Levi Ruggles (1824–1889) known as the "Father of Florence, Arizona" was a soldier and pioneer who founded the town of Florence, Arizona.
Levi Ruggles (1880) Father of Florence, Arizona
The Ruins of Levi Ruggles House.
The First Pinal County Courthouse.
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 over 25 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The population of Florence was 26,785 at the 2020 census.
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 originally built in 1885 over the Gila River and rebuilt in 1909.