Who was William A. Clark?
William A. Clark, born January 8, 1839, in Pennsylvania, worked his way to Montana from Iowa during the Gold Rush. He made moderate strides in placer mining but achieved an astounding fortune in banking, smelters, electric power companies, newspapers, and railroads. Clark was known as one of three Copper Kings of Butte, Montana (along with […]
History of Verde Canyon Railroad
The Little Engine That Did. Verde Canyon Railroad. The Beginning It all started in the tiny town of Jerome, Arizona, that clings to a steep-angled mountainside two thousand feet above the valley floor. There is nothing easy or accessible about Jerome, yet during its heyday, over 15,000 residents called this vertical burg their home. They […]
