement, giving the tribe $8,000 plus free passage for tribal members for 30 years. However, as McFarland wrote, the railroad felt that “it wouldn’t be fair to give away actual seats which paying passengers would give up.” Apaches would be allowed to ride only on the steps and on top of the train. When the line was finally in operation, the poor quality of the materials caused frequent wrecks. The line came to be known as the “Go Very Gently & Nervously.” The first locomotive to work the line was the Jupiter—a well-worn engine purchased from the Central Pacific Railroad, and one of the two locomotives that participated in the Golden Spike ceremony upon the completion of the original transcontinental railroad. The first train pulled into Globe in 1898. In 1910, the GVG&N was absorbed into a new railroad called the Arizona Eastern, a joint project of the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe companies. In 1916 the rail company hired El Paso architects Trost & Trost to design a grand two-story passenger depot in Globe to house their executive offices and accommodate growing traffic. It was to be the finest depot on the line and stood in stark contrast to the more utilitarian one-story depots found along the line. At this time, tourists were pouring into Globe to partake of special motor excursions to Roosevelt Lake. Passengers coming west from El Paso disembarked at the Globe depot and then boarded seven-passenger Cole autos for the trip to the lake. From there, they were driven down the winding Apache Trail, with its breathtaking scenery, to Phoenix, where they would board another train for Los Angeles. These tours were a roaring success and continued until 1930. By the early 1950s, railroad passenger services had greatly decreased with the advent of automobiles, buses, and airlines. The Southern Pacific decided to drop its passenger service, and the GVG&N was retired in 1954. To save the cost of relocating the engine, the SP donated the engine to the City of Globe, and it now stands in the park in front of City Hall. The Globe train depot began a long, slow decline, serving in turn as a Greyhound station, Red Cross office, laundromat, storage space, and various other uses lost to history. In 2005, after the Southern Pacific put out a bid to demolish the property, a local bidder suggested that the SP instead lease the property, and the building was saved from destruction. Kip Culver, director of Globe’s Main Street Program, spearheaded efforts to restore the depot to its original 1916 beauty. From 2007 to 2011 the lovingly restored building served as a depot for the Copper Spike Train Excursion, which carried passengers from Globe to the Apache Gold Casino in vintage rail cars. In 2011, The Genesee & Wyoming, a worldwide rail service provider, acquired the Arizona Eastern Railway, including most of the former GVG&N railway. The Copper Spike excursions were discontinued and the rails are currently used to transport copper, chemicals, and agricultural and forest products. ■
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St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Monastery Founded in 1995 by seven Orthodox monks, St. Anthony’s was the first authentic Athonite monastery on American soil. Today, approximately 45 monks live and work here. The monastery, located just south of Florence, has a vegetable garden, citrus orchards, a small vineyard, and an olive grove. Proper attire is required; please visit the monastery’s website. www.stanthonysmonastery.org
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Boyce Thompson Arboretum Boyce Thompson Arboretum is the largest and oldest botanical garden in the state of Arizona. The Arboretum has a visitors’ center, gift shop, research offices, greenhouses, a demonstration garden, picnic area, and walking trails. The Arboretum has been designated an Important Bird Area by the Audobon Society. Located on Hwy. 60, three miles west of Superior.
Roosevelt Lake Roosevelt Lake was created in 1911 with the construction of Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River, then the world’s tallest masonry dam. Roosevelt Lake offers an abundance of recreation opportunities, including fishing, boating, water-skiing, jet-skiing, swimming, and camping. The lake features several marinas, fee-based camping sites, a wildlife refuge area, and a general store. http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tonto/ recarea/?recid=35797
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Ray Mine The Ray mine, near Kearny, represents one of the largest copper reserves in the world. Mining operations and equipment may be viewed here daily from an overlook located approximately 12 miles south of Superior on Highway 177. www.asarco. com/about-us/our-locations/ ray-operations/ Apache Cultural Center The center hosts a special exhibit, Window on Apache Culture, that describes the Apaches’ spiritual beginnings and ceremonies. Apache crafted items such as adornments, burden baskets, and cradle boards, as well as jewelry, paintings, carvings, and sculptures, are available for sale. Located on U.S. 70 at milepost 272. http:// www.sancarlosapache.com/San_ Carlos_Culture_Center.htm
Mine tailings on Route 60 The cattle you see grazing on the steep banks of the tailings dam are helping to reseed the area with grass and brush. It was discovered that when cattle were placed on the tailings and nature was allowed to take its course, the ground was effectively seeded and fertilized better than with any method tried previously. Today the tailings dam is blanketed with ground cover thanks to this process.
