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Breaking my heart. I moved to Clifton when I graduated from High School. Best place, best people. Haven't been in several years so really appreciated this. Thanks

@SeabeeTraveler

2 ай бұрын

Hi Sharon, Glad you enjoyed it, I wish I had more time to spend there. Bet you have some stories 🙂 Have a great week!

I was born and raised in Morenci. I worked at the mine as a laborer, locomotive engineer, and after college, as a Metallurgical Engineer. The Morenci mine is the largest mine in North America and top ten, maybe top five in the world, in regards to production. They are currently producing a Billion pounds of copper per year. That slab of black material you saw at veterans park is waste material from the old 1800's smelter that was located where the circle k now stands. The material is called Slag, and the veterans park is built on top of a slag dump. The large building next to the jail was built by The Arizona Copper Company, one of the original mining companies in the district. It was thier headquarters in the late 1800's-early 1900's. It later was the site of The Valley National Bank, and the building on the far side was The Elks lodge.

@SeabeeTraveler

2 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks for all the information. If it's ok, I will post the Morenci information on my video of Morenci and route 191 to Alpine that comes out this afternoon. Have a great day!

@454Casul

2 ай бұрын

@@SeabeeTraveler Sure!

This is the Devil Highway. Beautiful scenic camping all the way to Hannigan’s Meadow.

@SeabeeTraveler

2 ай бұрын

I continued on thru Morenci to Alpine. Beautiful but curvy 🤣

My Grandmother was a school teacher in Clifton back in the 1940’s, my Father lived there as a child, took me there once back in the early 80’s, so this was a surprise coming across this video 😊😊

@SeabeeTraveler

Ай бұрын

Hi uncltod, I'm glad you found it. It was a neat place to visit with so much history. Have a great week!

Thank you so much for showing Clifton. Looks like it was a Beautiful town in it's payday. Thank for you documenting this treasure.

@SeabeeTraveler

13 күн бұрын

Hi Gene, You're very welcome and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Have a great week!

That huge shovel reminds me of the pit mine in Baghdad. We did several jobs down there on the 90's and a friend got us permission to go down in the pit. Those trucks are HUGE! And mostly women drivers. Nice trip through Clifton. I don't think I ever got over there while living in Prescott. Thanks Randy.

@SeabeeTraveler

2 ай бұрын

Hi Craig, That would be cool to be at the bottom of the pit, After Clifton I went thru Morenci and saw some of those huge trucks. Have a great week!

Great video, my dad grew up in Clifton in his younger years. His family moved to Snowflake his Jr/Sr year. After graduation he join the Navy and fought in the pacific during WWII as a radar man. As kids he would take us to Clifton/Morenci. We saw the jail which we had fun exploring. Thanks for the memories.

@SeabeeTraveler

3 күн бұрын

Hi Marcus, Wow, a radar man that was high tech back then. Clifton is a cool little town, I felt like a kid again checking out the jail😁. Thank you for sharing and have a great day!

We have been to Clifton once. Friend used to live in Phoenix and the Sports Car Club there held a Hillclimb competition each year in the late sixties and early seventies. We trailered out to run the event and had a great time. The event was revived in recent years and several videos are on You-tube. A lot of fun to visit a small town that you have never seen and participate in an event that regular folks enjoy. So Clifton holds a special place in my memory.

@SeabeeTraveler

28 күн бұрын

Hi Pat, Glad you enjoyed the trip down memory lane. Have a great week!

Very interesting. You have such a soothing voice to listen too.

@SeabeeTraveler

2 ай бұрын

Hi Karen, Thank you for the kind words. I'm blushing a little.🙂 Have a great week!

@thatkajunguy8029

2 ай бұрын

He's very smooth 😂😂

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Thanks Mr.Bee 🐝 for the tour of Clifton, Arizona USA 🇺🇸! Thank 😊 you for your sacrifices to serve as well Mr.Navy! 🫡

Great Video! I was born and raised in Morenci (3rd gen Miner). I graduated in '83 and just left into the Army right before this flood. Where you're parked telling the story of the flood is, at the left of the screen below the point of the mountain. The building that is under water there was a Sears and Robuck store. That is the current location of the Veterans park after they cleaned up the mess of that flood. Where the shovel sits was an old 5 & Dime store or drug store before the flood. That's what the wall had the painted parking sign for. God Bless on your travels. 👍

@SeabeeTraveler

3 күн бұрын

Hi Don, Thank you so much for all that great information and your service. It's alway good to hear from a local with knowledge to share. Have a great day!

