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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM179A_desert-laboratory_Tucson-AZ.html
Has been designated aNationalHistoric LandmarkThis site possesses national significanceIn commemorating the history of theUnited States of America
1975National Park ServiceUnited States Department of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13G7_desert-homes_Tucson-AZ.html
Safford Freeman and his family settled in this area in the early 1930s after applying for a patent under the Homestead Act. They were granted 640 acres to farm, graze, or mine. Here Mr. Freeman constructed a three room adobe home, along with sever…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM136W_one-story-from-the-barrio-viejo_Tucson-AZ.html
1914Room 6 (originally addressed 202 W. 18th Street, and later 709 S. 8th Avenue), on the southeast corner of the excavated row house on Lot 10 (see map), housed several businesses throughout its history. In 1914, it was a blacksmith shop, while a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1361_el-parque-de-orlando-y-diego-mendoza_Tucson-AZ.html
EnglishIn 1981, two young brothers, Orlando and Diego Mendoza, died when a drunk driver ran a stop sign at this intersection hitting the car in which the two children were riding. Orlando was 2 years old; Diego was 17 months. The accident left beh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11L4_lemmon-rock-lookout-tower_Mt-Lemmon-AZ.html
Lemmon Rock Lookout Tower was erected in 1928. It is the oldest lookout still in use on the Forest. This general locale has been used as a fire lookout since the Coronado Forest Reserve was established in 1902. The current lookout structure was co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11D0_leonardo-romero-house_Tucson-AZ.html
This house is named for its first known residents, living here in 1868. Although construction dates are not known, the Washington Street wing lies along the course of the Presidio wall, completed in 1783. Leonardo Romero, a carpenter whose shop wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11CZ_teatro-carmen_Tucson-AZ.html
Named for its founder, Carmen Soto Vquez, this was one of the first theaters in Tucson devoted exclusively to the presentation of dramatic works in Spanish. From the opening night, May 20, 1915, with a performance of "Cerebro y Coraz?n" by the Mex…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11CY_carrillo-intermediate-school_Tucson-AZ.html
Carrillo School was named for the prominent Tucson businessman, Leopoldo Carrillo. During the 1880's, the site contained the Carrillo Gardens, the city's first park with eight acres of spring-fed artificial lakes, gardens and a recreational center…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11CX_el-tiradito_Tucson-AZ.html
This is the only shrine in the United States dedicated to the soul of a sinner buried in unconsecrated ground. It is affectionately called "El Tiradito"- the castaway. The many legends about its origin all involve a tragic triangle love affair in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11CW_sosa-carillo-fr-mont-house_Tucson-AZ.html
The earliest documents for this property indicate that the pioneering Sosa family lived here in the 1850s. In 1878, Manuela Sosa and her husband, Michael McKenna, sold the property to Jesus Suarez de Carrillo, wife of businessman Leopoldo Carrillo…