Globe, Arizona
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Globe is a city in Gila County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,249. The city is the county seat of Gila County. Globe was founded c. 1875 as a mining camp. Mining, tourism, government and retirees are most important in the present-day Globe economy.
Gila Valley Bank and Trust Building, built in 1909
Unusual azurite specimen from the Blue Ball mine near Globe. About 1.5 inches (3.5 cm) wide.
Globe, Arizona panorama, 1917
The Old Dominion mine was the principal copper producer in the Globe District. In retirement, the old mine workings serve as the water supply for Globe-Miami and the district mines. Photo courtesy Jerry Willis.
U.S. Route 70 in Arizona
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U.S. Route 70 (US 70), also known as the Old West Highway, is an east–west U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Arizona. The current route starts at US 60 in Globe and runs through the San Carlos Indian Reservation, Safford and Duncan into New Mexico near Virden. In Arizona, US 70 passes through mostly isolated hilly and mountainous terrain largely paralleling the course of the Gila River and the Arizona Eastern Railway.
The Graham County courthouse on US 70 in Safford
A postcard of US 70 (originally US 180) going across the top of Coolidge Dam.
Aerial view of Duncan during the mid-20th century, showing US 70 heading east towards New Mexico