|
|
2 |
26 Bar
Ranch_Duke StoriesRanch
 |
The 26 Bar Ranch, located in Eagar on State Route
260, is steeped in the history of the Hereford industry. Back in
the 1940's it was part of the famous Milky Way Ranch. The big
white show barn, under the hill outside of town, has become one
of the local landmarks. This ranch and show barn have been the
home for many
top Hereford cattle that have made their mark in the Hereford
industry. |
|
|
In more recent times the ranch has become noted
as the 26 Bar Ranch or John Wayne's Ranch. The 26 Bar Ranch was
started in 1964 by three forward-thinking businessmen. Along
with Mr. Wayne, was Ken Reafsnyder (associated with Knott's
Berry Farm in Los Angeles), and Louis Johnson (cotton farmer and
businessmen from Stanfield, Arizona). After the death of John
Wayne, the ranch was sold to Karl Eller with John Johnson
staying on as general manager. |
|
|
3 |
390th Memorial Museum
 |
The 390th Memorial Museum Foundation, a
non-profit educational institution, is to educate the public
regarding the history of the 390th Bomb Group and its attached
units, the 390th Strategic Missile Wing, the 8th Air Force, 3rd
Air Division, 13th Combat Wing, 95th Bomb Group, and 100th Bomb
Group and any future operational organization designated with
the 390th cardinal number, and of these organizations'
activities and roles in the national defense, through programs
of collection; exhibition and interpretation; preservation,
conservation and restoration; education; research; reference;
and publication. |
|
|
A |
Arizona Science Center
 |
Enjoy the Center's 300 hands-on
exhibits, watch an IMAX film and engage your intellect in a
thought provoking presentation. |
Amon Carter Museum
 |
More than 700 works of American art are on
display in the Carter’s galleries at any given time.
Photographs, prints, and sculpture on view are drawn from the
Carter’s comprehensive collection of American art that explores
the American experience from the 1820s up to the present day. |
Apache County Historical Society Museum
 |
First came the dinosaurs to the banks of the
Little Colorado River, and then the Indians. In (1540) Coronado
crossed the river near St. Johns and later descendants of the
Conquistadors settled here. Pioneer families arrived from the
East in the 1880's. |
Amerind Foundation Museum
Dragoon AZ
 |
Founded in 1937 by William Shirley Fulton, the
Amerind Foundation is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3)
anthropological and archaeological museum and research center
dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Native
American cultures and their histories. Located in spectacular
Texas Canyon in the Little Dragoon Mountains of southeastern
Arizona, the Amerind houses one of the finest private
collections of Native American art and artifacts in the country. |
Arabia Steamboat Museum
 |
http://www.1856.com/ |
Arizona Capitol Museum
 |
"We Are Arizona's Museum" The Arizona Capitol
Museum brings history to life every day through exhibitions,
special events, and tours. More than 20 exhibits tell Arizona's
story from territorial days to the present. |
Arizona Women's Hall of Fame Museum
 |
Dedicated to Arizona's Women |
Arizona Historical Society Museum
 |
Even as they carved out a territory in the remote
Southwest, Arizona pioneers were careful to pass on the legacy
of their achievements to future generations. For that reason, in
1864 the forward-thinking First Territorial Legislature
incorporated the Arizona Historical Society "to preserve the
relics and paint the wonders of the past." |
Arizona Military Museum
 |
The museum building itself is a part of Arizona’s
military history. The 1936 raw adobe building housing the museum
was built under the USA Work Program as a National Guard Arsenal
and was used as WWII maintenance shops for German prisoners at
the Papago Park Prisoner of War Camp. |
Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum
 |
The Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum can trace
its origin back to the first Arizona Fair, held in November of
1884! The mineral display was said to "overshadow all else." The
collection, already one of the finest in the world, has been
growing and improving since that time. |
|
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records |
President Abraham Lincoln signed the law creating
the Territory of Arizona on 24 February 1863. |
Arizona State Museum
 |
The oldest and largest anthropology museum in the
Southwest, est. 1893 Home of the largest whole vessel collection
of Southwest Indian pottery in the world |
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
 |
The mission of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world
by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the
Sonoran Desert. |
Arizona Aviation Museums
 |
Preserving aviation History |
Asarco Mineral Discovery Center
|
The Asarco Mineral Discovery Center shall
communicate the vital importance of thte mining industry in our
civilazation; educate students and teachers in earth sciences,
and preserve part of the mining history of Arizona and the
Western United States |
Autry National Center |
The Autry National Center explores the
experiences and perceptions of the diverse peoples of the
American West, connecting the past with the present to inform
our shared future. |
|
|
B |
Bead Museum
 |
Mission is to educate by means of collection,
documentation, preservation and display of beads and ornaments
from ancient, ethnic and contemporary cultures. |
Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum
 |
You Haven't Seen Bisbee until You've
Seen the Bisbee Mining & Historical Musuem. |
Bison
Museum
 |
“Discover Arizona’s premier
bison, Western and Native American collection. Something for
the entire family: Buffalo Bill exhibit, Dances with Wolves
and Native American display, Singing Buffalo Family, Bronze
Room, Flagg family collection and more.
