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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOHR_springerville-schoolhouse_Springerville-AZ.html
This bronze school bell summoned children until 1950. This 2 room adobe with high pitched roof & bell tower was added onto with brick, altering the entry & roof in 1927 & again in 1950. The school served the community 99 years.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOHQ_arizona-cooperative-mercantile-institution_Springerville-AZ.html
Built of adobe in 1901 with a cast iron front shipped from St. Louis, the ACMI was a branch of the Mormon Cooperative Store system for 17 yrs. It later served the community as a saloon, variety store & furniture emporium.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOHP_james-hale-shooting_Springerville-AZ.html
On Dec. 25, 1886, James Hale was gunned down here in front of the Brighton Saloon. His accused was never brought to trial. In 1894 this site, then called Hunter's Hall, held the first Presbyterian services in the Round Valley.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOHN_white-mountain-hospital_Springerville-AZ.html
Built during the great depression using native stone & W.P.A. labor, this twenty-bed facility finally opened in 1939 when a doctor agreed to come to Round Valley to finish, lease & run the hospital for 10 years.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOHL_bertha-wahl-shooting_Springerville-AZ.html
In 1899, 14 year old Bertha Wahl was murdered here by a shepherd. Just south of here was the original Becker Store. Beyond lie the graves of the Becker family. Due west stood Henry Springer's Mercantile.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOGC_white-mountain-historical-park_Springerville-AZ.html
This park contains buildings restored by the White Mtn. Historical Society. They preserve early settler Hispanic & Native American cultures, along with farming, forestry and ranching heritage.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOGB_slaughter-family-cemetary_Springerville-AZ.html
First cousin to famed "Texas John Slaughter", Peter Slaughter & his rough trailhands brought the first Texas cattle to the White Mtns. C.1881 & built his P Lazy S Ranch on the Black River. Pete is buried here with 3 sons & extended family.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOGA_escudilla-mountain_Springerville-AZ.html
Due south rises the 3rd tallest peak in AZ, revered by conservationist, Aldo Leopold Escudilla was home to Ike Clanton of OK Corral fame & Arizona's last grizzly bear. In fall, the north slope is golden with Aspen covering the 23,000 acre fire of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOAW_peter-thompson-home-blacksmith-shop_Springerville-AZ.html
These log structures built by Thompson, a Danish convert to Mormonism, are Round Valley's oldest surviving buildings (1879). The cabin hosted the first Mormon services in Springerville.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOAV_presbyterian-catholic-churchs_Springerville-AZ.html
Begun as missions in the late 1800's, Community Presbyterian Church here, and St. Peter's, a block east, moved into these permanent homes built respectively of brick (1918) & adobe (1928).