San Carlos Reservation/ Apache Gold Casino & Resort The San Carlos Indian Reservation was established in 1871 and encompasses nearly 3,000 square miles. The term Apache loosely means “The People,” and refers to both Northern and Southern Apache Tribes, including the Jicarilla, Lipan, Kiowa, San Carlos, Chiricahua, and Mescalero. When the reservation was formed, it was primarily a conglomeration of the Southern Apache tribes. Many of the cultural ways of Apache life are still practiced today. The main sources of income for the tribe are ranching, hunting, tourism, and the Apache Gold Casino & Resort property. www.sancarlosapache.com
Tonto National Monument Tonto National Monument provides access to two well-preserved cliff dwellings occupied by the Salado culture between 1150 and 1450 AD. The Salado were fine craftsmen, producing some of the most exquisite polychrome pottery and intricately woven textiles to be found in the Southwest. Many of these objects are on display in the Visitor Center museum. www.nps.gov/tont/
55 Sleeping Beauty Mountain/ Sleeping Beauty Mine This iconic mountain, which appears to be a woman lying down, was first the site of a copper mining operation. When the copper played out, a private firm began mining the byproduct— which became world famous. Sleeping Beauty turquoise was mined for 25 years in the area and was considered some of the purest turquoise anywhere. The mine closed in 2013 when it became too expensive to operate.
Globe~Miami 50 million pounds of copper. At today’s prices that is close to $200 million. The mine closed in 1931 due to flooding in the shaft. The site is now the Old Dominion Walking Park, with 3 miles of trails and informational signs about mining.
Old Dominion Mine & Walking Park Copper production at the Old Dominion Mine began in 1881 and this mine soon became the largest copper producer in the country, putting out over
Besh Ba Gowah Besh Ba Gowah is a partially reconstructed Salado pueblo village with an excellent regional museum displaying artifacts from excavations on the site. Visitors walk through a 700-year-old Salado Culture pueblo, climb ladders to second-story rooms,
and view the typical furnishings of the era. Besh Ba Gowah has one of the largest singlesite archaeological collections in the Southwest and is one of the most significant finds of Southwest archaeology. http:// w w w. g l o b e a z . g o v / v i s i t o r s / besh-ba-gowah
Miami Veterans Memorial The memorial, located in Miami’s Veterans Memorial Park, honors local veterans with more than 800 bricks, many of them engraved with the names of service members to honor their service and sacrifice.
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Bullion Plaza Museum & Cultural Center The Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum is dedicated to preserving and presenting the culturally diverse history and human experience of Miami. Its fascinating exhibits cover geology, mining, ranching, the immigrant experience, illustrious people from Globe and Miami, and local Native American communities. Visitors will marvel at the 240-ton haul truck bed holding a 35-ton haul truck located in front of the museum, demonstrating the actual size of what is now a small truck in the mining business. The museum is open on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. http:// bullionplazamuseum.org Round Mountain Park Round Mountain Park, located in Globe at the end of South Street, offers five different hiking loops with a variety of terrains and difficulty levels. This area is prized for its natural beauty, especially during wildflower season, and provides an excellent view of Globe and the surrounding mountain ranges. www.globeaz.gov/departments/ recreation/round-mountain-park
1910 Territorial Jail The territorial jail built in Globe in 1910 replaced a small, one-cell jail that had become inadequate to the needs of the booming town. The new jail was built of reinforced concrete, and its cell blocks, doors, and levers were brought from the infamous Yuma Territorial Prison. The jail was in continuous use until 1978. The building has been restored and today houses historical exhibits that give a taste of Globe’s rough and rowdy past, including a video presentation about the town’s early days. Cobre Valley Center for the Arts The CVCA is located in the former Gila County Court House at 100 N. Broad Street in Globe. The majestic 110-year-old building was renovated in the 1980s by a consortium of local artists. Inside are exhibits of arts and crafts by local artists, a quilt room, a community theater, and a gift shop. http://globearts.org
Old Globe Cemetery Globe’s oldest cemetery has graves dating back nearly to the founding of the town. Tom Hammond was the first to be buried here, in 1878. There are sections for the Italian, Chinese, and Slavic families who helped settle the area, and for the Black Dog Soldiers, the Elks, the Knights of Pythias, and paupers.
