View Larger Map From Tucson Go east on I-10 and exit at Route 83 (scenic highway) Proceed south on Route 83 approximately 18 miles to the paved gravel road on your left between mile post 40 and 39. Watch for brown Historic Empire Ranch sign on the right side of the highway. Turn east (left) onto paved road and follow for 3 miles to the Empire Ranch House on your left. From Sonoita Go north on Route 83 for 6.6 miles, to the paved gravel road on yo…
…e Ranch in an exciting new way. It’s called Agents of Discovery, the not-so-secret, secret agency dedicated to learning and playing outdoors. To get started: 1. Download the free Agents of Discovery app to your mobile device at the Apple App Store, Google Play or visit www.AgentsofDiscovery.com. 2. After downloading the app, click on the Missions button and select the ones you want to play. 3. Preload the missions and head out to the Historic Empi…
…. For more information about tours, call the Empire Ranch Foundation at 888-364-2829. Agents of Discovery Kids can explore Historic Empire Ranch in an exciting new way by using Agents of Discovery, a learning game that can be downloaded for free and played on a mobile device. Agents of Discovery requires no WiFi or data connection while you’re out exploring. Once downloaded you can walk throughout Empire Ranch Headquarters to unlock location-bas…
…nd, Charles Owen, were killed at their ranch near Aqua Fria. Mrs. Peck’s 12-year-old niece was kidnapped, and Mr. Peck’s life was spared. The niece was later rescued in Mexico by Mexicans who fought the raiding party. [Arizona Weekly Star, 7/1/1886]. Geronimo (right), son and two other braves, 1886. Photograph by C.S. Fly. Courtesy of Library of Congress Finding New Pastures in the Midwest–1886 In 1886, the Empire leased grassland in Kansas from t…
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…o the entry boxes. For example if you are reporting two shifts in the Gift Shop enter the information for your first date, click the plus sign, and enter the information for the second date in the boxes that appear. If you prefer to print and mail the form click here, Board Volunteer Time Reporting Date MM slash DD slash YYYY Name First Last ERF BOARD/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Board Meeting Preparation Date Hours Mileage Add Remove Board meet…
…ecided to marry. Harvey traveled to England and on April 6, 1881 married 26-year-old Alice Maud Annand. The newlyweds arrived by ship in New York on May 12, 1881, and probably arrived in Arizona by train. Marriage Record for John Noble Harvey. Nathan Vail visits the Total Wreck and Empire Ranch—April 1881 Walter Vail’s uncle Nathan was in Arizona in April and wrote to Walter about progress at the Total Wreck and on the Empire Ranch. Nathan most li…