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' burnt Japanese cedar ' [1]) is a traditional, very old Japanese method of wood preservation. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 1 ] It is referred to in the West as burnt timber cladding and is also available as shou sugi ban ( 焼杉板 ) , a term which uses the same kanji characters, but an alternative pronunciation .
The mill at Fittsburg, c.1900. This is a list of historic properties in Pearce, Arizona a former mining town which is now a census-designated area located between the Cochise Stronghold [1] and the Chiricahua National Monument,. [2]
The oldest portion of this 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story timber-frame house was built c. 1710. [79] One of the oldest surviving homes in Stow, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [80] San Miguel Mission: Santa Fe: NM 1710 Government/religious Said to be the oldest church structure built in the United States.
On June 18, the fire was only 6% contained, and 40,557 acres were burnt. [8] By June 21, the fire had burnt 54, 998 acres, while the containment had dropped from 42% to 34%. [ 9 ] As of Tuesday night, June 26, the fire had scorched 121,899 acres, and firefighters had contained 48% of the fire.
Globe is in southern Gila County at (33.399858, −110.781570), [6] in the valley of Pinal Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Salt U.S. Route 60 passes through the city, leading northeast through the Fort Apache Indian Reservation 87 miles (140 km) to Show Low, and west 87 miles (140 km) to Phoenix.
In 1888, mining pioneer Dr. James Douglas founded the Arizona and South Eastern Railroad. By 1901, the railroad line covered Bisbee, Fairbanks, Benson and finally Douglas. That same year the line was renamed the "El Paso and Southwestern Railroad".The town was founded in 1901 and was named after Dr. James Douglas .
The Coronado National Forest is a United States National Forest that includes an area of about 1.78 million acres (7,200 km 2) spread throughout mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. It is located in parts of Cochise, Graham, Santa Cruz, Pima, and Pinal Counties in Arizona, and Hidalgo County in New Mexico.
In 1880, long before Two Guns was established as a settlement, the construction of the Santa Fe Railway was progressing across northern Arizona. At the location where the rail line crossed Canyon Diablo, about 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Two Guns, construction was delayed while a trestle was built.