Places to see at Thatcher, Arizona

Best Places to visit in Thatcher, Arizona - Best Things to do in Thatcher, AZ
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Point of Pines Sites 2.71 7
Historic, Archaeology, Interesting Places, Other Archaeological Sites

The Point of Pines Sites are a set of archaeological sites on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in the U.S. state of Arizona. Located around the settlement of Point of Pines, they are significant for associations with Ancestral Pueblo, Mogollon and Hohokam cultures. The sites were chosen as a field school location by Dr. Emil Haury because of the unusual presence of all three major prehistoric cultures of Arizona. The field school ran from 1946 to 1960, collecting large amounts of evidence from numerous sites. The site were collectively declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.

Point of Pines is a region in the eastern interior area of the San Carlos Reservation, occupying a high plain bounded by the Nantack Ridge and the Willow Mountains. The Nantack Ridge is a deeply folded escarpment, and it and the plain above have extensive evidence of prehistoric occupation for an extended period of time. Due to this wealth of archaeological material, it also a good location for continuing research that had begun by the University of Arizona at Kinishba and Forestdale. For most of its early history the sites in the area fit the model of the Mogollon Culture identified by Haury and others. Later on, after the 13th century there was apparently an influx of Anasazi from the Colorado Plateau and possibly the Hohokam of the Safford region.

The presence of Jeddito ware, a pottery type associated with the Hopi heartland, indicates at least trade with that area if not actual movement of people. Terah Smiley, a student of Haury's at Point of Pines, excavated and identified the rectangular Western Pueblo style kiva, forms of which are still in use today, at several of the sites.

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Graham County Courthouse 2.75 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Graham County Courthouse may refer to:

  • Graham County Courthouse (Arizona), Safford, Arizona
  • Graham County Courthouse (Kansas), Hill City, Kansas
  • Graham County Courthouse (North Carolina), Robbinsville, North Carolina
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Point of Pines Sites 2.71 7
Historic, Archaeology, Interesting Places, Other Archaeological Sites

The Point of Pines Sites are a set of archaeological sites on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in the U.S. state of Arizona. Located around the settlement of Point of Pines, they are significant for associations with Ancestral Pueblo, Mogollon and Hohokam cultures. The sites were chosen as a field school location by Dr. Emil Haury because of the unusual presence of all three major prehistoric cultures of Arizona. The field school ran from 1946 to 1960, collecting large amounts of evidence from numerous sites. The site were collectively declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.

Point of Pines is a region in the eastern interior area of the San Carlos Reservation, occupying a high plain bounded by the Nantack Ridge and the Willow Mountains. The Nantack Ridge is a deeply folded escarpment, and it and the plain above have extensive evidence of prehistoric occupation for an extended period of time. Due to this wealth of archaeological material, it also a good location for continuing research that had begun by the University of Arizona at Kinishba and Forestdale. For most of its early history the sites in the area fit the model of the Mogollon Culture identified by Haury and others. Later on, after the 13th century there was apparently an influx of Anasazi from the Colorado Plateau and possibly the Hohokam of the Safford region.

The presence of Jeddito ware, a pottery type associated with the Hopi heartland, indicates at least trade with that area if not actual movement of people. Terah Smiley, a student of Haury's at Point of Pines, excavated and identified the rectangular Western Pueblo style kiva, forms of which are still in use today, at several of the sites.

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Graham County Courthouse 2.75 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Graham County Courthouse may refer to:

  • Graham County Courthouse (Arizona), Safford, Arizona
  • Graham County Courthouse (Kansas), Hill City, Kansas
  • Graham County Courthouse (North Carolina), Robbinsville, North Carolina
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Safford Junior High School 2.95 6
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Safford High School building, which was located where Safford Middle School is currently located, opened to students on September 13, 1915. It was designed by Henry O. Jaastad. It served as the main high school building through the 1979\u201380 school year. Over the years other buildings were built. This included the WPA-built Baker Stadium, which served as the home of the Safford Bulldogs from 1938 through the 1986 season; a gymnasium in 1943, which allowed the previous gym to be retrofitted into an auditorium; and the other classroom buildings. This included a library built in the 1960s. It is noted that, during this period, the baseball stadium was at the old bleachers by Lafe Nelson School as was the field house for the football and wrestling teams.