www.bisonmuseum.com
, 480-837-8700, 16641 N. 91st Street, Scottsdale,
AZ 85260.” |
Bob
Bullock Texas Museum
|
The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum is a
dynamic educational institution that engages visitors in the
exciting Story of Texas through a variety of program and exhibit
experiences. |
Booth Western Art Museum
 |
The Library also has small collections of
reference materials on Civil War history, United States
presidential history, and local history that support the
collections of the Booth Western Art Museum. |
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
 |
The initial mission of the Arboretum was to study
the plants of desert countries and to make the results available
to the public. |
|
Buckeye Valley Museum |
Mission is to preserve and disseminate Buckeye
Valley prehistory and history. |
Buffalo Bill Historical Center (BBHC)
 |
The Buffalo Bill Museum examines both the
personal and public lives of W.F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, and seeks
to interpret his story in the context of the history and myth of
the American West. |
Butterfly Lodge Museum Greer AZ
 |
Butterfly Lodge was built in Greer in 1914. The
cabin's name ("Apuni Oyis" in Blackfoot) was inspired by the
countless butterflies in the nearby meadows. It was the mountain
residence and hunting lodge of James Willard Schultz (1859 -
1947) and his son, Hart Merriam Schultz, known as Lone Wolf
(1882-1970). |
|
|
C |
Casa Grande Valley
Historical Society & Museum
 |
See what Casa Grande looked like in 1879 when the
railroad ended here and the city was named Terminus. |
Casa Malpais Museum Springerville AZ
 |
The diminutive but strong mountain people who
lived here are called the "Mogollon." This Pueblo IV site
exhibits similarities in pottery and architecture to the Anasazi
of the Four Corners region. We know that Casa Malpais was
occupied for about 200 years, and it was mysteriously abandoned
about 1400 A.D. |
Cave Creek Museum
 |
For the ancient Hohokam Indians, who farmed,
hunted and lived in the Cave Creek area, the desert was
resource-rich. Game was plentiful. The Hohokam harvested
desert plants for food and shelter and they learned to control
the land by farming. |
Center for Creative Photography
 |
The Center for Creative Photography is an archive
and research center located on the University of Arizona campus.
We retain the archives of Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Garry
Winogrand, Harry Callahan, and other great 20th century
photographers May 17, 2008 — August 3, 2008
The theme of "the American monument" pervades Lee
Friedlander’s lifelong investigation of the social landscape.
