Arizonan Galleries Arizona Jobs Real Estate Dining Guide Outdoor Fun Jerome State Historic Park is located in the 1916 mansion of James 'Rawhide Jimmy' Douglas sits regally atop a hill overlooking the scenic Verde Valley. The mansion served as a 'hotel' for visiting mining officials and investors, as well as home to the Douglas family. Once Arizona Territory's most productive copper mining area, Jerome lost its sheen when prices plummeted during the Depression.
Displays feature local mining history and methods.