Jerome State Historic Park, State historic park in Verde Valley, Arizona
The Douglas Mansion stands as the central feature of Jerome State Historic Park, displaying artifacts from the region's copper mining era through detailed exhibits.
The park preserves the legacy of Jerome's copper mining operations, which produced substantial mineral wealth and supported a population of 15,000 residents by 1929.
The mansion's museum presents daily life narratives of mining families, industrial workers, and business owners who shaped Jerome's development during the early 1900s.
Visitors can access the park throughout the year, with guided tours of the Douglas Mansion available daily and interpretive programs scheduled each month.
The third floor of Douglas Mansion features a wine cellar turned into an exhibit space containing original mining equipment and mineral specimens from local mines.
Location: Arizona
Inception: 1957
Website: https://azstateparks.com/jerome
GPS coordinates: 34.75360,-112.11100
Latest update: May 13, 2025 22:51
Arizona contains geological formations spanning millions of years alongside evidence of Spanish colonial settlement and prehistoric cultures. The landscape includes sandstone canyons such as Antelope Canyon X and Canyon de Chelly National Monument, extensive desert areas with saguaro and organ pipe cacti, and volcanic remnants at Sunset Crater. Historical sites include Spanish missions like Tumacácori, pueblo ruins at Montezuma Castle, and mining towns such as Bisbee and Jerome. The state holds significant paleontological sites at Petrified Forest National Park, where fossilized tree trunks from the Triassic period lie exposed, and cave systems like Kartchner Caverns with active speleothem formations. The Vermilion Cliffs region displays layered sandstone formations including The Wave, while the Chiricahua Mountains show volcanic rock pinnacles formed from welded ash. Waterfalls such as Havasu Falls and Grand Falls result from geological faulting and seasonal water flow. Archaeological sites document occupation by the Hohokam, Sinagua, and Ancestral Puebloans between 300 and 1400 CE. Tonto Natural Bridge forms one of the largest travertine bridges in North America, while Besh-Ba-Gowah shows Salado culture construction methods from the 13th century. The territory spans from the Sonoran Desert in the south to the Colorado Plateau in the north, creating distinct climate zones and ecosystems within a compact area.
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