1880s (Temporal Keyword)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Gerald A. Doyle & Associates.

The Tubac School, one of the several elements comprising the Tubac Presidio State Park, was constructed in 1885 and is one of the earliest American public schools established in what was then the Territory of Arizona. Although no significant historical events are yet associated with the Tubac School, and many other Territorial buildings are of greater architectural interest, the School is an unusually well-preserved example of 19th Century one-room, rural schools. Today the building consists...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Jim McKie.

This is an Arizona Site Steward file which consists of the Walker Charcoal Kiln site, comprised of a kiln, located on Prescott National Forest land. A nearby sign reads, "This kiln was constructed around 1880 by Jake and Joe Carmichael to convert oak wood into charcoal for use at nearby smelters. The surrounding forest was cut so heavily for charcoal and mine props in the late 1800's that it is just now becoming productive again." The file consists of a site data form. The earliest dated...