Chiricahua National Monument

by Cindy Hayostek

Overview

Chiricahua National Monument, located in Arizona's southeast corner, is famous for its scenic and biological wonders. Every year, thousands of people visit the largest of the "Sky Island" mountain ranges to marvel at fantastic rock formations, hike scenic pathways, bolster a birding list, or simply gaze into starry skies while relaxing in a quiet campground. Thorough visitors soon discover that there is much more to the "Wonderland of Rocks" than just rocks. Those rocks are the backdrop to the story of Chiricahua Apache leader Geronimo and the black 10th Cavalry Regiment soldiers pursuing him. James Logan, John Robinson, and other "Buffalo Soldiers" assembled local rocks into a one-of-a-kind monument. Ed and Lillian Riggs, owners of Faraway Ranch, preserved rocks from that monument partially because their families homesteaded and ranched in the area with the soldiers' protection. Faraway Ranch became one of Arizona's first guest ranches, and it provided a way for sightseers to appreciate the Wonderland of Rocks' unique history and appearance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467128490
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	06/25/2018
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

In this book, Southern Arizona historian Cindy Hayostek presents photographs from a National Park Service archive as a way for readers to explore Chiricahua National Monument. She also publishes Borderland Chronicles, a quarterly magazine about Douglas, Arizona—one of the towns that strongly supported the creation of Chiricahua National Monument in 1924.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 The Setting 11

2 Plants and Animals 15

3 Rock Formations 27

4 Apaches and Fort Bowie 61

5 Buffalo Soldiers and the Garfield Monument 67

6 Homesteaders and Ranchers 73

7 Faraway's First Years 83

8 Creating and Developing Chiricahua National Monument 97

9 Faraway and the Silver Spur 109

10 Chiricahua National Monument Now 121

Bibliography 127