|
Chandler Museum
 |
Students in the third and fourth grades will
learn interactive lessons utilizing the museum’s resources, and
also have the opportunity to visit the museum. The lesson plan
will be incorporated into the social studies and language arts
classes |
Children’s Museum of Phoenix
 |
The Children’s Museum of Phoenix is opening June,
2008! Acting on the principle that learning is a joy, the
Children’s Museum of Phoenix’s mission is to engage the minds,
muscles and imaginations of children and the grown-ups who care
about them. |
Cody Firearms Museum (BBHC)
|
The Cody Firearms Museum contains the world's
most comprehensive assemblage of American arms, as well as
European arms dating to the 16th century. |
|
|
D |
Deer Valley Rock Art Center
 |
Mission is to preserve and to
provide public access to the Hedgpeth Hills petroglyph site, to
interpret the cultural expressions found here and to be a center
for rock art studies. |
Desert Botanical Gardens
 |
The Garden’s commitment to the community is to
advance excellence in education, research, exhibition, and
conservation of desert plants of the world with emphasis on the
Southwestern United States. We will ensure that the Garden is
always a compelling attraction that brings to life the many
wonders of the desert. |
Desert Caballeros Western Museum
Wickenburg AZ
 |
Hall of History is where thousands of years of
desert frontier history are captured in time. |
Discovery Park
 |
Discovery Park, an education and entertainment
retreat, emphasizing the science and culture of the Gila Valley,
from mining and agriculture to space exploration. |
Draper Museum of Natural History (BBHC)
 |
The Draper Museum of Natural History integrates
the humanities with natural sciences to interpret the Greater
Yellowstone Ecosystem and adjacent intermountain basins. |
|
|
E |
Eitlejorg Museum of the American Indians and Western Art
|
One of only two museums east of
the Mississippi that showcase both Native American and Western
art, culture and history. |
Ellis - Shackelford House
 |
Listed on the National Register of Historic
Places, The Ellis-Shackelford House is significant for its
architectural design, use of materials, early technological
achievements, and high level of craftsmanship. The style blends
elements of the Prairie Style, common in the Midwest, with
detailing of the Craftsman Style, which was then in vogue in
Phoenix |
|
|
F |
Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium
 |
Nine months from now, a flying “dinner table”
about half the length of a school bus will land on the planet
Mars after making a 423 million-mile road trip through our solar
system. |
Fort Huachuca Museum
 |
In 1886, General Nelson A. Miles designated Fort
Huachuca as headquarters for the Geronimo campaign. Geronimo’s
surrender in August 1886 practically ended the Apache danger in
southern Arizona.Fort Huachuca was retained because of
continuing border troubles involving renegade Indians, Mexican
bandits, and American outlaws and freebooters. |
Fort Verde State Historic Park
 |
Fort Verde State Historic Park is the best
preserved example of an Indian Wars period fort in Arizona.
Spanning from 1865 through 1890 Camp Lincoln, Camp Verde and
finally Fort Verde were home to officers, doctors, families,
enlisted men, and scouts. Fort Verde was the primary base for
General George Crook’s U.S. Army scouts and soldiers. |
Fort Whipple
Museum |
Building 11 of the Veterans Hospital in Prescott. |
Fremont
County
Pioneer
Museum,
 |
The Fremont County Pioneer Museum is committed to preserving our past
and educating for the future. The museum holds in public
trust significant artifacts and archival materials relating to
Fremont County with emphasis on the stories of the development
of the Lander trading area. The museum holds these objects
for the purpose of education through exhibits, publications,
research access and educational programming. FCPM is
located at 1443 Main Street, Lander,
WY 82520 |
Frontier Army Museum
|
In 1960, the Museum was officially recognized as
an Army Museum and has continued to preserve one of the finest
collections of nineteenth century military artifacts in the
country. The Museum exhibits material culture of Frontier Army
Soldiers who served west of the Mississippi River between 1804
and 1917 |
|
|
G |
George Washington Carver Museum
 |
The Carver Museum & Cultural
Center is dedicated to the collection, preservation, research
and exhibition of African American historical and cultural
material reflecting all dimensions of experiences of persons of
African descent living in Austin, Travis County, Texas and in
the United States. |
Gilbert Historical Society and Museum
 |
In 1979, the Gilbert Historical Society was incorporated as a
non-profit corporation. In June 1980, the school building was
placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The old
elementary school building has been a Gilbert landmark for more
than 90 years, preserving an element of life dear to the
community. The Society owns the building thanks to the
generosity of Otto and Edna Neely and on May 15, 1982, the
Gilbert Historical Museum opened to the public |
Gilcrease Museum
 |
Gilcrease Museum is the product of a lifetime of
collecting by Thomas Gilcrease, whose fortune was made in the
dusty oilfields of Oklahoma nearly 100 years ago. |
Glendale Arizona Historical Society
|
Exhibits on Glendale ranching and Glendale
History from the late 1800s. The focus of Historical Society
Library is the history of the West Valley and Glendale. The
holdings include a large newspaper and photograph collection. |
Glendale Police Museum
 |
Exhibits on Glendale police history. Tours are
free every Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Call for
group tours. Information: 6821 N. 57th Avenue, Glendale, AZ
85301, (623) 937-8088. Donations are appreciated. |
Grand Canyon Railway Museum
 |
Grand Canyon Railway made its first journey to
the Grand Canyon on September 17, 1901. Notable passengers to
ride the Grand Canyon Railway include Theodore Roosevelt, John
Muir, William Howard Taft, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dwight D.