Gila Historical Museum The Gila County Historical Society is affiliated and certified by the Arizona Historical Society. It houses several exhibits of cultural importance to Gila County, as well as a library of archived resource materials and over 4000 catalogued photos. Open Monday - Friday 10 a.m. 4 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. and closed on Sundays
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100 YEARS OF MINING HISTORY
Photo by LCGross
As you enter the Cobre Valley, a visual history surrounds you: the colorful vistas of open pit mines, rock piles, tailings dams, and smelter stacks. The underground riches of Superior, Miami, and Globe fed the earliest roots of these “mineral belt” communities. Copper has been mined here for over 100 years and still forms the backbone of the local economy. It was silver that first brought fame to the area. After 1871, when the Apaches were mostly confined to reservations, prospectors were able to access the Cobre Valley area. Nuggets of silver were discovered, and in 1875 the first silver mines were established in both Superior and Globe. By 1883, the Silver King Mine near present-day Superior was processing 50 tons of ore every day. Eventually the Silver King closed and new mines were opened, including the Silver Bell-Columbia, the Martinez, and, later, the Silver Queen. Silver mining continued to be important in Superior as late as the 1970s. In Globe—named for a large silver orb found here—silver mining played out fairly early, and the discovery of copper set this mineral-rich region on a path to early greatness. Globe was a remote location in those days, surrounded by mountains and standing at the edge of wilderness. All equipment and supplies had to be shipped in 130 miles by wagon
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train, at great expense. Still, the ore was so rich that the mines could turn handsome profits, and riches poured out of the ground. Globe became the commercial center of the region. In 1890 John A. Black, Arizona Commissioner of Immigration, wrote, “In few places in the world is copper ore found in such manner and of so high a grade as in the vicinity of Globe.” In 1888, when gold replaced silver as the U.S. monetary standard, the demand for silver dropped and
59 copper became more valuable. In a single decade Globe’s annual copper output increased from 7 million pounds to 27 million pounds. GlobeMiami soon became the largest copper producer in the country, with more than 35 mines operating in the area. Mining company money helped fund the construction of a rail line from Bowie, the GVG&N, in the mid-1890s, facilitating transportation of equipment, ore, and passengers. By 1909, Globe was booming! Globe’s Old Dominion Mine, founded in 1881, was the most successful and longest-lasting mining company in the area. The mine operated until 1931 and Thompson purchased, renamed, and deepened the provided the driving force for the growth of the Globeexisting Silver Queen mine. Soon the Magma mine Miami area during its 50 years of production. The Old had 8 miles of underground workings and employed Dominion site is now a walking park featuring graded more than 600 men under a triple shift. The Magma paths and informational exhibits. Copper Company built a copper smelter here in 1914, In the first decade of the 20th century new mines and the town’s future seemed secure. were opening to the west of Globe. The miners, Today, a century later, copper production who lived in the Globe area, had to travel seven remains the bedrock of the region’s economy. Major miles each way to work in copper producers in Globethe new mines—usually Miami include Capstone Mining’s on foot, as they could Pinto Valley Mine and KGHM not afford horses. An International’s Carlota mine, enterprising man named both open pit mines. In addition Cleve Van Dyke proposed to copper, the Pinto Valley Mine building a new town closer produces a small amount of silver to the mines. On October and molybdenum as by-products. In 11, 1909, a “land rush” Miami, Freeport McMoRan operates was held, and Miami was one of three copper smelters in the born. Within three months United States and a rod plant that the town had a population was the first of its kind. of 2,000, and at its peak Superior’s Magma mine closed more than 10,000 people in 1996, and the town experienced lived here. a long economic slowdown in the In the early 20th century following years. Without the affection Superior was another of its devoted residents, who refused boom town, offering all to leave in spite of economic the amenities the miners challenges, Superior might have and their families could become another ghost town. desire, thanks to both silver Today, however, Superior is and copper production. burgeoning with growth and looking The Magma was the most forward to new prosperity with celebrated of Superior’s the construction of the Resolution mines, created in 1910 Copper project near the site of the when William Boyce Courtesy of Arizona Mining Association (www.azcu.org) old Magma mine. ■
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Old Dominion Mine and Walking Park At one time this underground mine was the largest copper producer in the United States. Opened in 1881. Closed in 1931. The site is now the Old Dominion Historic Walking Park with 3 miles of trails.
