City of Globe

Globe exists because the government took the ground out from under the San Carlos Apache. When prospectors found silver here in the mid-1870s, on reservation land, Tucson boosters petitioned Washington to cut the mineral strip loose; the agent agreed, and a twelve-mile band was severed from the reservation and handed to miners. The camp boomed to seven hundred people by 1880 and became the seat of new Gila County in 1881. When the silver thinned, copper carried the town for a century.

What the plaque says

Welcome to Globe's Historic Downtown District, a designated Main Street City which once played a vital role in the saga of the Old West. We invite you to walk the steps of Historic Gila County Courthouse where you can enjoy the breathtaking architecture of a bygone era and receive a free map of the self-guided Historic Downtown Walking Tour. , Globe's colorful history began in the mid 1870's when silver was discovered. Rich mines gave birth to a booming community of 700 by 1880, prompting the appointment of Globe as county seat for the newly formed Gila County in 1881., As silver ore played out, Globe turned to its abundant copper deposits. The Old Dominion Copper Mine was founded in 1881 spurring growth in both mining and the town.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Oak Flat — 16 mi
  Chi'chil Bildagoteel — the Apache sacred ground a copper mine is set to swallow

More markers nearby

• Cobre Valley Center for the Arts — steps away
• George W. P. Hunt in Globe — steps away
• The Hanging Tree — 0.2 mi
• Old Dominion Mine — 1.0 mi