FReeper Canteen ~ Ghost Town ~ July 22 2004

Canteen Crew

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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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.

 

[mylife]

those dead folk dont scare me!

[HiJinx]

Don't forget HJ that the Copper Queen is haunted big time and so is Big Nosed Kate's in Tombstone.

The Gadsden Hotel in Douglas is said to harbor two or three ghosts, and the Hazen House (Sr. Officer Quarters) on Ft. Huachuca is also haunted.

Not only do we have our fair share of ghost towns (Gleeson, Fairbanks, Charleston) we also have ghosts!! (If you believe in those sorts of things, that is...)

[StarCMC]

**Smooch!**

[MoJo2001]

LOL! I'll pass this time around.

The last drama in the desert happened about 6 or 7 years ago for MoJo and family. We were stuck in Needles, California for about a week due to a car trouble issue on the highway in the middle of nowhere.

What was the saying one of the Trucker's told the Sailor?

Oh yeah, I remember:

Needles, California - 200 miles from water and 20 feet from Hell. I believe it. LOL!

[Fawnn]

Of course I miss you terribly! (But David just let me know that he wants to phone, so I guess that'll have to do. LOL)

Great job on today's thread! (I'm gonna have to do a Ma though and go back to read the fine print at the beginning.) ;)

[HiJinx]

Ok, as much as I'd like to stay up for this, I need to get some shuteye so I can really blast the thread tomorrow!

[MoJo2001]

Dear MoJo's Dad,

Um, you told me that visiting Butte, Montana and their Copper mines was an excellent educational thing. Um, why did you never take poor little MoJo to Arizona. At least there would be people that sorta looked like me. Hehe!

Just curious,

Love,
MoJo

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good girl! Get your rest Spotsy. Thanks for helping honor our troops.

[MoJo2001]

Sweet dreams!

Thanks for all your help! I'll email you tomorrow when I find some time to do so.

*HUGS*

[mylife]

My last Dirt digger was a YZ 400 bored to 410 with a 1/4 turn throttle....

nothing in texas has stirred the bug, I havent had a bike since but ride when I go to Az. tho its quads now adays...polaris 500...luxury mule. ;^)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Minimal carbs, SandRat!

[MoJo2001]

Um, you are speaking to THE CANADIAN on the phone? The one that doesn't like America?

Oh boy are you in trouble.

MA!! MA!! MA!!

Auntie Fawnn is talking to an ungrateful French loving Canadian again.

She should be sent to the Corner. Sheesh! I wreck one or two cars in my life and I get sent there with no questions asked. I think you should at least consider doing that for Auntie Fawnn. Don't you think? Hehe!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and sleep well, Jinxie. ((HUGS)) And thank you for your service to this great country of ours and for helping honor our troops.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

lil kitties now in hall in front of bathroom and across hall from 2nd bedroom.

they are "blocked in" and have a semi large area to roam and play.

they were all over me today LOL

start kitty food mixed wih water on Fri, their 4 th week

[Spotsy]

You guys have me missing AZ right now . . .

Great idea for a thread Kathy; thanks Canteen crew!

[mylife]

thats a bad stretch of desert.

Not a GOOD experiance im sure.

Well I have work in the AM so good night all

[Fawnn]

I can always tell when I'm winning a political argument with him. He says, "You take politics far too seriously" and then won't discuss it anymore. ;)

[SandRat]

Thanks Kathy. I'll be loosening my belt and usin a tooth-pic shortly after I finish this late night snack.

[MoJo2001]

So? When's Run A Muck going to pop? Oops..that was terribly insensitive. BAD MOJO! Um, when's Run A Muck going to fill the house with more kitties? Hehe! We will have a naming contest. I'm thinking you should do a George Foreman with the next group of kitties. For example:

MoJo2u

Princess MoJo

MoJo II

MoJo III

You get the idea. Right? Hehe!

[Fawnn]

Dream your good dreams!!!