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My uploaded pictures of Historic Structures, etc. Part I





I believe that it is a shame that so many of our historical structures are being demolished and destroyed in the name of progress. It is a pity that many of these structures will not be around for future generations to enjoy. By taking these photos and documenting them I am hoping that I will help them understand how our ancestors lived in the past when the United States was still young and defining itself as a nation.

I have been fortunate enough that Lisa DeForest, editor at The Arizona Republic, has published some of the photos which I have uploaded in a feature about local historic properties thereby, allowing me to share the images of places that I have seen with others who may never have the opportunity to do so. See: Glendales Historic Homes and Buildings, Phoenix Historic Buildings, Peoria Historic Buildings, Scottsdale Historic Buildings, Tempe Historic Buildings and Wickenburg Historic Buildings.


Contents: TopAdamsville (Ghost town), Agua Caliente (Ghost town), Anthem, Apache Grove, Apache Junction, Arlington, Ash Fork, Avondale, Bellemont, Benson, Bisbee, Black Canyon City, Bouse, Brigham City, Buckeye, Bullhead City, Bylas, Cameron, Camp Verde, Carefree, Casa Grande, Cave Creek, Chandler, Chino Valley, Clarkdale, Claypool, Clifton, Cochise, Cocopah Indian Reservation, Cool Springs, Coolidge, Cornville, Cottonwood, Dateland, Dewey-Humboldt, Dos Cabezas (Ghost town), Douglas, Dragoon, Duncan, Eagar, Ehrenberg, El Mirage, Elfrida, Eloy, Fairbank, Flagstaff, Florence, Fort Apache, Fort Huachuca, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Fort Thomas, Fort Tyson, Fountain Hills, Gadsden, Geronimo, Gila Bend, Gila County, Gila River Indian Reservation, Gilbert, Gillett (Ghost town), Glendale, Globe, Goldfield (Ghost town), Goodyear, Grand Canyon Village, Guadalupe, Hackberry, Hayden, Hereford, Holbrook, Hyder (Ghost town), Indian Gardens, Jerome, Joseph City, Kearny, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Litchfield Park, Mammoth, Mayer, McNary, Mesa, Miami, Morristown, New River, Nogales.


Adamsville was a farming town founded in 1870 by Fred Adams. The town had stores, homes, a post office and a flour mill and water tanks. In 1900 the Gila River overflowed and wiped out most of the town. Those who survived the flood moved to the town of Florence. The inscription on the marker reads as follows: “In the 1870's, a flour mill and a few stores formed the hub of life in Adamsville, where shootings and knifings were commonplace, and life was one of the cheapest commodities. Most of the adobe houses have been washed away by the flooding Gila River”. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, reference #10000114.

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Sears-Kay Ruin

The prehistoric Hohokam's built villages and defensive fortifications. The Sears-Kay Ruin is one of the many forts built by the Hohokam. The ruins of this fort is located atop a desert foothill in the Tonto National Forest on the outskirts of the town of Carefree, Az. The fort was built around 1050 AD and later abandoned only to be discovered in 1867 by soldiers on patrol who were stationed in nearby Fort McDowell. The fort had 40 rooms which housed about 100 people. The area was named after two early homesteaders. The site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 24, 1995, reference #95001310.

Corona Satellite Calibration Targets

The Corona Satellite Calibration Targets refer to two hundred and seventy two concrete markers, built in the 1960s in the desolate Arizona desert, in and around Casa Grande, Arizona that helped to calibrate satellites of the Corona spy satellite program. They are large concrete crosses in the ground with a resemblance of a large Maltese Cross. The targets are only visible if one walked up to them or passed over them from a great height, like space.

Each of the targets has a manhole with a cement cover and rebar handles. The manhole is located on the west arm of the cross. According to Gary Morgan, member of the Cold War Museum in Warrenton VA., the 6 pieces of rebar, which protrude at an equal distance from each other, may have been used to hold laser lighting to give a more accurate fix on each target.

The targets were abandoned following the end of the program in 1972. Most of the targets were either destroyed or demolished. Pictured are two of the remaining targets which have survived. The first one pictured (Y47) is located on the southeast corner of South Montgomery and West Cornman Roads and the second (Y4-) one on the northeast corner of West Cornman Road and Carmel Blvd.

Casa Grande Domes

The Casa Grande Domes, located on South Thornton Road, were built in the 1970s for the manufacturing of computers, but were never completed. The Domes were completely abandoned. Some of the Domes resemble flying saucers and others look like giant caterpillars.

