Pioneer History in Wickenburg, Arizona

Wickenburg, Arizona

Robson's Mining World
Robson's Arizona Mining World takes you back in time to the Nella-Meda gold mining camp, a real mine said to still contain much gold. Set in the Sonoran Desert's saguaro covered hills, it features the...
Robson's Mining World
Vulture Mine
Discovered in 1863 by the Austrian Henry Wickenburg, Vulture Mine was the largest producing gold mine in the history of Arizona. Today you can visit the ghost town and explore this witness of the past...
Vulture Mine
Jail Tree
This 200 year-old mesquite tree once served as Wickenburg's Jail. From 1863 to 1890 outlaws were chained to this tree for all the townspeople to see. Whether any escaped remains unknown. ...
Jail Tree

Nature Conservancy - Hassayampa River Preserve

A special piece of Arizona's natural environment is being protected and restored at the Hassayampa River Preserve near Wickenburg. For most of its 100

Wickenburg, AZ Conservation Areas

E. Bowman, PRCA Champ

Everett Bowman made Wickenburg his home after a highlighted career as a World Champion, All-Around Cowboy. Born in Hope, New Mexico in July, 1899, Everett Bowman was World Champion in 1935 - 1937; champion steer wrestler in 1930, 1935 and 1938; champion steer roper in 1927;

Wickenburg, AZ Famous People

ATSF Engine No. 761

Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Engine No. 761, an 1890 vintage, is one of the steam locomotive workhorses of the main line between Chicago and the west. Included in the display located adjacent to the historic depot and Visitors Center, is the Tender and the 1900

Wickenburg, AZ Railroad History

Massacre Monument

Dedicated to lives lost in an 1871

Wickenburg, AZ Battlesites

Santa Fe Depot

The Santa Fe Depot at Wickenburg, Arizona, was the last of the original wooden depots on the Santa Fe Railroad Line by the 1920s, when Santa Fe decided the "old wooden depot"

Wickenburg, AZ Railroad History

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Wickenburg, Arizona

Robson's Mining World

Vulture Mine

Jail Tree

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Nature Conservancy - Hassayampa River Preserve

E. Bowman, PRCA Champ

ATSF Engine No. 761

Massacre Monument

Santa Fe Depot

Things to do near Wickenburg, AZ

Cave Creek Museum

Palm Valley Golf Club -Palms

Adobe Dam Family Golf Center

Glendale Civic Center

The World's Smallest Museum