Jerome, Arizona

In the 1880’s, Jerome produced an astonishing 3 million pounds of copper per month. Once known as the wickedest town in the West, today Jerome is a tourist magnet and artistic community. The town is precariously perched on the side of a mountain – in itself an engineering marvel when you consider Jerome was founded in 1876. This small town was named for Eugene Murray Jerome, a New York investor who owned the mineral rights and financed mining there. Eugene Jerome never visited his namesake town. There is no pretense about Jerome. Although every year thousands of tourists visit this historic copper mining town, it endures unaffected by its notoriety. It remains much as it did in the 1800’s - a timeless treasure. Virtually the entire town of Jerome has been awarded the status of a historic district. From the South, you must negotiate a treacherous mountain road to reach Jerome. Therefore, I recommend access from the North.