AZ highway a graveyard for motorcycles
4-mile stretch of Highway 89 has been called the worst spot in the state for crashes. The ABC15 Investigators found, in the last 10 years, there have been 250 crashes on the road, killing more than two-dozen people.
Chloride Ghost Town - Arizona
Chloride, Arizona was founded in 1862 with the discovery of silver ore and is an old mining camp that never quite died. Silver, Gold, lead, zinc, and turquoise have been found in the area. Today some of the mines are privately owned while others are on public land. At one time there was over 72 mines operating in Chloride. The name Chloride came from the silver chloride found in the hills among other minerals in the area. Silver chloride is used in photographic emulsions and antiseptic silver solutions. Chloride is the oldest continuously inhabited mining town in the state of Arizona.
American Southwest (#27): Arizona Ghost Towns
Oatman ... elevation of 2,700 ft., once a metropolis of some 10,000 people, Oatman was reduced in the 1950s to a population of about 60 after it was bypassed by the rerouted U.S. 66. Now the number is up to a few hundred, with many residents making living selling items to tourists. They are hardy bunches who look upon visitors with a hit of a defiant eye, knowing their dollars are necessary for their livelihood, but wishing they weren't.
Towering above the town of Oatman is a monolith known as Elephant's Tooth, a huge quartz outcropping that served as a signpost to prospectors, saying look for gold right here. The original name of the town was Vivian, for the Vivian Mine discovered in 1902 by a half-breed Mohave named Ben Taddock (or Paddock, depending upon the source), who supposedly found gold glittering along a trail. Taddock sold his claim a year later to a judge and a colonel, who in turn sold it in 1905 to the Vivian Mining Company, which fully developed the claim. By 1907, more than $3 million in gold had been extracted from the mine.
Vivian experienced a second boom in 1908 with the discovery of the Tom Reed Gold Mine. That year the town was renamed Oatman, a change the post office made official a year later. The new name honored Olive Oatman, a white girl who lived with a local Mohave Indian family for five years. Her safe return made the Oarman family's story famous throughout the West.
Chloride ... was one of the earliest mining camps in the Arizona Territory. Named for silver chloride ore, the town grew from the Silver Hill strike of the 1860s.
Reaching the isolated Silver Hill mines required taking a river steamboat 300 miles upstream from Yuma to Hardyville (now underwater near Bullhead City), and then crossing 38 miles of unforgiving desert. It could be dangerous territory.
In 1863, Hualapai Indians commandeered some miners' guns, shooting one and killing two more by throwing rocks down their mine shaft. Undaunted by word of these occupational hazards, fortune seekers continued to come. Chloride became a full-fledged town in 1864 and received its post office nine years later. By 1900, the town had a population of 2,000. Its two major mines, the Tennessee and the Schuylkill, produced gold, silver, lead, and zinc on a major scale into the late 1940s.
When the mines closed, the population declined, but the post office remained. Chloride has since seen a modest influx of people, primarily retirees, raising its population to about 350. The town's main street features the post office and well-preserved false-front general store, which was built during 1928. North of the main street stand two original buildings, the jail and the Lorig residence. The mines are closed to the public.
Mineral Park ... founded in 1871, was so named because of the rich cache of minerals in a parklike, juniper-filled basin at the foot of Ithaca Peak. It became the county seat in 1873, raking the title from nearby Cerbat. By the early 1880s Mineral Park not only featured paying mines but also served as a supply point for distant mines and a growing number of cattle ranches. It had all the usual mining camp ingredients: assay offices, a five-stamp mill, saloons, stores, and a post office. But it also had the trappings of a sophisticated town: restaurants, a hotel, doctors and lawyers, two stagecoach stations, and a weekly news¬paper, The Mohave County Miner.
One reason prosperity shone so brightly was the completion in 1883 of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad just 20 miles to the south, which cut the cost of transporting ore and supplies. That same railroad, however, brought civic embarrassment to Mineral Park. The rail-stop town of Kingman grew so much faster than Mineral Park that by 1887 it had enough residents to claim the county seat. Despite a conclusive county-wide vote on the matter, Mineral Park officials refused to give up the county records. Outraged Kingman citizens subsequently raided Mineral Park, made off with the documents and, quite literally, took the county seat.
Culture Shock in Arizona
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The plan is to do travel and food vlogs, talks on culture, and solo dating vlogs. Feedback is appreciated.
Verde Combination Gold Mining Claim - Arizona - 2017
The Verde Combination claim is set in the high hills adjacent to the historic mining town of Jerome, Arizona. Much of Jerome and the surrounding mines is and has been private for many, many years. The area is known for its deposits of copper, silver, gold and lead. The Verde Combination was so named for the Verde Combination company who originally located the mines.
Drive - Flagstaff, AZ to Grand Canyon - US-89 N to AZ-64 W
This drive starts in Flagstaff, AZ and follows US-89 N to AZ-64 W. I pull into several of the Grand Canyon pull outs and you can see the canyon along the drive. The drive ends following AZ-64 S to Tusayan.
