Located in southwest Arizona’s Pinal County, the town of Kearny was named after a U.S. Army General named Stephen Watts Kearny, who passed through the area in the 1840s, leading a troop of soldiers to California. With a population of less than 2,000, the area is surrounded by wide open spaces and majestic desert vistas. …
Located in the north-central portion of Arizona’s Pinal County, the town of Superior has a western pioneer history dating back to the 1800s. Like many towns in the region, Superior largely owes its existence to the mining industry, which was an Arizona mainstay long before it even became a state. Though silver was once the …
Originally founded as a Mormon settlement in 1879, Pima was originally called Smithville, after Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon Church. With just shy of 3,000 residents, Pima is located in southeastern Arizona’s Graham County near its border with New Mexico. Though typically Pima is just a town most visitors pass through on their …
Parker is a small city of around 3,000 people located in the La Paz County of Arizona. It is the county seat and was founded in 1908. The name comes from Ely Parker, who was the first Native American commissioner of the government. Established in 1909 by an engineer that also had the Parker last …
Clarkdale, Arizona is a small town located in the central portion of the state referred to as the Verde Valley. With a population of less than 6,000, the area was settled in the mid-19th century. For much of its history, it was mainly known for its ranching and copper mines, and as a transportation waypoint …
Southwest of Hartford, Bristol is a city with a reputation that belies its size. Today Bristol is known as the home of ESPN, while in the 19th and early 20th centuries the city was a manufacturing hotbed, and leader in clock-making and doorbells. That horological heritage is recorded at the American Clock & Watch Museum. …
The Central Naugatuck River Valley was first settled by Europeans at the very beginning of the 18th century. For much of its past, Naugatuck was part of the city of Waterbury, which is minutes upriver to the north. There you can immerse yourself in Connecticut art at the Mattatuck Museum, and catch a Broadway show …
This historic shore town on Long Island Sound has more than 20 monuments on the National Register of Historic Places. You’ll see a few along the Route 146 Scenic Drive. This beautiful road breaks away from I-95 for a circuitous trip through rural and coastal Connecticut. Drawing your gaze on the coast are the Thimble …
Located in Maricopa, like the City of Phoenix to the northeast, Gila Bend is on a remote stretch of highway that acts as a major corridor to San Diego and other southern California towns and cities. The town was founded in the 1870s and was purportedly named after a particularly sharp bend in the nearby …
Located in Gila County, Arizona, Miami isn’t a place you’ll likely confuse with its swanky, big-city counterpart in south Florida. Miami is a wonderful example of the iconic southwest desert towns that were largely built on mining and ranching. The town was officially settled in the early 1900s. Though its prosperity has waned over the …