George W. P. Hunt in Globe

Before he was Arizona's first governor, George Hunt arrived in Globe in the early 1880s with almost nothing to his name. He waited tables and worked underground, then took a job behind a store counter, then bought the store; the mining town made the man. Arizona elected him governor seven times, more than any state has chosen anyone, and later sent him to Siam as ambassador. He kept faith with the miners and unions of towns like this one all his life.

What the plaque says

1859 - 1934. Globe, Gila County, Arizona Apache Warrior Stronghold and Pioneer Home of Hon. George W. P. Hunt 1859 - 1934. Member various Territorial Legislatures, President Arizona Constitutional Convention, Arizona's 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th Governor. Elected Governor more times than any person of any state. United States Ambassador to Siam.

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

• City of Globe — steps away
• Cobre Valley Center for the Arts — steps away
• The Hanging Tree — 0.2 mi
• Old Dominion Mine — 1.0 mi