Jerome Wild West Tour: Unveiling Historic Copper Mining Town
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61 Ratings
Jerome
Unveil the salacious wild west of Jerome on our accredited tour. Explore the rise and fall of the largest copper mining town, encounter famous figures, and discover intriguing historical events.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Audrey Headframe Park - Located right next to Jerome State Historic Park is the Audrey Shaft Headframe Park, which is open daily from 8 am
- 5 pm. The Headframe Park is managed by the Jerome Historical Society. At the Headframe park visitors can stand on glass above a 1,900 foot shaft. The shaft is 650 taller than the highest point of the Empire State Building! It is the largest wooden headframe still standing in Arizona; it was completed in 1918.
- Jerome State Historic Park - Jerome State Historic Park is a state park of Arizona, US, featuring the Douglas Mansion, built in 1916 by a family of influential mining entrepreneurs in Jerome, Arizona, a mining region in the northeast of the Black Hills, east Yavapai County. A museum is located in the old Douglas Mansion.
- United Verde Copper Company - Historic Marker - The mine was established in 1882. Owned by Territorial Governor Frederick Tritle, financing was obtained to begin large scale mining from New York investors such as Eugene Jerome for whom the town was named after. The massive ore found here was mined for over 70 years producing over a billion dollars in copper, gold, silver, zinc and iron. This was the worlds largest copper producer during World War 1.
- Sliding Jail - During the 1930’s much of Jerome was in a landslide due to fault lines, massive explosions from the United Verde Copper Company and water erosion. During this time parts of Jerome slid 1 1/2 feet every month. The sliding jail slid approximately 225 ft from its original foundation.
- Jerome Historical Society Mine Museum - The Museum and Gift Shop were opened in the early 1950s. With displays depicting the timeline of Jerome’s past to its present, items such as old miners equipment to remains of gambling in saloons can be seen within the Museum.
- Jerome Winery - On tour we will pass by many of Jerome’s fine wineries.
What's Included
- Tour includes comfortable travel in an air-conditioned vehicle
Additional Information
Our certified tour leader will escort you in a journey back in a time, unraveling the licentious history of Jerome’s wild west. The topics cover everything from the ascendance and collapse of the world’s biggest copper mining town that yielded over a billion dollars in valuable metals, to renowned figures like Billy the Kid and Wyatt Earp, the notorious homicide of Brothel mogul Belgian Jennie and the rule of the Cuban Queen. Our distinguished work and accurate data, garnered from the JHS archives and personal meetings with the archive manager, are recognized and backed by Jerome Historical Society. All our tour guides are residents of Jerome and they’re also active participants of the JHS.
Location
403 Clark St
Clark Street
We are located in unit B-7 of the historical UVX building. The UVX is located on Clark St between Haunted Hamburger and the Fire Station above the park.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(61 Ratings)
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Atl011
Apr 20, 2024
Lots of history in Jerome - We took the Wild West Tour and learned so many interesting facts about Jerome. Chloe was a great tour guide - friendly & very knowledgable! It’s a walking tour that finished in a van for about the last 30 minutes. Great way to learn all about Jerome from its roots.
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Patricia_d
Apr 19, 2024
Very informative - Seeing the old mine, the old Church and the sliding jail. The tour guide was very interesting when telling the story of Jerome. It is certainly worth the price of the tour. I recommend it.
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806shawnay
Apr 17, 2024
DO NOT miss. - I will remember this tour forever! My mouth was agape with each fact. I loved our guide so much. He was so easy to listen to and pay attention to because he was so captivating.
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X8050rzfredh
Mar 23, 2024
Miners, Cowboys, and lots and lots of fires...Oh and Manmade earthquakes - The History of this town is so cool! We really enjoyed every minute. The tour guide was super informed and personable. She was very friendly and the time just flew by. Truly of a highlight of our trip to Jerome.
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Richelle_h
Mar 18, 2024
Great tour with Austin - We had a great history tour/lessen from Austin. He really knows the history and includes little snippets of interesting facts along the way. We had a great tour, a great time and loved his recommendations of where to eat and what to visit while in town.
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Nancy_j
Mar 13, 2024
This is an amazing mining town high in the mountains! - I loved learning the history of Jerome! The tour guide was very informative. We enjoyed a pasty at The Cornish Pasty restaurant after the tour.
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Futuregtmom
Feb 4, 2024
Highly recommend - We did the Wild West tour. It was just my husband and myself on the tour with our guide Courtney. We highly recommend this tour. Gave us great insight into this little jewel of a town. Sorry Courtney for us adding many other stories and facts to the tour. Also thanks for the recommendation of the book Rich Town Poor town. I am loving it
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Alinecj8684fi
Feb 23, 2024
Gréât way to get to know Jerome - Gréât tour guide! Chloé was very friendly and knowledgeable about the tour facts.
Enjoyed all the different stops and the walking section as well
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Elizabeth_s
Mar 17, 2024
Jerome Wild West Tour.. - The guide was very good once we got started. But there were no clear instructions on where to meet. When we figured out where exactly we were supposed to meet, we found the office closed. The guide apologized once she got there. Then it took her a while to get organized before we could begin. It was not the guide's fault, but the weather was bad. For example, we got caught in a hailstorm. This harmed our experience. It might have been avoided if the guide had been more on time. I found the history of the town interesting.
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Huntfoodlove
Feb 24, 2024
They need to combine tour offerings - We were excited to hear about the “Wild West” but it was literally 30 seconds of info about Wyatt and Billy. The rest was a historical overview of the town from when it first started until now. For $60 per person we were expecting a little more.
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