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Boomtown: Jerome, Ariz. (2012)
Founded upon the discovery of copper in the late 1800s, the town of Jerome quickly developed as the United Verde copper mine attracted laborers from all over. But when the mine shut down in 1953, a community once home to the first and second J.C. Penney's in Arizona dwindled to a population of approximately 50.
How this was done: I filmed and edited this video for a multimedia project on copper while a graduate student at the Walter Cronkite School at ASU. I filmed this on a JVC and HandyCam in three different Arizona cities. All photos were taken by me. Historical photos provided by Jerome Historical Society.
Ep 13 Motorcycle Touring USA | Payson AZ to Chandler AZ | Roosevelt Dam | Beautiful!
This video was compiled from raw footage of a motorcycle road trip we did on May 3, 2019 from Payson AZ to Chandler AZ . It's part of a 2019 21 day, 5600 mile motorcycle tour in usa of the 5 southern Utah National Parks. Enjoy.
Peter Pilles - Discoveries from Honanki
Peter Pilles, Coconino National Forest Archaeologist, presents an introduction to the new Honanki exhibit on display at the Verde Valley Archaeology Center. The Honanki Heritage Site cliff dwelling and rock art site is located near the town of Sedona, Arizona.
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Abandoned Frontier Town 20 years later
A short video of Frontier Town, an abandoned wild west theme park located up in the Adirondack Region of New York. It opened in 1952 and was very popular for decades however the nineties came along with declining interest and financial troubles soon followed. Frontier Town closed its doors in 1997 / 98, and has been left to rot ever since.
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US 89 Landslide - Detour Routes to Northern Arizona
Motorists can still get to all the popular tourism destinations in the northern part of our state. Maps and information on detour routes can be found on azdot.gov/US89.
Robson's Mining World! Amazing Historic Location in Arizona
Robson's Mining World was an amazing historic mine to visit! Tons of Old Mining Equipment, historic vehicles, famous works of art, unique buildings, Yavapai Apache Petroglyphs, a Saguaro Cactus forest in the Sonoran desert, and more!
This place had so much to see at it! Tons of old engines, historic trucks, a wagon from the 1750's, rocks, gems, old books including a Mark Twain first edition, old buildings, and beautiful scenery.
It's only about 25 minutes from Wickenburg, Arizona. Robson's Ranch & Mining Camp is one of the best preserved original mining claims in Arizona.
The first claim to mine was in 1917 and was called the Gold Leaf Mine. In 1924, the mine changed hands to Ned Creighton who renamed it the Nella-Meda Mine.
Take the time to go to Robson's Mining World! One of my favorite historic sites in Arizona!
Finding Freedom in a Frontier Life | National Geographic
Meet the American Mountain Men, an invitation-only group of reenactors who are inspired by the fur trade, which flourished in North America from roughly 1800 to 1840. For one week every year, they leave the modern world behind and return to a time when survival meant self-reliance. From roasting buffalo meat over a fire to sharing tips on how best to load a flintlock rifle, these men thrive in one of the last truly wild corners of the West.
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Hwy 89A NW Arizona August 3, 2017
A drive through continuous scenic red rock buttes, past Antelope Trails, Navaho Bridge on Colorado River, Marble Canyon. Soundtrack: Let's Fall In Love sung by Bing Crosby.
Arizona Archaeology Expo: Yearly Festival
The 2015 Archaeology Expo will take place in Yuma, AZ
The Arizona Archaeology Expo offers educational attractions for archaeology and history buffs! The Expo provides an opportunity for visitors to learn more about why it is important to preserve archaeological sites and historic places; what archaeologists, historians, and tribal members do in their jobs; and the prehistory and history of Arizona.
Archaeology- and/or history-related, hands-on activities, craft demonstrations, and other fun and educational events will be featured. Special displays and booths by archaeological and historical organizations, museums, Native American tribes, state and federal agencies, and others will allow you to participate as an archaeologist might in their research today, or make crafts and tools that teach how prehistoric Native Americans and other early inhabitants survived in the Southwest. Demonstrations and interactive activities will help make the past come alive! In addition, information on archaeological sites, museums, and historical period parks in and around the local area will be highlighted.
Militias And The Patriot Movement: Love My Country, Hate My Government
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Back Roads America- Sedona, Arizona
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Meteor Crater in Winslow, Arizona
My family and I visited Meteor Crater in Winslow, Arizona for vacation. I shot this short video from the highest observation area.
Strange Creepy Town Near Area 51 - Semi Abandoned Town in Nevada Desert - The REAL Loneliest Road!
I decided to finally take a remote back-road trick route I'd always wanted to try bypassing Tonopah on the way up from Las Vegas to Reno, Nevada. Wow, what a strange trip! A little single lane road in the middle of nowhere complete with a bizarre, sort of spooky and creepy (in a way), semi-ghost town! One of the oddest abandoned places we've seen in our years of desert travel. In over 2 hours of driving we saw not ONE other car...nor a single human being. Even when driving through the little town itself. Abandoned cars, trucks..even abandoned soda machines! But not a soul did we see! Haha..I thought being so close to area 51...maybe the aliens abducted everyone! Looks kinda like Fallout New Vegas or Nuketown. a scene straight from GTA! This is why we LOVE Nevada!! No place like it on Earth! ~Kenneth King Bear