Arizona Pioneeers' Home, Prescott, Arizona
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N 34° 32.251 W 112° 28.437
12S E 364741 N 3822743
A first! This was marker created when Arizona was still a territory and is labeled as a Territory of Arizona marker (Arizona became a state on February 14, 1912). It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Waymark Code: WM5EYY
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 12/29/2008
Views: 29
Found of the wall just next to the Arizona Pioneers' Home in Prescott.
MARKER TEXT:
Territory of Arizona
MCMX (seal) MCMXI
(1910 - 1911)
Home for the Aged and Infirm Arizona Pioneers
Established by act of the twenty-fifth legislature under the administration of Governor John H. Kibbey.
Erected under the direction of the Board of Control Richard E. Sloan, Governor W. C. Foster, and G. A. Mauk, Auditors and Robert A. Craig Citizen Member
A. J. Doran, Superintendent
W. S. Elliott, Architect
Copper Plate From Mines of The United Verde Copper Co.
Marker Name: Home for the Aged and Infirm Arizona Pioneers
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Yavapai
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Board of Control Richard E. Sloan, Governor W. C. Foster, and G. A. Mauk, Auditors and Robert A. Craig Citizen Member
Year placed: 1911
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