Eisenhower, Clark Gable, Jimmy Durante, Doris Day, Warren
Buffet, and Bill Gates. |
|
|
H |
Hall of Flame
 |
The Hall of Flame Fire Museum and the National
Firefighting Hall of Heroes, located in Phoenix, Arizona, has
almost an acre of fire history exhibits, with over 90 fully
restored pieces of fire apparatus on display, dating from 1725
to 1969. |
Harold McCracken Research Library
 |
collections include printed and electronic
library materials and resources, original archives and
manuscripts, photographs, microfilm, subject vertical files, and
sound and video recordings. Subject areas collected relate to
the history and culture of the American West, with major
strengths in the following: Western American art and artists;
the Plains Indians; Buffalo Bill and his Wild West; American
firearms history and technology; and the natural history of the
northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. |
Heard Museum
 |
Native American Art Treasures from around the
southwest |
Heritage Square & Science Park,
 |
Heritage & Science Park is a City of Phoenix Park
which consists of Historic Heritage Square (home of the 1895
Rosson House and various historic buildings that house museums
and restaurants), Phoenix Museum of History and The Arizona
Science Center. |
Historic Sahuaro Ranch
 |
Mission is the preservation and presentation of
the history of Sahuaro Ranch and the agricultural history of the
West Valley. |
Hoo-hoogam Ki Museum
 |
Hoo-hoogam Ki, meaning "House of the ancestors,"
describes the museum, which is constructed of adobe and desert
plants, reflecting the beauty of the Southwest. |
|
The famous Stradling collection includes bits,
spurs, bridles and saddles from around the world, and an amazing
collection of carriages, wagons and horse drawn vehicles
spanning hundreds of years. |
|
|
I |
International Wildlife Museum
 |
The museum highlights over 400 species of
insects, mammals and birds from around the globe. Some of the
collections are more than 100 years old and all the animals
found at the museum were donated by various government agencies,
wildlife rehabilitation centers, captive breeding programs, zoos
and individuals. |
|
|
J |
Jerome Historical Society
 |
Jerome Arizona's history is full of stories.
These stories tell how the “Wickedest Town in The West” got its
name and how men who sought their fortunes in this billion
dollar mining camp lived, played and fought. |
John C Fremont House
|
John C. Fremont House (1875) See
Sharlot Hall Museum |
John Wesley Powell
Memorial Museum
 |
you can see sketches, photos and other
memorabilia of Powell's epic Colorado River voyages in 1869 and
1871, along with a unique collection of Native American and
pioneer artifacts. |
|
|
K |
|
|
L |
|
|
M |
Mesa Historical Museum
 |
the museum that celebrates Mesa's past. We are
located in sunny uptown Mesa, Arizona.
Thanks for Tuning In: The Wallace and Ladmo Show" will be on
exhibit at the Museum until August 31, 2008!
