Faraway Ranch Historic District
Faraway Ranch Historic District, Historic ranch district in Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona.
The Faraway Ranch Historic District includes a main house, barn, cowboy quarters, and storage buildings spread across the Bonita Canyon landscape at 5160 feet elevation.
Swedish immigrants Neil and Emma Erickson established the homestead in 1887, which later transformed into a guest ranch managed by their daughter Lillian and her husband Ed Riggs.
The ranch grounds contain the Erickson family cemetery and numerous artifacts, including handmade quilts that represent early Swedish-American settlement in southeastern Arizona.
The National Park Service maintains the district buildings and offers guided tours through the ranch structures when not under renovation work.
The property played a role in establishing tourism in the Wonderland of Rocks, leading to the creation of Chiricahua National Monument in 1924.
Location: Cochise County
Inception: 1887
GPS coordinates: 32.01056,-109.37306
Latest update: March 3, 2025 17:08
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