Arizona Ghost Towns, Mining Camps, and the Wild West Frontier

This title highlights 112 of the state s most accessible ghost towns, mining camps, frontier towns, and other sites of historical interest, such as Tubac Presidio, a one-time Spanish Mission. 66 historical and contemporary photos accompany colorful, detailed narratives of each location. GPS coordinates are provided for each site. Additional topics, including Historic Trails, the Steamboat Trade, Railroads, Stagecoach Lines & Mail Routes, Events, Frontier Communications, chronicle groups of people and events that were instrumental in the evolution of the 48th state in the nation. This volume is a wonderful standalone book, or it can be used as a companion to the Arizona Trails Series, which provides more detailed directions for traveling to these locations. This book contains every ghost town, mining camp, frontier town, or site of historical interest that is located along each of the routes included in the Arizona Trails Series, plus many more.