The Historic Willcox Commercial building is for sale.
The oldest store in Arizona is for sale. Asking price is $190,000. For information email John Seidel at willcoxcom@yahoo.com
or call 575 682 6362.
The Willcox Commercial opened in this location in 1880.
This building has
been the cornerstone of this town for more than a century. It has been an integral part of the
area.
1912 Railroad Avenue |
The Norton-Morgan Company sold everything needed by the settlers and ranchers. It was the center of commerce and transportation.
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The balcony in back has blankets displayed on the railing. |
Groceries, dry goods, feed, etc. was all here. The story has it that Geronimo shopped here, buying his sugar in one pound bags as he felt he could trust that measurement.
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This 1936 picture shows the drawers to the right that are in an earlier post of the current day store. Also notice the deep set windows and the balcony. |
There
are unique and interesting places in this area both of historical and natural significance. On this post I will focus on the ones that are
in or really close to Willcox (Ten miles or less).
War Memorial in Railroad Park |
Historic Site Plaque in Railroad Park |
Our side of Railroad Avenue is home to the Rex Allen Museum, the Marty Robbins Museum, the Willcox theater, an old west mercantile and two winery tasting rooms. A walk around the block will take you past the Chiriachua Regional Museum, several restaurants, a coffee shop, several second hand/antique shops, the “Friendly Book Store’ run by the friends of the library and several other businesses.
The cemetery is the final resting place of Warren
Earp, brother of Wyatt Earp. Warren
was killed in a bar one block from the Commercial.
Also on the edge of town is the Twin Lakes
Golf Course and the Bird Viewing area.
It is an excellent place to golf, catch the sunset, go for a short bike ride or
enjoy the mountains reflecting on smooth water.
Sand hill cranes winter in this area and can be observed
flying overhead.
They can be seen on the ground at the Bird Viewing area
at Twin Lakesand at a bird viewing area maintained by the SSVEC Power plant
on the west side of the Willcox Playa.
The Willcox Cattle Auction is on the edge of town. Many times
I have seen the cowboys as they ride their horses to move the animals into the
auction ring.
I have seen long horn cattle and Brahma cattle as well as
other colorful beef cows in the pens.
It’s a favorite place for my young nephew and I to bike ride
past.
The Willcox Playa
is an ancient dry lake. It has been
used as a bombing range by the military and artifacts such as bullet casings
can be found there. It’s a fun place
to ride a 4-wheeler.
A short way north of town is the Circle I
Mountains. This area is excellent for
hiking. There are Indian drawings and
grinding pits in the rocks. The
boulders are dramatic and the views are panoramic. I personally have seen javalina in this
area.
Circle I Mountains are north of town. |
Back of the smooth hills are amazing boulders. |
Spring bloom of poppies! |
Pronghorns running away from us south of the Circle I mountains. |
Willcox is the center of the Sulfur
Springs Valley. The nearest towns
with commerce are 35 and 40 miles away. Tucson is 80 miles away. Willcox is the gateway to some pretty amazing
places. Next post I will travel a few
miles out of town to show you the wonders of this region. To whet your appetite for more explorations
of the area here are links to a couple of overnight bike rides in this area …. http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/Eyespring2013 a trip through the valley to Cochise
Stronghold and http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/oldwesteye2012
a trip to the Chiricahua
National Monument. Please check them out.
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