Florence, Arizona
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Florence is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. Florence, which is the county seat of Pinal County, is one of the oldest towns in that county and includes a National Historic District with
Main Street of the original town-site of Florence. The town-site was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on October 26, 1982, reference #82001623.
The Ruins of Levi Ruggles House. The house was built in 1866 and the ruins are located on Ruggles Street between Quartz and Willow streets.
The Tombstone of Josephus "Joe" Phy
The historic Florence Bridge built in 1885 over the Gila River and rebuilt in 1909.
Tom Mix
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Thomas Edwin Mix was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He was one of Hollywood's
Florence, Arizona
…hearing found her mentally incompetent; she was then sent to Arizona State Asylum for the Insane on April 24, 1933. In 1940, the cowboy movie star Tom Mix was killed when he lost control of his speeding Cord Phaeton convertible and rolled into a dry wash (now called the Tom Mix Wash) in Florence, Arizona…
Mix in 1925
Mix in Mr. Logan, U.S.A., 1919
Mix in 1925
Obverse of pocket watch given to Wyatt Earp by Tom Mix