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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOL0_parade-ground_Fort-Apache-AZ.html
This large open field between Officers' Row and the enlisted men's Barracks Row was used by the army for drill practice, training, and review. When called to action, troops would assemble here prior to departure. It also provided a prime location …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOKY_captains-quarters-102-and-103_Fort-Apache-AZ.html
An 1891 fire, sparked by a defective chimney and fanned by high winds, destroyed five sets of wood frame officers' quarters that had been constructed in this area between 1883 and 1886.
Using sandstone quarried just east of the Fort, these two …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOKX_first-commanding-officers-quarters-101_Fort-Apache-AZ.html
This log cabin is the oldest surviving building at Fort Apache. The westernmost of a series of eight log cabins built in 1871 to form Officers' Row, this cabin was designated the Commanding Officer's Quarters. It was originally an 18 by 20 foot lo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOK2_rodeo-chediski-fire_Pinetop-Lakeside-AZ.html
The White Mountain communities dedicate this memorial to thecourageous men and women who voluntarily put themselves in harm's way to protectfrom imminent destruction by the Rodeo-Chediski Fire.
By the Grace of God, and through the courageous, h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOJY_lakeside_Birmingham-AZ.html
A pioneer wagon road came through this area and went to Fort Apache, established in 1870. Hay, which was delivered to the fort, was one of the few cash crops in those early days. The road is now covered by Rainbow Lake.
Early sheepmen first u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOJW_shumway-schoolhouse_Show-Low-AZ.html
One of the remaining one-room brick schoolhouses in Northern Arizona was built in 1900 of fired brick.
The school was named for Charles Shumway who settled in Spring Valley (now Silver Creek Valley) in 1878 and built a grist mill for wheat and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOJU_jesse-nathaniel-smith_Snowflake-AZ.html
Born December 2, 1834 in Stockholm, New York, son of Silas and Mary Aikens Smith, and first cousin to the Prophet Joseph Smith, he crossed the great plains to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 with the Mormon pioneers. Called to help colonize Parowan i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOJC_the-snowflake-monument_Snowflake-AZ.html
A new pioneer settlement was begun on July 21, 1878, when William J. Flake and his wives Lucy and Prudence led five families, their wagons and livestock into this valley. Lucy Flake described the scene as "a beautiful place" with "clear water" and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOIU_daughters-of-the-utah-pioneers_Taylor-AZ.html
Construction began in 1930 by Jane Hatch, Lizzie Willis and Emma Kartchner. The building was neglected for several years and in the early 1950's seven couples agreed to save the home, which became the clubhouse for the 20-30 Club. On November 2, 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOIT_hatch-bros-general-store_Snowflake-AZ.html
In 1945, Reed & Burt Hatch, brothers & partners, purchased this building from the A.Z. Palmer Family, as they had outgrown the building where they operated a thriving general store. After some renovation, the building was renamed "Hatch Bros. Gene…