This 200 year-old mesquite tree once served as Wickenburg's Jail. From 1863 to 1890 outlaws were chained to this tree for all the townspeople to see. Whether any escaped remains unknown.
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Garcia School
This red brick schoolhouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1905, replacing the wooden school on this land. "Little remains of the old one-room schoolhouses built of logs, adobe, frame, or brick which proliferated across Arizona in the late 1800s.
Wickenburg, AZ Historic SchoolhousesDesert Caballeros Western Museum
Take a step back in time and feel the excitement and romance of the West at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum, known as "Arizona's Most Western Museum."
Wickenburg, AZ MuseumsATSF Engine No. 761
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Engine No. 761, an 1890 vintage, is one of the steam locomotive workhorses of the main line between Chicago and the west. Included in the display located adjacent to the historic depot and Visitors Center, is the Tender and the 1900
Wickenburg, AZ Railroad HistoryE. Bowman, PRCA Champ
Everett Bowman made Wickenburg his home after a highlighted career as a World Champion, All-Around Cowboy. Born in Hope, New Mexico in July, 1899, Everett Bowman was World Champion in 1935 - 1937; champion steer wrestler in 1930, 1935 and 1938; champion steer roper in 1927;
Wickenburg, AZ Famous PeopleThings to do near Wickenburg, AZ
Marriott's Mountain Shadows Resort & Golf Club
Course Access: ResortHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: 7 days...
Golf Club At Desert Mountain, The -Renegade
Course Access: PrivateHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: 7 days...
Sun City Country Club
Course Access: PrivateHoles: 18Reserve Advance Tee Times: 7 days...
Mesa Family Golf Center
Course Access: PublicHoles: 9Reserve Advance Tee Times: Yes...