Bath Night at Fort Verde
by Priscilla Burgers
Title
Bath Night at Fort Verde
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography-digital Art
Description
Image is a bath tub set up for Saturday night bathing at Fort Verde State Historic Park, in Camp Verde, Arizona. The room is lit by beautiful window light.
This image would look wonderful in or near a bathroom.
Fort Verde State Historic Park is a small park that preserves parts of the Apache Wars-era fort as it appeared in the 1880s. The park was established in 1970 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places a year later.
Settlers in the mid-19th century near the Verde River grew corn and other crops with the prospect of getting good prices from nearby Prescott, which was the territorial capital, and from nearby miners. The rapid increase in population for the mining economy disrupted the hunting and gathering environments of the local native American tribes, the Dilzhe'e Apache and Yavapai. Consequently, they raided the farmers' crops for food. The farmers requested military protection from the United States Army and, in 1865, although Arizona was still only a territory, the infantry arrived. They set up several posts in the area over the next few years. After approximately 1,500 local natives were placed on a reservation in 1872, the army's role changed from protecting the settlers to ensuring that the Indians stayed on the reservation. The fort was never enclosed by walls or stockades and it never saw fighting on site. At its height, it consisted of twenty-two buildings, only four of which survived until 1956, when local citizens created a small museum in the administration building. They later donated the buildings and ten acres as a state park. Some of the buildings were built with pice, which is large adobe slabs cast within wooden frames rather than assembled from the more familiar individual adobe bricks. This image was awarded First Place in FAA's Historic Landmarks in Your Own Back Yard contest.
FAA HISTORIC LANDMARKS IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD Contest-12/12/2013
First Place
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August 22nd, 2013
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Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations! Your excellent photography has been featured on the home page of The 200 Club group on Fine Art America. You are invited to post your featured image to all appropriate discussion threads as a permanent archive and promotional opportunity.
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