The Historical Museum hosts a Smithsonian exhibit, a first for the area. Globe-Miami was one of six rural Arizona communities to host the exhibit. The exhibit Between Fences examines the impact fences have had on our lives and our nation’s history.
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Feel the Burn: all that you didn’t know about chilies
All that you didn't know about chilies, why the burn is good for you, and where to find them in Globe-Miami.
Read More »The Little Shop on the Corner: Julie’s Quilt Shop
The little quilt shop on the corner of Sullivan Street and Inspiration Avenue buzzes with activity every day of the week except Sunday. In fact since opening last year, Julie’s Quilt Shop in Miami has become one of the most prolific businesses on Sullivan Street; a location long known for …
Read More »The Tin Men of Cornwall
Tin was one of the first metals known to man, and the extraction of tin in Cornwall, England dates back to the Bronze Age, when tin was combined with copper to produce Bronze. The Tin industry supported the area from the 16th century to well into the 1800’s when tin …
Read More »Closing the Keystone Brothel in Miami
Although there are many stories relating to brothels and the Red Light Districts in both Globe and Miami, there were none as famous as the Keystone Hotel in Miami. It came into being in the early 1900’s and quickly gained a reputation which carried down throughout the years. It was …
Read More »Early Railroad History in Globe: GVGN
What is now the Arizona Eastern Railway was chartered as the Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway (GVGN) in 1885 and had a slow and dubious start. Like most history which improves with age and the retelling of stories. Globe’s GVGN was described in some detail by local author Clara T. Woody …
Read More »The Man Behind the Fireworks: Jim Grider
This July 4th, Globe-Miami will be treated once again to a spectacular fireworks display, courtesy of Phelps Dodge Corporation, and Jim Grider, our very own Fire Master; a man who has been lighting up the skies for fifty years. Rivaling fireworks shows in the Valley, the local show involves over …
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