FReeper Canteen ~ Ghost Town ~ July 22 2004

Canteen Crew

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday...
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~ CANTEEN FIELD TRIP ~

Welcome to the FR Canteen's Thursday Field Trip!!
Ma decided that we needed to do something fun. She gave us a difficult, but interesting task. Here's what she wanted:
"Take the kids on a field trip that will allow our Troops to see America's best. Let them know that we don't just remember all of those that come from big cities, but from smalltown USA."

So? We began our search for smalltown USA. The first place we found is really a treat. At least three Canteeners will be able to tell you what our first smalltown USA place is like. So? Look for them on the thread.

Before we get started, the FR Canteen would like to thank Allen Muma of azjerome.com. Thank you Allen for providing us details for our FR Canteen Field Trip. You've been absolutely wonderful.

Troops and Canteen!!
Off to Jerome, Arizona for today! Enjoy! Make sure to post any pictures or facts that you may find on the thread about Jerome on the thread! (Click to enlarge all the pictures)

 

 

~ HISTORICAL JEROME, ARIZONA ~
"America's Most Vertical City" and "Largest Ghost Town in America".

NAME: Jerome COUNTY: Yavapai ROADS: 2WD Paved LEGAL INFO: T16N, R2E CLIMATE: Mild winter, mild summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime POPULATION: 329

COMMENTS: Most of the town is original. The original hotel has been reopened and is worth staying at. Most buildings are occupied. REMAINS: Most everything is still there. ECONOMY: Tourism

Located high on top of Cleopatra Hill (5,200 feet) between Prescott and Flagstaff is the historic copper mining town of Jerome, Arizona.

When the town was just a small mining camp, financing was needed to pull the copper from the abundant ore. After some coercion from his wife, Eugene Jerome made the investment. Although he never visited the town, the town took his name. (*Eugene Jerome was Winston Churchill's mother's cousin.)

~ WHERE THE HECK IS JEROME ~
 

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Flagstaff, AZ (45.4 miles, pop. 52,894).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Glendale, AZ (81.0 miles, pop. 218,812).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (84.4 miles, pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Clarkdale, AZ (4.0 miles), Cottonwood, AZ (6.4 miles), Cottonwood-Verde Village, AZ (8.6 miles), Cornville, AZ (14.0 miles), Prescott, AZ (25.7 miles), Dewey-Humboldt, AZ (17.8 miles), Camp Verde, AZ (21.5 miles), Chino Valley, AZ (23.3 miles).

Thank you to www.azjerome.com , www.ghosttowns.com , & www.jeromehistoricalsociety.org for all the information provided on this thread!

 

 

Jerome's post office was established September 10, 1883 and has never been discontinued. Once the fifth largest city in Arizona, Jerome has now been reduced to a ghost of a city. Copper was the mainstay and the mines are rumored to have started over 1000 years ago by the Tuzigoot Indians. In 1882, the United Verde Copper company was formed by James A. McDonald and Eugene Jerome of New York, and Governor Tritle of Arizona. (For more information please click here.)

 

 

~ HAVING FUN IN JEROME ~
(Mouse over the graphics)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ SLEEPING IN JEROME ~

 

Ghost City Inn Bed and Breakfast
owned by Allen and Jackie Muma
(Please click the picture to visit and show support for their generosity!)
 

Remember Allen Muma? He was the gentleman that had to endure speaking to Mojo on the phone? (Yes! We all feel bad for him. Sorry Allen!)

When he's not letting cyber tourists browse Jerome, AZ via his website at www.azjerome.com , he's a proud owner of the establishment above. You must click on the picture to see the website for this quaint B&B. Please make reservations if you are ever in the area. Besides, Ma would love to try Miss Jackie's "secret chocolate chip" cookie. You can find her page here.

 

[Darksheare]

I always forget me.
And then I bump into me in the oddest places..

[MoJo2001]

Good morning Troops and Canteen!

Hope everyone is doing well.

Just popping in for a few this morning. I will try to get back here later.

Hope everyone is ready for the weekend and Camp tomorrow!!

Anyhoo, the 9/11 Commission is releasing their report today.

MoJo will help you figure out what they are going to say in this "non-partisan" report paid for by YOU and me. WooHoo! Aren't we all dummies? Anyhoo, I'll do it without spending any taxpayer dollars. Ain't I generous? Hehe!


9/11 Commission Report Will Reveal These Things
by MoJo
(Done absolutely free without killing any chickens or wasting your money!)

1. The report will reveal that Bill Clinton was President of the United States at some point.
2. The report will reveal that George W. Bush was President Of the United States at some point.
3. In between these two Presidents, 911 happened.
4. A bunch of Arab men hijacked planes.
5. Our security was lapsed.
6. Our intelligence lapsed.
7. Our intelligence needs to improve.
8. Our security needs to improve.
9. We need to be more forceful about implementing these improvements.
MOST IMPORTANTLY!!!!
10. The American Taxpayer must pay more money to ensure that these things happen. And by the way, YOU ARE FOOTING THE BILL FOR THIS 527 PAGE REPORT! WoOHoo!!

Screwed again.

Ain't life grand? Hehe!

 

[tomkow6]

There's Camp tomorrow????

[MoJo2001]

Awww...that's right. We ain't going to Camp tomorrow. We're going to Hooters, huh?

Oh wait! That's everyday. You must take us there everyday because you love their HOT WINGS, huh? LOL!

[USVet6792Retired]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING CANTEENERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another fine day in Beancounterville!!! Right accros the water from Margaritaville (He's crazy and dangerous...but who else can ya trust?)

[USVet6792Retired]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING CANTEENERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another fine day in Beancounterville!!! Right accros the water from Margaritaville (He's crazy and dangerous...but who else can ya trust?)

[Calpernia]

What a terrible sight to see on only 2 cups of coffee!

Morning all!

[USVet6792Retired]

What's an old sea dog like you doing living in the desert?? I thought that honor was reserved for old troopers like me.

[tomkow6]

I'm not the ONLY one who likes "hot wings".....

[HiJinx]

I'll be offline most of the day, so I'll take the opportunity right now to thank you for what you've done so far.

We did this to bring a little bit of home to our deployed troops, and you've already done a magnificent job of doing just that.

Again, thank you.

[tomkow6]

This any better??????.....

[MoJo2001]

Riiiiiiiiiigggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhtttttttttt!!

Of course, you're the "man of the people". Or is that just a campaign slogan to weasel votes out of unsuspecting old women (like Ma) and males that truly tell their wives that they love Hooters' wings. LOL!

[USVet6792Retired]

I was thinking in more of a military vein:

Trooper

Airborne

Ranger

and for all our Air Assault gys.....

Legs onna string

Hoooooah

[MoJo2001]

You're going to be offline most of the day?

Cause you're taking Piper to Disneyworld, right? Hehe!!

*HUGS*

Have a fabulous day!

Tom and I will be here arguing as usual over hot wings at HOoters. Or the lack of any that taste good. Hehe!

[Pippin]

EWWWWWWWWW!

Who's THAT CREEP!

[Pippin]

(((((MOJO))))!

[tomkow6]

That's Philip I (the Handsome)

[tomkow6]

MINE

[tomkow6]

MINE

[tomkow6]

MINE