The first railroad in Jerome, a premier Arizona copper mining town with billion dollar views, was the United Verde and Pacific Railway chartered on March 20, 1894. The premise behind its inception ...

JEROME, Arizona – In a few short years ... the Douglas family, arrival of the railroad and the region’s turbulent labor history. Adjacent to the mansion is Audrey Headframe Park, where ...

Many of Arizona’s first resorts ... The Verde Valley Railway continued to operate long after Jerome's mines closed and highways largely replaced rail travel. David Durbano bought the railway ...

Today, Jerome is Arizona’s best day trip ... Clark bought the mine and used his vast fortune to build a narrow-gauge railway. The United Verde became the largest producing copper mine in ...

Explore Two Arizona Train Towns ... Verde Valley Railway - Clarkdale The story of Clarkdale's railroad actually begins in Jerome where copper ore was discovered in 1876. While many considered ...

By 1894, the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railroad connected Ash Fork to ... Briggs, D.F., 2018, History of the Verde Mining District, Jerome, Arizona. Arizona Geological Survey Contributed ...

Some of the local ghost tours include a stop at the Jerome Grand Hotel. Verde Canyon Railroad Adventure Package (2445 reviews) ...

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