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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R4P_the-dutchmans-inn_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
Panel 1 Here, Jacob Waltz (The Old Dutchman) Arizona's most celebrated scoundrel, laid the cornerstone for this here eatery. Waltz was a notorious liar, drunkard and general miscreant who avoided gainful employment with singular dedication. It to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R4N_goldfield-mining-district_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
This Historical Spot 1892 to 1898 was part of the Mammoth Mine claims known as the Montezuma in 1893. Then after 1910 became known as Calamity. In 1944 this claim became known as the Bluebird. The Bluebird Mine was found in 1893 and first wor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R2O_ghost-town-of-goldfield_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
During its heyday from 1893 to 1898 when $1,000,000 in gold was mined from this area about 300 people dwelt here with majestic Superstition Mtn. in the background. 300 ft. south of this sign is the old Bluebird Mine found in the gold rush of 1893.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1R2N_bluebird-mine-and-gift-shop_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
The Bluebird Mine and Gift Shop was been known as the ghost town of Goldfield since 1947. When George (Red) Monagan reopened Goldfield by reestablishing the name and town with the Bluefield Mine Pop Stand. Red gave life to Goldfield in 1947 making…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMSC_the-people-who-made-it-happen_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
The construction of Roosevelt Dam involved several thousand people over the course of the project. Hiring was straightforward; a foreman would simply size up a man and decide if he could do the work. Jobs requiring diverse skills were plentiful. S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMSB_roosevelt-dam_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
After nearly nine years of work, $430 million in construction cost, 450,000 cubic yards of concrete, and 849 miles of reinforcing steel, another vivid chapter in Arizona history has been rewritten. Modifications to Roosevelt Dam were required beca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMSA_roosevelt-dam_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
On September 20, 1906 the first stone was laid in place. Over the next five years, 350,000 cubic feet of block would be cut, shaped, and fashioned into the Roosevelt Dam. The blocks of stone were carved out of the canyon walls. They were lifted…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMRH_alchesay_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
Alchesay led his people in war and peace Alchesay Canyon, to your right, was named for a great leader. Chief Alchesay, born around 1853, was a leader among the White Mountain Apache. Other Apaches looked up to him not only because he towered si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMRB_welcome-to-the-apache-trail-historic-road_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
"The Apache Trail combines the grandeur of the Alps, the Glory of the Rockies, the magnificence of the Grand Canyon and then adds an indefinable something that none of the others have. To me, it is the most awe-inspiring and most sublimely beautif…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMR8_apache-lake_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
Apache Lake is the deepest on the entire chain of reservoir lakes on the Salt River. It was created by the construction of Horse Mesa Dam in 1927. Apache Lake Marina will help you enjoy the Lake. Food, lodging and marina services are available.…
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