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Come experience life before the turn of the century in Arizona. This is the largest Living History Museum west of the Rockies. A must see if you are in the Phoenix area. For more information visit their official site Click Here.

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The Opera House moved from Prescott Lily Langtry sang here.

This carpenter shop was modeled after an 1880 Prescott shop

Carpentry Shop where living history re-enactors actually repair and make furniture.

The Barber Shop/Dentist Office and 1890's Dress Shop

1890's Victorian House. The home was originally located at 7th street between Thomas and Indian School.

Victorian House Music Room

Victorian House Kitchen

Victorian House Master Bedroom with an old Singer Sewing Machine

1980's Dress Shop

1880's Farm House

1880's two man Blacksmith Shop is a replica of Middleton & Pascoe's shop which was located in Globe, Arizona.

Blacksmith demonstrating his craft, he even made nails for us!

Blacksmith Shop Bellows, they were huge!

1880's Victorian Chapel/Church. This church is a replica of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church which was in Globe, Arizona from 1880 through 1927

Victorian Chapel still holds wedding ceremonies for those who wish to have an antique wedding setting.

1880's one room Schoolhouse. This school was originally located in Gordon Canyon where a family once lived. The family out-grew the building so it was then converted into a school. The school was in use from 1880-1922

Inside the schoolhouse

1890's Teacherage. The teacherage is an original structure which was the home for the teacher who taught at the schoolhouse. Many teachers of that time had to live with area families so this teacherage was considered to be a luxuary.

Teacherage was a small but had well organized living quarters.

The Northern home is an original structure moved from Newman Canyon, approximately 25 miles southeast of Flagstaff. It is an example of saddle and rider notching technique used during the 1880's

The home belonged to Jeff D. Newman in 1886 who's family included his wife, three sons and five daughters.

The back of the Ranch House, look at the daily tools!

Ranch Barn where they have live animals to pet and see.

This is Scooter the black pot belly pig, he even did tricks!

More of the ranch complex buildings

Ranch house Root Cellar

The Root Celler was the predecessor of our present day refridgerator

Ranch Spring House where the dried meats were kept

More of the Ranch complex . The house on the Ranch Complex is an original structure moved from Gordon Canyon.

Cabin which survived the bloodiest range war in Arizona's history

The Ashurst Cabin was the childhood home of Henry Fountain Ashurst in 1878. Ashurst was the first Senator from Arizona, known as the Silver-tongued Orator of Congress. The cabin was originally 100 miles from Prescott at Ashurst Lake.

He and his family didn't have much looking at the interior of their one room cabin.

1880's Sheriff's Office and City Jail. This Sheriff's Office is a reconstruction of an adobe building from 1881 which stood in Globe, Arizona. The original building was a combination of sheriff's office, jail, and courthouse.

Quarters in the jail were not too bad except for the flimsy beds.

This reconstructed bank represents the 1884 Valley Bank in Phoenix. At that time, Valley Bank was the first bank to use the entire building for just banking. Previously, banks had shared buildings with other businesses such as stores or hotels.

The vault which is inside the bank was donated by the Gila Valley Bank and Trust Company.

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