Ghost Town and Arizona Tourism
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If you are someone that enjoys visiting ghost towns then you certainly want to visit the largest Ghost Town in America with a trip to Jerome. Arizona tourism can offer you more than just cities and desert, it offers you the opportunity to walk the streets of a town that was a bustling mining town of 15,000 people in 1899. Today there are just 450 interesting people left that call Jerome home but would love to have you come and visit.
In the early years, 1894 and before, when Jerome was a huge mining town it was known as “the wickedest town in the west” because of the rowdy miners, prostitutes, saloons and all the problems that follow that type of environment. In 1894 and again in 1899 there were fires that destroyed a large portion of the community. It was following these disasters that the community actually incorporated into a town. Today it is home to emerging artists, craft people, musicians, writers and more. Being listed on the National Register of Historic sights has also been accomplished by the citizens that remain in the town.
When you arrive in the community you will be at 5,200 feet and sitting on top of Cleopatra Hill. The views are stunning and a great opportunity for those that love to capture great pictures. You will even see some of the buildings that have washed down the mountain side during the rains over the years. The buildings that remain have been undergoing renovation to bring them back to use. Many are done and waiting for you to visit and hear the stories of the area and walk the paths of the miners that lived here for years.
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