Wickenburg was a gold rush town founded in 1863, that grew so fast that three years later it was the third-largest community in Arizona, missing the chance to become the territorial capital by two votes. Today the clean, crisp air at 2,100-foot altitude makes Wickenburg a popular destination for people with health problems.
The Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg displays the town's Wild West and Native American heritage as well as Western art. The Native American artifacts include pottery, baskets, rugs and many tools that were used. Some of the other exhibits feature gems and minerals, and an early Arizona street scene.
Address: Desert Caballeros Western Museum, 21 North Frontier Street, Wickenburg, AZ 85390-1417, United States
Phone: 1 (928) 684-2272, Fax: 1 (928) 684-5794
Hours:
May 1 to August 31: 10am-5pm; Sun:12pm-4pm; Closed: Mon
September 1 to April 30: 10am-5pm; Sun:12pm-4pm; Closed: Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), American Independance Day (July 4), Thanksgiving - USA (4th Thursday, November ), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Easter - Christian
The Little Red Schoolhouse in Wickenburg is a historic building that now houses historical photos, oral histories, and a replica schoolroom. The red-brick Garcia Schoolhouse was completed in 1905, replacing a small wooden building built in 1895.
The Massacre Monument in Wickenburg is dedicated to those who died in an 1871 Apache-Mojave warrior attack.
Address: Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce, 216 North Frontier Street, Wickenburg, AZ 85390-1419, United States
Phone: 1 (928) 684-5479, Fax: 1 (928) 684-5470
The Old 761 Santa Fe Steam Locomotive in Wickenburg once traveled the rails between Chicago and the West.
Address: Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce, 216 North Frontier Street, Wickenburg, AZ 85390-1419, United States
Phone: 1 (928) 684-5479, Fax: 1 (928) 684-5470
The Old Jail Tree in Wickenburg is a 200-year-old mesquite tree that prisoners were shackled to in the absence of a town jail. Outlaws were chained to this tree from 1863 to 1890.
Address: Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce, 216 North Frontier Street, Wickenburg, AZ 85390-1419, United States
Phone: 1 (928) 684-5479, Fax: 1 (928) 684-5470
Tips: Walking tours of the Downtown include the jail tree.
The Vulture Mine was the place where Henry Wickenburg struck it rich in 1863. After mining it for only a few years, Henry sold it, and it went on to become one of the most productive mines in Arizona.
Hours:
May 25 to September 3: 8am-4pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
September 4 to May 24: 8am-4pm; Closed: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Tue, Wed
Tips: Tour not recommended for under 6. The mine is currently for sale.
Congress is an old ghost town near Yarnell, with ruins of old cabins and a cemetery. It was once the sight of the Congress Gold Mine, gold was discovered in 1884.
Congress had an upper and lower part to the town - the upper part was the location of businesses and the people lived in the lower part.
Stanton is a ghost town near Yarnell which dates from 1863. Originally called Antelope Station, the town was abandoned when the gold ran out early in the 1900's. The stage shop, hotel and opera house are all that remain today.
The Yarnell Shrine of St Joseph has statues depicting the Stations of the Cross. The statue of Joseph shows him still carrying some of his tools and lifting Jesus into his arms. The final statue on the pilgrimage is that of Jesus, in bronze, as rises from the dead.
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