Globe, Arizona

With a majestic backdrop of the Pinal Mountains on one side and the Apache Range on the other, the town of Globe perches on the banks of Pinal Creek, its old buildings huddled on steep slopes. It was one of the great mining camps the West, braving everything from isolation to frequent, unwelcome visits by Apache war parties. The intrepid citizens carved out a community in the rugged mineral-laden mountains and producing some of Arizona greatest leaders, including two governors. In the early y