“The Roads Are for the Timid”: The Arizona Adventures and Romance of Mai Richie Reed*

Lake Havasu Museum of History 320 London Bridge Road, Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States

In 1907, an adventurous young woman from Philadelphia hopped on a train to see the distant Grand Canyon and thus launched an adventure that would change the course of her life.  Over the next several years, she visited the mesa-top pueblo of Acoma, explored the Grand Canyon, lived in a rustic cabin, and struck up […]

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The Vulture Gold Mine

Lake Havasu Museum of History 320 London Bridge Road, Lake Havasu City, AZ, United States

Discovered in 1863 by Henry Wickenburg, the Vulture Gold Mine was the first big gold mine in Arizona.  The mine and its colorful cast of characters, along with the town of Wickenburg, were instrumental in stimulating considerable growth and development in Central Arizona. This presentation will share the multi-layered story of the gold mine, thus […]

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