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The Faraway Ranch Historic District is part of the Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern Arizona, and preserves an area associated with the final conflicts with the local Apache, one of the last frontier settlements, and in particular, its association with the people who promoted the establishment of the Chiricahua National Monument.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [ 1 ] There are 86 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 8 that are also National Historic Landmarks .
He lived there with his wife Pauline and their six children for twenty years. In 1919 the cabin was remodeled and served as a guest cabin for the Faraway Ranch. The Stafford Cabin was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 31, 1975; reference #75000171. [16]
Park map (click on map to enlarge) A visitor center is located 2 miles (3.2 km) from the entrance to Chiricahua National Monument. The visitor center has exhibits relating to the geology, natural history, and cultural history of the area. A park ranger is available to provide visitors with trail guides and information.
Bonita Canyon is now part of the Chiricahua National Monument and is also home to the Faraway Ranch Historic District, as well as a public campground. The headquarters for the Chiricahua National Monument is located just outside Bonita Canyon in the adjoining Madrone Canyon, near the Faraway Ranch. [2] [3]
Neil Erickson (April 22, 1859 – October 18, 1937) was a Swedish-born American pioneer in Cochise County, Arizona.He and the members of his family were the founders and operators of Faraway Ranch now in the Faraway Ranch Historic District of the Chiricahua National Monument in the Chiricahua Mountains in southern Arizona.
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The group is overlain by the Bronco Volcanics, [7] the Nipper Formation, or the Faraway Ranch Formation. [8] [2] In the Chiricahua Mountains, where the thickest section is found, the Crystal Cave Formation and Onion Saddle Formation are found between the Glance Conglomerate and the Morita Formation.