Once the high school moved to its current campus, the original Safford Junior High School, which had its own building adjacent to the high school, was torn down in 1980. Safford Junior High, then later Middle, School occupied the main building and the gymnasium until the mid-1990s, when concerns for those buildings' safety and revelations of poor construction quality prompted them to be razed and replaced, outweighing concerns of historical value and the cost of a refurbishment. The 1915 building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1988. It remains listed, apparently erroneously as the building is gone. Ultimately, shoddy construction was also the reason that the 1943 gymnasium was torn down in the 1990s. Baker Stadium is still used as the home field for middle school football.

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Safford Junior High School 2.95 6
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Safford High School building, which was located where Safford Middle School is currently located, opened to students on September 13, 1915. It was designed by Henry O. Jaastad. It served as the main high school building through the 1979\u201380 school year. Over the years other buildings were built. This included the WPA-built Baker Stadium, which served as the home of the Safford Bulldogs from 1938 through the 1986 season; a gymnasium in 1943, which allowed the previous gym to be retrofitted into an auditorium; and the other classroom buildings. This included a library built in the 1960s. It is noted that, during this period, the baseball stadium was at the old bleachers by Lafe Nelson School as was the field house for the football and wrestling teams.

Once the high school moved to its current campus, the original Safford Junior High School, which had its own building adjacent to the high school, was torn down in 1980. Safford Junior High, then later Middle, School occupied the main building and the gymnasium until the mid-1990s, when concerns for those buildings' safety and revelations of poor construction quality prompted them to be razed and replaced, outweighing concerns of historical value and the cost of a refurbishment. The 1915 building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1988. It remains listed, apparently erroneously as the building is gone. Ultimately, shoddy construction was also the reason that the 1943 gymnasium was torn down in the 1990s. Baker Stadium is still used as the home field for middle school football.

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The Gila Valley Arizona Temple 2.02 3
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

The Gila Valley Arizona Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the town of Central between the communities of Pima and Thatcher in Arizona. The temple was dedicated on May 23, 2010, following an open house period from April 23 to May 15.

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The Gila Valley Arizona Temple 2.02 3
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

The Gila Valley Arizona Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the town of Central between the communities of Pima and Thatcher in Arizona. The temple was dedicated on May 23, 2010, following an open house period from April 23 to May 15.

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Thatcher Cemetery 1.14 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Stargazer 5 1.74 1
Cultural, Cinemas, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

The Hyundai Stargazer is a compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) produced by Hyundai Motor Company in Indonesia since 2022. The vehicle was first introduced on 15 July 2022 when the first units of the vehicle rolled off its assembly line at HMMI in Cikarang. It was launched and made its public debut at the 29th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show on 11 August.

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Old Cemetery 2.28 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Graham Cemetery 2.36 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Central Cemetery 2.45 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Safford First United Methodist Church 2.68 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Gila Twin Theatres 2.96 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

John Joel Glanton (1819 \u2013 23 April 1850) was an early settler of Arkansas, a Texas Ranger and noted soldier in the Mexican\u2013American War, and the leader of a notorious gang of scalp-hunters in Northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States during the mid-19th century. Contemporary sources also describe him as a murderous outlaw and prominent participant in the Texas Revolution. He appears as a violent figure in the works of the prominent Western writers Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy.

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Safford Theatre 3.07 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

The Arizona Financial Theatre (formerly known as the Dodge Theatre, the Comerica Theatre and the Arizona Federal Theatre) is a multi-use theatre in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The venue seats 5,000 people.

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Thatcher Cemetery 1.14 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Stargazer 5 1.74 1
Cultural, Cinemas, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

The Hyundai Stargazer is a compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) produced by Hyundai Motor Company in Indonesia since 2022. The vehicle was first introduced on 15 July 2022 when the first units of the vehicle rolled off its assembly line at HMMI in Cikarang. It was launched and made its public debut at the 29th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show on 11 August.

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Old Cemetery 2.28 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Graham Cemetery 2.36 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Central Cemetery 2.45 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Safford First United Methodist Church 2.68 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Gila Twin Theatres 2.96 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

John Joel Glanton (1819 \u2013 23 April 1850) was an early settler of Arkansas, a Texas Ranger and noted soldier in the Mexican\u2013American War, and the leader of a notorious gang of scalp-hunters in Northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States during the mid-19th century. Contemporary sources also describe him as a murderous outlaw and prominent participant in the Texas Revolution. He appears as a violent figure in the works of the prominent Western writers Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy.

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Safford Theatre 3.07 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

The Arizona Financial Theatre (formerly known as the Dodge Theatre, the Comerica Theatre and the Arizona Federal Theatre) is a multi-use theatre in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The venue seats 5,000 people.

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