Last weekend, C and I attended a scout camporee at the Arizona Pioneer History Museum. There were about 750 boys and 300 leaders there, but it was so big that it didn't seem too crowded. We took some pictures, which show some of the sights. I never knew the museum existed, let alone that it was so big and interesting. Most of the buildings were original, although moved from their original location for preservation purposes.
C thought the museum was very cool. He said it seemed like stepping back in time because lots of the items were genuine and the replicas were realistic. If any of you visit us, we would love to take you there (October-November and March-April are the ideal times of year).
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| 1890's Victorian Home (colored for effect) |
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| Stockade and old town in center |
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| Park in center of town |
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| Goats at farm |
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| Chapel |
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| Inside of Chapel set up for wedding |
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| Archery |
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| Inside ranch cabin |
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| Inside school house |
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| School House (sometimes volunteer teachers are there to teach kids. No word about whether the strap is used.) |
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| Mine cars on tracks |
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| Entrance to mine |
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| Panning sluice |
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| Old bakery (falling down now) |
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| Blacksmith shop where the blacksmith was working |
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| Blacksmith shop (blacksmith can be seen working on the right side) |
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| Carriage repair (in blacksmith shop) |
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| Tools created by blacksmith and/or locksmith. |
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| The locksmith (I tried to complement him on his shop, but he just looked up and said "EH?" He very much looked like the original locksmith (about 115) :) |
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| Inside the print shop |
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| Meritt Farmhouse (see below) |
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| A bit anachronistic to have a 1930s tractor in a 1890s pioneer town, but so cool that it's definitely worth it! |
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| Not a real outhouse, but a very fun photo-op |
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| The general store |
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| The town hall (note the manequin on the 2nd floor balcony. He creeped out a few scouts before we told them he was fake) |
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| Candle Making |
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| Pioneer Barber shop |
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| Original Log Cabin |
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| Large Log Home (10 people lived here.in 2 rooms) |
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| Hatchet Throwing |
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| Ranch House |
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| Pioneer Cemetery |
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| Panning for Gold |
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| Dress shop |
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| Livery Stables (set up for a hoe-down) |
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