Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1997
P. 225

"As early as 1582 when Fr. Espejo and Farfan were in this region, Indians were working copper mines, probably for pigment. In 1873 Capt. John D. Boyd and some prospectors located several claims. John Ruffner, who owned the property, later leased it to Gov. Frederick Tritle, who interested Eugene Jerome of New York. Jerome agreed to finance the project, provided the camp be named for him. In 1886, W. A. Clak of Montana bought the claim and installed a new smelter.

In September 1898 fire consumed the entire business district. Its end as a mining community began in 1925 with a dynamite blast of the Black Pit which caused the entire town to begin sliding downhill. The concrete jail slowly skidded three hundred feet across the highway and tumbled onto its side. Other buildings followed. The town survives as a tourist attraction. PO est Sept. 10, 1883; Fred F. Thomas PM." (note also survives as local artist commmunity)

Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona's names : X marks the place Falconer Pub. Co. : distributed by Treasure Chest Publications, c1983. P. 330

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Websites

City Profile-Arizona Department of Commerce
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/jerome.pdf

Local Government Website
http://www.azjerome.com/

The Arizonan
http://www.arizonan.com/Jerome/

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Newspapers

The Jerome Times
http://www.jerometimes.com/

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Books/Manuscripts found in the ASU Library Catalog

History Books for Reference

Ghosts of Cleopatra Hill; men and legends of Old Jerome, by Herbert V. Young.
F819 .J4 Y6

Jerome : a story of mines, men and money / James W. Brewer.
F819.J4 B7x 1967

You can't compromise with a rattlesnake : the causes and consequences of the Jerome deportation / Kelly A. Roark.
F819.J4 R63x 1999
 

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Items on the Arizona and Southwest Index

Jerome, Arizona: Most Unique Town in America.
CE EPH DTO-JEROME.2

Jerome - A Story of Mines, Men & Money
FE EPH DTO-JEROME.1

Jerome Newsclippings; 1940-Arizona
CE EPH DTO-JEROME

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