Jerome, Arizona
Connor Hotel, 1899
Location in Yavapai County and the state of Arizona
Coordinates: 34°44′54″N 112°6′39″W / 34.74833, -112.11083
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Yavapai
Area
- Total	0. Yavapai County is located near the center of the US state of Arizona. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. This is a list of counties in Arizona. There are 15 counties in the U Yavapai County is located near the center of the US state of Arizona. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 7 sq mi (1. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²)
- Land	0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi (1. 8 km²)
- Water	0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation	5,080 ft (1,548 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	343
- Density	462. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (178. 4/km²)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
ZIP code	86331
Area code(s)	928
FIPS code	04-36290
GNIS feature ID	0030522

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History

The area around what is now Jerome was mined for silver and copper since the Spanish colonial era when Arizona was part of New Spain. Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29 Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de Nueva España was a name given to the Viceroy -ruled territories of the Spanish Empire in North America,

Mining

A stream, stained turquoise-blue, emerges from a spoil pile of copper ore

A mining camp named Jerome was established on the side of Cleopatra Hill in 1883. It was named for Eugene Murray Jerome, a New York investor who owned the mineral rights and financed mining there. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Eugene Jerome never visited his namesake town. Jerome was incorporated as a town on 8 March 1889. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The town housed the workers in the nearby United Verde Mine, which was to produce over 1 billion dollars in copper, gold and silver over the next 70 years. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been

Jerome became a notorious "wild west" town, a hotbed of prostitution, gambling, and vice. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. The software program VICE (all caps standing for V ersat' I' le C ommodore E mulator, is an Emulator for Commodore On 5 February 1903, the New York Sun proclaimed Jerome to be "the wickedest town in the West". Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The Sun was a New York newspaper that was published from 1833 until 1950

In 1915 the population of Jerome was estimated at 2,500.

Jerome, Arizona. 1909.

Jerome Deportation

Starting in May of 1917 there was a series of miners strikes, in part organized by the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). The Industrial Workers of the World ( IWW or the Wobblies) is an international union currently headquartered in Cincinnati Ohio, USA On 10 July of that year armed agents of the mine owners roughly rounded up all the labor union organizers and unionized miners on to railroad cattle cars, on 12 July letting them out near Kingman, Arizona after they were warned not to return to Jerome if they valued their lives. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Kingman ( Huwaalyapay Nyava in Mojave) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. This incident is known as the Jerome Deportation.

This event would ultimately serve as a prelude to the larger and more well-known Bisbee Deportation. The Bisbee Deportation was the illegal Deportation of about 1300 striking mine workers their supporters and innocent citizen bystanders by 2000 Vigilantes

United Verde Extension

In 1914, an exploration drift cut bonanza copper ore in "Rawhide Jimmy" Douglas's long-shot gamble to find the downfaulted extension of the great United Verde orebody. Mineral exploration is the process undertaken by companies partnerships or corporations in the endeavour of finding Ore (commercially viable concentrations of minerals to Drift mining is a method of accessing valuable geological material such as Coal, by cutting into the side of the earth rather than tunneling straight downwards (see Shaft James Stuart Douglas Jr ( 1867 - 1949) popularly known as "Rawhide Jimmy" was the son of James Douglas; both men were important figures in The UVX became a spectacularly profitable mine: during 1916 alone, the mine produced $10 million worth of copper, silver and gold, of which $7. 4 million was profit. ^[2] The UVX paid $55 million in dividends during its life (1915-1938), and made Jimmy Douglas a very wealthy man.

Jerome Fires

Jerome had three major fires between 1897 and 1899, burning out much of the town. The 1899 fire prompted Jerome to reincorporate as a city, and to adopt a building code specifying brick or masonry construction, as well as improving the fire companies. Despite these changes, the large and luxurious Montana Hotel, built of brick, burned in 1915.

In 1918 fires spread out of control over 22 miles of underground mines, burning the inflammable massive pyrite. One of the mine fires continued to burn for twenty years. This prompted the phasing out of underground mining in favor of open pit mining at the United Verde. Blasting in the mines frequently shook the town, sometimes damaging or moving buildings; after one blast in the 1930s the city jail slid one block down hill intact. Rock blasting is the controlled use of Explosives to excavate or remove rock. Jail, or gaol (especially in Canada, Australia and NZ[http //www Lawsuits were frequent, but the mining companies usually won.

By 1929 Jerome's population was over 15,000. Arizona had become the nation's leading copper-producer.

Mining decline and closure

Deserted buildings in the Gold King Mine and Ghost Town, northwest of Jerome.

By 1932 the price of copper had sunk to 5 cents per pound, and the United Verde closed until 1935, when Phelps Dodge bought the mine for $21 million. Phelps Dodge Corporation is a former United States company founded in 1834 by Anson Greene Phelps and William E In 1938 the UVX, Jerome's second major mine, was mined out and closed.

