State & Local Parks
Arizona State Parks
Fort Verde State Historic Park
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Remains of a 19th century frontier fort.
Homolovi Ruins State Park
- An ancestral home of the Hopi and a vast prehistoric site.
Jerome State Historic Park
- An Arizona Ghost Town, representing a mining town built on the side of a mountain.
The Lost Dutchman State Park
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Born of the legend of the "Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine."
McFarland Historical State Park
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Commemorates one of Arizona's early Anglo "superachievers."
Picacho Peak State Park
- In the area of this scenic mountain was fought the only Civil War battle in Arizona.
Riordan State Historic Park
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The twin house of one of Flagstaff's early lumber families.
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park
- The "town to tough to die" is another of Arizona's famed Ghost Towns.
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
- Remnants of Arizona's first european settlement in 1752.
Yuma Crossing State Historic Park
- Chronicles from pre-history to army depot times. An engaging living history site.
Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park
- Tells of a time when Arizona's criminals were sent to this warm climate.
Arizona Local Parks
The Arizona Historical Society Pioneer Museum
- Park & museum of the northern Arizona chapter of the AHS.
Fort Lowell Museum
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Ruins of the old fort and a museum
of the
southern chapter of AHS.
The Slaughter Ranch
- Privately restored and maintained ranch of John Slaughter.
New Mexico
Coronado State Monument
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Recognizes Coronado and his impact on the culture and history of New Mexico,
Fort Selden State Monument
- A 19th century frontier fort famous for housing Buffalo Soldiers.
Fort Sumner State Monument
- Site of the infamous Navajo diaspora and near to the grave site of Billy the Kid.
Jemez State Monument
- Prehistoric and historic ruins relate the bitter nature of the impact of Spanish settlement.
Lincoln State Monument
- The bloody Lincoln Country War and Billy the Kid are remembered in the town of Lincoln.
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park
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A fully restored 19th century Ranch House.
Palace of the Governors
- Built in 1610, one of the oldest European buildings in the United States.
Pancho Villa State Park
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Site of the infamous 1916 invasion of the town of Columbus.
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