This use to be the Desert Power and Water House building located in Kingman, AZ. It opened on July 31, 1907 and its the oldest reinforced concrete structure in Arizona. They used the building has a power and water for the town of Kingman. Also supplied the area mines with power to operate their hoists…
Category: Arizona
Arizona: 4/3/2024 – Kingman (Route 66)
In April of 2024, me and my family went on a awesome road trip along Route 66 in Arizona. Kingman, AZ was our first stop. The is the visitor center for all your route 66 stuff. There are two little stores and a museum upstairs. 120 W Beale Street. There also a little area that…
Arizona: Anza Trail Cultural History Park (JUBA Part 10)
Welcome to Anza Trail Cultural History Park! This is located in Tucson, Arizona. This is a little park that Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail and Santa Cruz River connect. This place is near the Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind. There is starting of a walk way and little exhibit signs…
Arizona: Huhugam Heritage Center (Hohokam Pima NM) #117
On my last day of my vacation in October. Me and mom went to the Huhugam Heritage Center located in Chandler, Arizona. This a center with info and a museum about the Hokokam Pima Tribe. Hohokam culture, prehistoric North American Indians with lived approximately from 200 to 1400 ce in the semiarid region of present-day…
Arizona: Colorado’s Spectacular at WNPA
On one of the Wednesday this month of September I went to the Western National Park store located in Tucson, AZ. The film was about Colorado’s Spectacular. Great film about the parks. Here is what the paragraph: Experience the wonders of Colorado! The Rocky Mountains, brilliant blue skies, ferocious storms, blankets of snow, steep canyons,…
Arizona: Railroads: Magic, Mystery & Mystique at WNPA
Last week I went to the Western National Park store located here in Tucson, AZ for a film. This film was about railroads in the National Parks. Here is what it says on the paper. Journey along the railways as you explore the nation’s long-standing love affair with trains. The railroads were crucial part of…
Arizona: Paving the Way: The National Park to Park Highway Part 1 at WNPA
Today, 9/2/2023 me and my mom went the the Western National Park Store. They were showing a film called Paving the Way: The National Park to Park Highway (Part 1). Here is some of the wording they said on the flyer. Pack your spare tires and extra provisions for an epic adventure! Join us on…
Arizona: Route 66
In Sept. 2022, we went on a trip to Grand Canyon NP and on the way home we stopped in Williams for the night. Route 66 came through Williams, AZ. Williams was the last Route 66 town to be bypassed by the Interstate in 1984 and it maintains the nostalgia of a bygone era. The…
Arizona: Arizona’s Monuments Film at WNPA
Today me and my mom went to the Western National Park Store here located in Tucson, AZ. We went to see a film called Arizona’s Monuments. It talked about some of the monuments here in Arizona. The Grand Canyon may be the most well-known destination in Arizona, but 18 other places in the state certainly…
Arizona: Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area (Part 2)
I got this stamp when I went to The Western National Parks Association that is located here in Tucson, AZ. Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area is recognizes the rich history natural and cultural resources and heritage of the Santa Cruz River watershed. It is a unique and diverse watershed in the southwestern US that…