The United Verde and Jerome prospered in the war years, but the end was now in sight. Phelps Dodge closed the Clarkdale smelter in 1950. Clarkdale is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. In 1953 the last of Jerome's mines closed, and much of the population left town. Jerome's population reached a low point of about 50 people in the late 1950s.

In 1967 Jerome was designated a Historic District, and a National Historic Landmark in 1976. A National Historic Landmark (NHL is a Building, site, Structure, Object, or District, that is officially recognized by the

Modern Jerome: tourism and art

Today Jerome is a tourist destination, with many abandoned and refurbished buildings from its boom town days. Jerome has a large mining museum, presenting the town history, labor-management disputes, geological structure models, mineral samples, and equipment used in both underground and open-pit mining. The National Historic Landmark designation has assured architectural preservation in this town, a mile high on the side of Mingus Mountain. Mingus Mountain is a Mountain located in the US state of Arizona in the Black Hills Mountain range.

The Main Street of Jerome, Arizona. Main Street is the generic Street name (and often the official name of the primary retail street of a Village, Town, or small City Connor Hotel, left. Mine Museum, right. Background: the red cliffs around Sedona and the San Francisco Peaks, Arizona's highest. For the Kia Motors Sedona automobile see Kia Carnival Sedona (sɨˈdoʊnə is a city and community that straddles The San Francisco Peaks are a Volcanic Mountain range located in north central Arizona, United States, just north of Flagstaff

There are numerous bed and breakfasts in Jerome and two hotels, The Connor Hotel and The Grand Hotel. Restaurants range from hamburgers to fine dining. The two local bars, one of them Arizona's oldest family owned bar, both regularly have live music on weekends.

In 1983, California folk-singer Kate Wolf wrote the song "Old Jerome" after visiting the town. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Kate Wolf ( Kathryn Louise Allen) ( January 27 1942 – December 10 1986) was an American Folk singer and Songwriter In 1987 the town council adopted it as their official town song. The community spirit in this town of 400 has created a vibrant group of events from its legendary Halloweeen Dance to the Jerome Home Tour in May. This is the oldest yearly Home Tour in the state of Arizona.

Jerome is known as an art destination, with more than 30 galleries and working studios. First Saturday Art Walk began in 2006, and has become a popular monthly event. In 2007, Jerome became a sponsor of The Sedona Plein Air Festival, and hosted some of the best-known plein air painters in the country. The Old Jerome High School is home to many artists and their open studios. Artists and craftspeople display their work in an open-air art park in nice weather.

Politics

In recent years Jerome has had a reputation as an enclave of liberal politics in otherwise conservative Yavapai County. Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined Jerome saw early labor organizing in Arizona (see "Jerome Deportation," above). A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming

Geography

View from Cleopatra Hill

Jerome is located at 34°44′54″N, 112°6′39″W (34. 748311, -112. 110853). ^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 7 square miles (1. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 329 people, 182 households, and 84 families residing in the town. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 462. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1 people per square mile (178. 9/km²). There were 215 housing units at an average density of 302. 0/sq mi (116. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 91. 79% White, 0. 30% Black or African American, 2. 43% Native American, 0. 30% Asian, 2. 13% from other races, and 3. 04% from two or more races. 8. 21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 182 households out of which 17. 0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29. 1% were married couples living together, 9. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53. 8% were non-families. 41. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1. 81 and the average family size was 2. 37.

In the town the population was spread out with 12. 8% under the age of 18, 7. 0% from 18 to 24, 26. 7% from 25 to 44, 41. 0% from 45 to 64, and 12. 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 103. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97. 9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,857, and the median income for a family was $27,222. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,967. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 4. 2% of families and 15. 1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 3% of those under age 18 and 6. 9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

• Maynard James Keenan, lead singer of the band Tool. Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan on April 17 1964 When Keenan was 11 his mother suffered a paralyzing Cerebral aneurysm, which would later serve as Tool is an American rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. ^[5]
• Katie Lee, folk singer
• Fred Rico, major league baseball player^[6]

Gallery of Images from Jerome

An old stamp mill at Jerome State Historic Park

A large "J" overlooks the town of Jerome

See also

• Jerome State Historic Park
• William A. Clark
• James Douglas, Jr.

References

Further reading

• James W. Brewer, 1981, Jerome: a story of mines, men and money (pamphlet). Globe, Arizona: Southwest Parks and Monuments Association.

External links

• Geotimes travel article about Jerome
• Jerome Arizona's Comprehensive Site
• Jerome Chamber of Commerce
• Jerome Historical Society
• Account of Jerome
• Jerome Times
• Gulch Radio: Internet radio station based in Jerome

• Jerome, Arizona is at coordinates 34°44′54″N 112°06′39″W / 34.748311, -112.110853 (Jerome, Arizona)Coordinates: 34°44′54″N 112°06′39″W / 34.748311, -112.110853 (Jerome, Arizona)