• JEROME – ARIZONA – GHOST

    JEROME is in the Black Hills of ARIZONA.  It overlooks the Verde Valley 5000 feet above sea level.  JEROME is about 100 miles North of PHOENIX.   In 1876 it became a huge mining town on Cleopatra Hill.  By 1884 the price of copper had gone down 50% and the mining stopped.  By 1900 mining had started again and  was one of the largest mines in the world.  JEROME was growing now with a post office, school, churches, telephone service, and  electric lights.  The area had 3000 miners by 1916.  From 1876-1953 the mine in JEROME was thought to have produced about 33 million tons of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc; this made the mine…

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  • INTERSTATE 17 – ARIZONA

    While in ARIZONA we spent a lot of time traveling between PHOENIX, SEDONA, JEROME, and the GRAND CANYON.  It seemed where ever we drove INTERSTATE 17 was part of our journey.  The scenery along INTERSTATE 17 was beautiful.  They have viewing exits along the road.  The elevation of INTERSTATE 17 is so high you can see miles and miles through the valleys.  At night this drive is very scary when going up and down and around the sharp scary curves.  I prefer to travel on INTERSTATE 17 when it is daylight outside.  When visiting Arizona be sure you have your camera with you at all times. If you’re looking for a new camera check these out.…

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