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FMI Smelter and Mine Tailings This large mine site is a conglomeration of properties that date back to 1907. It has included open pits, leaching, concentrating (milling) and SXEW processing. The smelter processes copper concentrate from several other mines in the southwestern United States.
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Copper Cities/Sleeping Beauty Mine In the shadows of the Sleeping Beauty Mountain, copper was the focus of this open pit operation from 1951 to 1982. The site employed concentrating (milling) techniques as well as leaching for SXEW refining. The mine produced world-class Sleeping Beauty turquoise for many years. 4
FMI Rod Plant Completed in 1969 and the first of its kind to be located at a mine site. The plant uses the Southwire design casting system with Morgan mills to produce 7,500 lb. and 15,000 lb. copper rod coils.
BHP Miami Unit Copper ore was mined underground by block caving methods from 1911 to 1959. Mill tailings were deposited along Bloody Tanks Wash from 1925 to 1932 and across the valley at the Solitude facility from 1928 to 1959. From 1989 to 2002, over 30 million tons of tailings were removed by hydraulic mining techniques, leached and stripped of copper. This area immediately visible from Hwy 60 was reclaimed in 2006. In-situ leaching of the block caving subsidence zone began in 1943 and continues today, which includes an SXEW plant.
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Blue Bird Mine In 1968, this mine pioneered the modern SXEW process that uses organic solvents to enhance recovery of copper from leached ore. This is widely recognized as the most significant development in the copper industry and is predominantly used throughout the world. 7
BHP Pinto Valley This large open pit mine was the site of the original Castle Dome Mine in the '40's and was purchased by BHP from Magma Copper in 1996. BHP restarted the mill in 2007 when copper prices rose above four dollars and shut it down when they dropped two years later. It is still an active site with an open pit and SXEW operation. 8
Carlota Copper Company This newest mine in the Globe-Miami region opened in 2009. They have an open pit, leaching pads and SXEW plant.
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Resolution Copper The Resolution Copper Mine has been under exploration and permitting for nearly ten years. If successful, they hope to begin operations mid-2020. 10 Asarco Ray Mine The Ray mine was started in 1952 by the Kennecott Copper Corporation, on the site of the towns of Ray and Sonora. The mine was purchased by ASARCO in 1986. 11 Asarco Smelter & Tailings Part of the ASARCO operations
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Mining FAQ Are there still mines operating in Globe, Miami, and Superior? Yes! Mining continues to be the backbone of the local economy. Major mining operations in the Miami area include Freeport McMoRan, which operates an open-pit copper mine, one of only three smelters in the country, and a rod mill; Canadian-based Capstone Mining, which operates the open-pit operation at the Pinto Valley Mine; and KGHM International’s Carlota mine, which was the first copper mine designated and permitted under modern environmental legislation. Over in Hayden-Winkelman-Ray, ASARCO/Grupo Mexico operates the largest open-pit mine currently in operation in the United States, as well as an SX/ EW processor and a smelter. In Superior, Resolution Copper is planning a new operation near the site of the old Magma mine. The ore body here is thought to be one of the richest discovered in this century, and the Resolution mine is projected to become the largest copper producer in North America.
