Pipe Spring National Monument (AZ)

IMG 1845-HDR(3) This is the "fort" at what is now Pipe Springs National Monument in northern AZ. This was the place of significant skirmishs between the Paiute Indiams, Early Mormon settlers and the US government. We had an extremely interesting visit with a tour guide who was a Paiute. IMG 1847 IMG 1854 -1-HDR filtered On of the first Mormon "governor's" and his wife, who were assigned here by Brigham Young to settle this area. IMG 1857 One orginal artifact from this area - the spinning wheel.
IMG 1859 IMG 1860 IMG 1861 IMG 1862 stitch filtered This bedroom was also the telegraph office - the first in the AZ territory.
IMG 1873-HDR(3) IMG 1868 BobF and Joe IMG 1866 The fort - it never was used for defense. But it was used as place where morman men hid their harems in the days before Utah became a state. IMG 1879-HDR(3) The fort was built to surround some springs (only on intermittent one still flows)