Since the road through town zigzags it's way up the mountain, one can stand on one level and see the street below. Here, in a court below is an outhouse where you can try your luck at pitching coins into the "pot".

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Steve Snedden > We traveled to Jerome, AZ in the Summer of 2004 with Deb and Jay.

Steve Snedden > Jerome is in the Mingus Mountains about an hour & a half from Sun City. It was a copper mining town founded in 1876. At it's peak there were 15,000 people living there and the mountains - honey-combed with more than 100 miles of mine shafts - endured constant blasting.

Steve Snedden > After a season of abnormally wet weather, there was a colossal mudslide that swept away hundreds of structures. Today, Jerome has fewer than 500 citizend, but they are a colorful lot!

$Steve Snedden > The quaint fraction of Jerome still left, 300 buildings, still hug the mountainside.$

Steve Snedden > We enjoy the view from the edge of town.

Steve Snedden > Since the road through town zigzags it's way up the mountain, one can stand on one level and see the street below. Here, in a court below is an outhouse where you can try your luck at pitching coins into the "pot".

Steve Snedden > Shopping seems to be the main attraction!

Steve Snedden > We found a resturant carved into the side of the mountain.

Since the road through town zigzags it's way up the mountain, one can stand on one level and see the street below. Here, in a court below is an outhouse where you can try your luck at pitching coins into the "pot".

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