Chloride, founded in 1862, is the oldest silver mining town in Arizona. In 1920 its population was about 2000 and there were 75 mines in the vicinity. About 300 people, most of whom are retired, live there today.
The track in the foreground was intended to be part of a tourist railroad that was never completed.When this pump was last used, gas was 35.5 cents per gallon. Chloride boasts the longest continuously operating post office in Arizona. It wasn’t always in this building, however, as the pool rack above the sign suggests.Almost all of the houses in Chloride have yard art. We were impressed with the roof of this structure. Hay?This house shows that straight doesn’t have to be an architectural principle.The Baptist church was built between 1891 and 1917 and is the only church still in existence in the community. Its adobe construction probably contributed to its longevity.These are beautiful examples of Joshua trees. We haven’t seen them clumped lik this in the wild.A geocache is guarded by a very large snake.
When he worked at the nearby Duval Mine in the 1960’s, Roy Purcell painted murals on boulders outside of town. He went on to become an artist, author, and curator of the Mohave Museum of History and Arts.
We found a geocache in these rocks across from the murals. The etchings are not authentic petroglyphs but are of modern origin. There are petroglyphs in the area, but a resident of the town told us they are very hard to find and are not very distinct.
August 4, 2022 Vermont’s oldest geocache was closer to our campground near Albany, New York than our campground near Montpelier, Vermont so we treated it separately from other Vermont geocaches. Besides, it was harder to Read more…
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