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Florence ( O'odham: S-auppag) is a town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. [3] Florence, which is the county seat of Pinal County, is one of the oldest towns in that county and includes a National Historic District with over 25 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The "Pyramid Tomb" of Charles Debrille Poston, known as The Father of Arizona, due to his efforts lobbying for creation of the territory. Poston was also Arizona Territory's first Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives. The tomb is located on Primrose Hill, renamed Poston Butte. The Tom Mix Monument, located in Arizona highway 79 about 20 miles from Florence, Az. where Tom Mix, a ...
Arizona State Parks. McFarland State Historic Park is a small historic park located in downtown Florence, Arizona on the corner of Main and Ruggles streets. The park consists of a preserved courthouse and other buildings dating to the Arizona Territory period. The original structure was built in 1878 with the addition of a jail in 1882 and the ...
St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery standing in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, United States. It was established in the summer of 1995 in the name of Saint Anthony the Great. The closest town is Florence, Arizona. It is home for approximately 42 monks. [citation needed]
Opened. 1908. Closed. 2022. Managed by. Arizona Department of Corrections. Arizona State Prison Complex – Florence also known as Florence State Prison (FSP) is a former facility operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC). The main FSP prison was located in Florence, Arizona. The Florence complex used to include a unit in Picacho ...
Died. 1889. Florence, Arizona. Nationality. American. Occupation (s) Soldier, carpenter, school teacher, pioneer and politician. Levi Ruggles (1824–1889) known as the "Father of Florence, Arizona" was a soldier and pioneer who founded the town of Florence, Arizona .
Pinal County is in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. According to the 2020 census, the population of the county was 425,264, [2] making it Arizona's third-most populous county. The county seat is Florence. The county was founded in 1875. Pinal County contains parts of the Tohono Oʼodham Nation, the Gila River Indian Community and ...
Florence High School (Arizona) Coordinates: 33°1′21″N 111°23′16″W. Florence High School. Address. 1000 S Main St. Florence, Arizona. 85132. United States. Information.