Jerome Arizona: A Treasure of Arizona’s Mining History
Jerome is unique and possesses a colorful past. Formerly known as “Wickedest City in the West”. No matter how much you’ve been told about the town prior to a visit, you’re in for surprises. From one visit to the next, we never know what we’ll experience in Jerome. We’ve been treated to a campy, historical film presentation, a tarantula crossing the street, costumed ladies “propositioning” our relatives to join a ghost walk, odd sensations that the place was haunted, a merchant’s talkative chicken, many shop-dogs, fabulous food and, always, friendly storekeepers. These are tame experiences compared to Jerome’s former life of mining accidents, fires, landslides, labor unrest, prostitution, gunfights and opium dens.