Company arriving in February and what to do?
One day was the Walking Tour of Wickenburg Arizona with the DK's.
We started at the Santa Fe Depot which was acquired by Wickenburg from the Santa Fe Railroad in 1984 and was restored, becoming the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce in 1987. Railroad Engine No. 761 was one of the work-horses of the main line built in 1890; it is now behind the Chamber of Commerce on the railroad line called "Peavine Line", established in 1893 from Phoenix to Prescott.
One day an African-American business woman named Elizabeth Smith stepped off the train from the east and contracted one of Arizona's finest architects to design and build the Vernetta Hotel located at the corner of Frontier and Yavapai Streets. The hotel was built specifically to serve overnight railroad passengers and early day tourists to Wickenburg and Castle Hot Springs.
From 1863 to 1890 outlaws were chained to a mesquite tree which served as the town jail. The tree is over 200 years old and it was called the Jail Tree!
On the south side of US 60 you will see the Cowboy and Dance Hall Girl and on the west side of US 60 you will find a Vaquero (Hispanic cowboy), living in Wickenburg for 7 generations.
Located on the west side of Tegner Street there is a bronze that depicts the importance of the early mining
and you will also find on your walking tour several gila monsters, rattlesnakes and tarantulas.
This is one way to spend the day in Wickenburg but remember to see the Desert Caballeros Western Museum!
We started at the Santa Fe Depot which was acquired by Wickenburg from the Santa Fe Railroad in 1984 and was restored, becoming the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce in 1987. Railroad Engine No. 761 was one of the work-horses of the main line built in 1890; it is now behind the Chamber of Commerce on the railroad line called "Peavine Line", established in 1893 from Phoenix to Prescott.
One day an African-American business woman named Elizabeth Smith stepped off the train from the east and contracted one of Arizona's finest architects to design and build the Vernetta Hotel located at the corner of Frontier and Yavapai Streets. The hotel was built specifically to serve overnight railroad passengers and early day tourists to Wickenburg and Castle Hot Springs. 
From 1863 to 1890 outlaws were chained to a mesquite tree which served as the town jail. The tree is over 200 years old and it was called the Jail Tree!
On the south side of US 60 you will see the Cowboy and Dance Hall Girl and on the west side of US 60 you will find a Vaquero (Hispanic cowboy), living in Wickenburg for 7 generations.Located on the west side of Tegner Street there is a bronze that depicts the importance of the early mining
This is one way to spend the day in Wickenburg but remember to see the Desert Caballeros Western Museum!
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