If you grew up in Arizona, you may remember the popular, long-running
television program, The Wallace and Ladmo Show. This exhibit
explores the history and fun facts of the local t.v. show that
captivated three generations of Arizonans. |
Mesa Southwest Museum
 |
The extensive collection of this fine museum
includes exhibits on archaeology, anthropology, dinosaurs,
Native peoples, and art and culture, taking visitors on a
journey that begins with the solar system, moves through the Age
of Dinosaurs and into pre-Columbian and contemporary history
|
Mesa Museum
 |
On July 17 1878, Theodore Sirrine went to
Florence to register Section 22, now called the Town Center: the
square mile from Mesa Drive to Country Club and University to
Broadway. There is some confusion about early names for Mesa
because of Post Office designations; however, the town itself
was always called Mesa City. Postal authorities considered the
name Mesa unacceptable at first, as it was thought it would be
confused with Mesaville on the San Pedro River. The first Post
Office name was Hayden's Ferry (not to be confused with Tempe),
operated by Fannie Macdonald in 1881. In 1886, the Post Office
name was changed to Zenos. In 1889, the Post Office Department
finally allowed the name Mesa City. |
Mohave Museum of History & Arts Kingman AZ
 |
Its history is equally as varied: peopled
originally by "The Forgotten Ones" and late by the Mohave,
Hualapai, Chemehuevi, Havasupai and Paiute Indians; it attracted
soldiers, missionaries, steam boaters, ranchers, railroaders,
miners; and all the merchants, schoolteachers and others who
helped to settle the area. |
Muheim Heritage House Bisbee AZ
 |
The Muheim Heritage House Museum, a Registered
National Historic site, was built by Joseph and Carmelita Muheim
beginning in 1898. The first four rooms were completed in 1902.
As the family grew, six more rooms were added. The house was
completed in 1915. Bisbee is a great little Victorian town, and
it makes San Francisco look flat. |
Museum of Northern Arizona
Flagstaff AZ
 |
The northern Arizona region has varied and
unique cultures, such as the Hopi, Navajo, Zuni, and other
Native American tribes that live on the Colorado Plateau. The
Museum's award-winning permanent anthropology exhibit, Native
Peoples of the Colorado Plateau, documents 12,000 years of
occupation in the region. |
Museum of the Fur Trade
 |
The fur trade is the first great romance of
America. Before the thundering cattle drives and raucous
saloons of the “Wild West,” before the first creaking Conestoga
wagon inched westward on the Oregon Trail, even before the stern
Pilgrims stepped from their fragile ships onto Plymouth Rock,
the continent was abuzz with business—the business of furs. |
Museum of the Mountain Man
 |
The Museum of the Mountain Man has a
comprehensive collection of Rocky Mountain fur trade era
artifacts including those of the American Indian as well as the
Mountain Man. |
|
|
N |
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
 |
Visitors to the National Cowboy & Western
Heritage Museum enjoy family entertainment at its finest during
the annual Chuck Wagon Gathering & Children’s Cowboy Festival. |
|
National Oregon/California Trail Center |
“Do you all have the necessary provisions before
we get started?” the wagon master asks. |
Navajo County Museum Holbrook AZ
 |
The Historic Courthouse which houses the Museum
and Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center is one of only two
Richardsonian Romanesque courthouses in the state and is listed
on the National Register of Historic Places. |
Northern Gila County Historical Society
 |
Obtain objects and information which will shed
light on the cultural heritage, natural history, history and
prehistory of the region within a radius of 50 miles of the Town
of Payson, Arizona. |
|
|
O |
The OK Corral
 |
The O.K. Corral, in Tombstone, Arizona, is
the site of the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral where Wyatt
Earp, Doc Holliday, Virgil and Morgan Earp fought the Clantons
and the McLaurys on October 26, 1881.
Stand where the West's legendary gunfight began.
Watch Wyatt and Doc in daily reenactments of the famous
gun battle. Visit
Doc Holliday's room.
See the only photos ever taken of Indians as enemies on the
battle field when the Apache Geronimo conferenced with General
Crook in 1886.
|
Old
West Movie Poster Museum
|
contains many hundreds of authentic rare original
posters, lobby cards, photo stills and autographed star photos
from almost every western movie made in the Tucson area. This is
the largest museum of its kind in the West. |
Otis Chidester Scout Museum
 |
one of the largest collections of Scouting
memorabilia in the world. - Otis was the oldest continually
active Scout in the country, getting started in Scouting in
1912. The object of the Museum is the collection, preservation,
organization, and exhibition of written, photographic, audio and
other physical records, artifacts and memorabilia relating to
the Boy Scouts of America, with an emphasis on Scouting in
southern Arizona and the Southwest. |
|
|