Stoneman Military Trail in Cave Creek

Major General George S. Stoneman was the commanding officer of the U.S. Cavalry stationed in Camp McDowell (later renamed Fort McDowell) in what was then the United States Territory of Arizona. He wanted to establish a trail which would serve as a short cut between Camp McDowell and Fort Whipple in Prescott, Arizona. In 1865, he investigated an old Native-American trail which cut through the McDowell Mountains, a chain of extinct volcanic mountains and the Black Mountain of the modern day Cities of Fountain Hills and Cave Creek. The trail was named the “Stoneman Military Trail”.

The Arizona Railway Museum was founded and incorporated in 1983 as a non-profit, educational and historical organization. It houses the Southern Pacific Railroad Locomotive No. SP 2562 and Tender No. 8365, the Railroad Steam Wrecking Crane and Tool Car and the Tucson, Cornelia & Gila Bend Caboose No. 15, all of which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Cool Springs, Arizona

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Stoneman Military Trail in Fountain Hills

Major General George S. Stoneman was the commanding officer of the U.S. Cavalry stationed in Camp McDowell (later renamed Fort McDowell) in what was then the United States Territory of Arizona. He wanted to establish a trail which would serve as a short cut between Camp McDowell and Fort Whipple in Prescott, Arizona. In 1865, he investigated an old Native-American trail which cut through the McDowell Mountains, a chain of extinct volcanic mountains and the Black Mountain of the modern day Cities of Fountain Hills and Cave Creek. The trail was named the “Stoneman Military Trail”.

Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery

The Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 7844 North 61st Ave. in Glendale, Arizona. The cemetery was originally called Glendale memorial Park.

Russian Spiritual Christians Cemetery

The Russian Spiritual Christians Cemetery, sometimes referred to as the Molokan Cemetery, was established in 1911 shortly after the Molokan's, arrived to buy farmlands in Glendale, Arizona. The Molokans, known as the Spiritual Christians, was a religious group which broke away from the Russian Orthodox Church because they believed that the Russian Government was going to force their youth to serve in the military. This was against their believes. They arrived and established a community in California. Some of these families, among them the Tomachoffs and the Popoffs moved to Glendale, and established a Russian Village. One of the factors which benefited them was the sugar beet factory of that town. The Sugar Beet Factory closed in 1913 and the demand for their agricultural products declined, that and the climate of the area convinced many families to return to California. The cemetery is considered to be a historical site.

West Resthaven Park Cemetery And Funeral Home

West Resthaven Park Cemetery And Funeral Home was founded in 1947 and is located at 6450 West Northern Avenue. Among the notable people which are interned are the founders of the City of Surprise and the founder of Wittmann. Also, interned is a Medal of Honor recipient.


The London Bridge in Lake Havasu was the last project of engineer John Rennie Sr. and was completed by his son, John Rennie Jr. in 1831. It was purchased by Robert P. McCulloch from the City of London. McCulloch had exterior granite blocks from the original bridge numbered and transported to America and the bridge was rebuilt in 1971 on McCulloch Blvd. and crosses over the Bridgewater Channel Canal in Lake Havasu City. The lamps which were emplaced on the London Bridge in 1831, were made from the melted-down cannons of Napoleon Bonaparte’s defeated army.

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My uploaded pictures of the Historic Structures of Phoenix
My uploaded pictures of Historic Structures, etc. Part II
  • View "Part II of My Pictures of Historic Properties", which include Oatman, Oracle, Paradise Valley, Parker, Patagonia, Payson, Peach Springs, Pearce, Peoria, Picacho, Pima, Pinal County, Pine-Strawberry, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Quartzsite, Queen Creek, Roll, Sacaton, Safford, Sahuarita, Salome, San Carlos, San Jose, San Luis. Santan, Scottsdale, Sedona, Seligman, Sentinel (Ghost town), Shumway, Snowflake, Solomon, Somerton, Sonoita, Sun City, Superior, Surprise, Taylor, Thatcher, Tempe, Tombstone, Tonalea, Tonopah, Topock, Tortilla Flat, Tuba City, Tubac, Tucson, Tumacacori, Twin Arrows (Ghost town), Two Guns (Ghost town), Valentine, Valle, Vulture City (Ghost town), Vulture Mine, Wellton, Whiteriver, Wickenburg, Wikieup, Willcox, Williams, Winkelman, Winslow, Wintersburg, Wittmann, Yavapai-Prescott Tribe Reservation, Yuma, Puerto Rico and other places, plus some images which are important, but not historical.



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