Do the mines offer tours? Yes! Two companies do currently offer mine tours. Resolution Copper offers mine tours at its new project in Superior, every other Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Tours are limited to 8 people and registration is required in advance. For more information, visit http:// resolutioncopper.com/media/site-tour/. ASARCO also offers tours, which begin at their Mineral Discovery Center. Visit www.asarco.com/ about-us/our-locations/asarco-mineral-discoverycenter/mine-tours/. Contact the mine in advance to be sure a tour will be available.
Do you mine anything besides copper? Yes! In addition to copper, the Pinto Valley Mine produces a small amount of silver and molybdenum as by-products. The new Resolution Copper mine will also produce silver and molybdenum in small amounts. The San Carlos Apache Reservation is home to one of only a few peridot mines in the world, located on Peridot Mesa near the town of San Carlos. Until very recently, this mine produced 90% of the peridot in the world. Peridot on the reservation can be mined only by members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Turquoise is produced as a by-product of copper mining. For many years the Sleeping Beauty mine near Globe produced some of the finest turquoise in the world. Their turquoise mining operation was closed in 2012, when it became uneconomical. What is SX/EW? SX/EW is an acronym for solvent-extraction/ electrowinning, a method of processing copper ore. The process involves leaching tailings materials to extract the remaining copper and precious metals. Specifically, the ore is exposed to dilute sulfuric acid, causing the copper to dissolve into solution. The copper solution is then concentrated, the copper is plated onto stainless steel cathodes, producing 99.99% copper, and finally the copper is stripped from the cathodes and prepared for shipment. The Freeport-McMoRan mine in Miami pioneered the use of SX/EW. The process was first developed at the Blue Bird Mine in 1959, and was used there on a large scale beginning in 1968. Adoption of SX/EW in the industry led to the demise of vat leaching as a processing method. One advantage of SX/EW is that it has very little environmental impact because its liquid streams are easily contained.
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An Abundance of Wildflowers April, May, and June are prime months to explore Gila County in search of wildflowers. Drivers heading east from the Valley on Highway 60 or north on Highway 77 from Tucson will be treated to roadside displays all the way to Globe-Miami. Poppies, penstemons, and primroses bloom here long after those colorful species have gone to seed in low-desert elevations. The earliest desert blooms are usually reported in late February in low elevations. If you miss the chance to photograph thickets of gold poppies in the early spring, Highway 60 between Miami and Globe remains reliable through April as a place to see those photogenic flowers. Highway 60 also has the distinction of being one of Arizona’s official scenic byways, touted for its scenic views even out of wildflower season. The winding road is well worth the two-hour drive to or from Phoenix just for the rock formations and massive oak trees. In April some hillsides will be golden with brittlebush above Highway 77 from Winkelman through Dripping Springs, and watch for Apricot Globemallow (Sphaeralcea ambigua) and deer vetch, too. April brings the best color of the entire year to Globe’s Round Mountain Park, where three miles of hiking trails meander through impressive boulders accented with yellow wallflower stalks, clumps of white blossoms on desert onion, bluedicks, popcorn flower, filaree, phacelia, berberis, and (in a good year) lovely blue larkspur. The show at Round Mountain begins in early April with delicate yellow evening primrose (Oenothera primiveris). Arguably the most photogenic of all April flowers are the hedgehog cacti, and hundreds of these will flower at Round Mountain park during April. Opuntia species (prickly pear and cholla) flower later, bringing yellow/ orange/red flowers during May and June. Round Mountain Park is located near the crossroads of Highways 60 and 70. Turn at the Highway 60 restaurant and continue uphill past the Elks lodge and Samaritan Vet building. Park admission is free! Hikers can head for the higher elevations of Pinal Mountain trails for species such as milkvetch (Astragalus), which can be seen along forest roads 55 and 651, and also along the road to Madera Peak just past the Sulfide-del-Rey campground. For trail information, visit the Tonto National Forest Ranger Station in Globe, or call (928) 425-7189. ■ LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED OWNERS ~ PETER & GINGER BEESLEY
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