Odd Observations
One of the World’s Largest Open Pit Mines in Sahuarita
SAHUARITA -- The Asarco Mineral Discovery Center, a tourist attraction south of Tucson, shows guests how big things get in Arizona. The center is ...Eternal Flickers at Patagonia Shrine
PATAGONIA -- Near a small jog in the pavement south of Patagonia, cars pull into a small area where a set of cement stairs ...Mow the Lake?
SAN CARLOS RESERVATION -- In the 1920s, the federal government decided Arizona needed another dam. Surveyors picked a site on the Reservation, and when ...Pick Mining for Peridot on the San Carlos Apache Reservation
PERIDOT -- Several roads lead to the world's largest deposit of peridot but less than half of them actually lead to the mine itself. ...Another Recycled Depot in Douglas
DOUGLAS -- Long before there were Home Depots, there were train depots. But now they are, for the most part, relics of a bygone ...In Memory of Mike, at Prescott’s Courthouse Plaza
PRESCOTT -- The Courthouse Plaza, downtown Prescott's centerpiece, is a square block that encompasses an old courthouse, a large gazebo, statues of heroes, and ...Eleanor Roosevelt Leads Sober Dedication of Douglas International Airport
DOUGLAS -- The first North American international airport dedication ceremony was held in Douglas in 1933, and it was a non-alcoholic affair. The airport ...Living in the Round House in Mayer
MAYER -- When Bill and Debbie Burkett moved to Mayer several years ago, they wanted to build a different type of house, something that ...Even More Odd Street Names in Sedona
SEDONA -- A recent Arizona Oddities entry listing peculiar street names in Sedona drew responses from numerous readers. Mike Peach commented that all the ...Grand Canyon Steam Engines Powered by Cooking Oil
WILLIAMS -- The old steam engines that once chugged and their way across the nation are, for the most part, relics of a bygone ...
