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Clifton and Morenci are scenically beautiful places located in Greenlee County, northeast of Tucson, along Highway
191, near the banks of the San Francisco River and the New Mexico state line. It is
approximately 210 miles from Phoenix and 160 miles from Tucson. The elevations range from 3400-4600 feet. Morenci has
an enormous open pit copper mine and it is the largest
copper producing mine in the USA.
At the heart of the Clifton town site is
colorful, fascinating Chase Creek. It boasts of a number of buildings that are examples of territorial period
architecture. The spirit of the wild and romantic days remains, with modern amenities to make it safe and comfortable for visitors. The walking tour and a visit to the Greenlee Historical Museum enhances the experience.
The spectacular Coronado Trail cuts a path northward through the mountains and valleys of the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest.
It is the birthplace of Geronimo, the famous Apache warrior chief and Ettore Ted de Grazia – an artist of the American Southwest.
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Since only 40 people can do the Mine Tour at a time, we may have to divide the participants into two groups.
| 9:00
- 11:00 am |
Group
A |
Mine
tour |
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Group B |
Chase Creek
historic walk, Slide show at the Greenlee County Historical Museum, Art and Crafts Show at the Art Depot. |
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| 11:30
am -12:30 pm |
Both
groups |
Elena Bjorkquist’s Chautauqua program at the Clifton Community Center |
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| 12:30
- 1:30 pm |
Both
groups |
Lunch at Al Fernandez Park |
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| 1:30
- 3:30 pm |
Group
B |
Mine
tour |
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Group
A |
Chase Creek
historic walk, Slide show at the Greenlee County Historical Museum, Art and Crafts Show at the Art Depot. |
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| 3:30
- 4:30 pm |
Both
groups |
Book Discussion at the Morenci Library
(audience will
be both groups, the local reading club, and school children and teachers) |
Those who wish to stay overnight can make reservations at
either
Rode Inn 186, South Coronado, Clifton AZ 85533, 928-865-4536
or,
Morenci Motel, Hwy 191, Morenci, AZ 85540, 928-865-4111
Note: Parking for visitors is at the
train depot (the Community center) where Group B will assemble for the Chase Creek walk, and Group A will be picked up for the mine tour.
Group A: at 3:15 pm will drive to Morenci ( 6 –10
minutes away) for the book discussion, after Chase Creek walk and park in front of Morenci Library.
Group B: at 1:15 pm will drive to Morenci after lunch and will be picked up from Morenci Library parking lot at
1:30 pm
If you are interested in participating, you need to fill in the
registration form and e-mail
or fax it to: Malavika Muralidharan
email mala@lib.az.us
fax 602-256-2835
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