The building at 110 Broad Street was the first two-story brick building in town. It stood alone for years. Built by the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) in 1898, the second floor was then, and remains today, the meeting hall of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Globe-Miami. “There’s …
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In 1901, Arizona was a perilous place to be. Law and order had not yet arrived, and cattle rustlers, horse thieves, stagecoach robbers, and smugglers were making life – and business – difficult. Two of the territory’s largest cattle owners were seriously considering moving to other ranges. And the level …
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The Michigan Wolverines will face off against Texas Christian University’s Horned Frogs in the Fiesta Bowl on New Years Eve, but even more important to residents of the Copper Corridor, the Globe High School Alumni Association will honor Globe native and the first female governor of the state at the …
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Many people don’t know that in 1939, just as World War II was dividing the countries of the world into Axis versus Allied, another conflict was threatening to divide the United States in two. It was over the date of Thanksgiving. Patricia SandersPatricia Sanders lived in Globe from 2004 to …
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As activities around the region resume again in the wake of the COVID shutdown, the Gila County Historical Society and Museum is once again poised to host Old Dominion Days, a celebration of the mining history of the Globe-Miami area that will return for its fourth iteration. “It survived the …
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Arizona Geology Blog: Mining History of Globe-Miami area, Arizona David Briggs latest, 243-page Contributed Report, Geology, and History of the Globe-Miami Mining Region, Gila and Pinal Counties, Arizona examines, in fine detail, the economic geology, ore production, and mining history of the Globe-Miami area. https://blog.azgs.arizona.edu/blog/2022-01/mining-history-globe-miami-area-arizona Key features of the report: globemiamiThis content comes …
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How do museums maintain relevance and cover operating expenses when patrons are not allowed inside their buildings? When the coronavirus hit, businesses around the world were forced to close to prevent the spread of the disease. Public spaces like museums were included in the closures and about 85,000 institutions (90% …
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“Calling the Brands-Stock Detectives of the Wild West,” by Monty McCord, provides extensive details of the cattle industry’s history, the scrupulous adventures of those who were bent on stealing their way to their version of success, and the often times cold and calculated means of many of the so-called “stock …
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*A new series for 2020-2021 will focus on frequently asked questions about mining in our region. Mining has occurred in our region for over 1000 years. Prehistoric mining by the Ho-Ho-Kam and Salado people focused primarily on jewelry making using turquoise, a copper mineral found in prevalent surface deposits. White …
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George W. P. Hunt got his start in life when he came to Globe in 1881 – first waiting tables in James Pascoe’s restaurant, then working as a mucker in the Old Dominion Mine. By 1892 he’d won a seat representing Gila County in the territorial legislature. In 1900, taking …
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