There’s song called “Open pit mine” by George Jones where mentions Clifton and Morenci

@SeabeeTraveler

Ай бұрын

Oh Cool... I will definitely check that one out. Have a great week!

Wow!! What a cool jail. Thanks for sharing

@SeabeeTraveler

2 ай бұрын

Yeah it was neat. Have a good one?

Hi I'm Christine I was born and raised in Arizona and there have been a lot of places in Arizona don't live there anymore all my family's been buried there most of them anyway my husband was a CB he was stationed in Port Hueneme California just missed the Vietnam War but I enjoy this trip you have taken and thank you

@SeabeeTraveler

9 күн бұрын

Hi Christine, Thank you for sharing, I was stationed in Port Hueneme as well. I'm glad you enjoy the videos as there is so much interesting history to see here. Have a wonderful day!

This is such beautiful scenery. I was from Flagstaff area but have always appreciated any desert landscapes. Thanks for the video.

@SeabeeTraveler

3 күн бұрын

Hi #2 pencil, I appreciate the desert more now than I did when I was younger. It is a beautiful place. Have a wonderful day!

The turquoise color in the rocks is copper. My dad worked at the Morenci mine, just up the hill from Clifton.

@SeabeeTraveler

2 ай бұрын

Hi t-bone, Thanks for the info. I passed thru there on my to Alpine. Have a good day!

Thanks, Randy. I appreciate the video. Great job as always 👍

@SeabeeTraveler

2 ай бұрын

Hi Lloyd, Thank you and have an awesome week!

My dad was born in Clifton. I also have a lot of family members buried there. I remember going to the old jail as a kid to explore.

@SeabeeTraveler

10 күн бұрын

Hi Alissa, Thank your sharing your memories. Clifton was a neat place to see and hope to go back for a longer visit. Have a great day!

Love your content Bravo Zulu Shipmate. Beautiful little town.

@SeabeeTraveler

7 күн бұрын

Thank you Fernando. Have a great week!

I really like listening to you. And your perspective on things you see.

@SeabeeTraveler

7 күн бұрын

Hi Ginger, thank you for the kind words and I hope you have a wonderful week.

Thanks! Excellent.

@SeabeeTraveler

17 сағат бұрын

Thank you very much IamValentina66! I appreciate the support. Have a great week!

Great Tour, Great Narrative. OUTSTANDING! Keep Posting Brother Bee.🐝 HOORAH!

@SeabeeTraveler

13 күн бұрын

Thanks Jess, I appreciate the support and the kind words. HOORAH!

Enjoyed another cool trip.. Randy!

@SeabeeTraveler

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Teej, Have a great week!

My Grandpa Ray Hayes, worked at the Check in Shack. When I was 6 a conductor let me take control ha ha I blew the Horn. So fun for a young one. My Grandparents are in the cenetary. I miss Morenci. The cousins. I miss Clifton and the Hottest red chili Burro I ever had at The Mexican restaurant. Good Memories

@SeabeeTraveler

16 күн бұрын

Hi Karen, What a fun memory of blowing the horn on the train! Next time I'm there I will try the restaurant. Thank for the story, and have a great day!

More than I expected, actually. The story of my life. thank you for sharing.

@SeabeeTraveler

Ай бұрын

You're welcome Telephony, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Have a great week!

I just stumbled onto your excellent channel. Thank you for your work! I lived in AZ during the Covid years and didn’t have the opportunity to explore these historic towns. I love architecture and share your perspective on these old buildings.

@SeabeeTraveler

Ай бұрын

Hi Trish, Thank you for the kind words and I'm glad you found the channel. Arizona has plenty of old towns to explore. Have a great week!

Wow just found your channel. Had an awesome time in Clifton.

@SeabeeTraveler

Ай бұрын

Hi Puzzle Time, Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed it. Have a wonderful week!

I stayed in Clifton at the RV park over by the river worked out the mine, one of the greatest little towns in Arizona

@SeabeeTraveler

25 күн бұрын

Hi Diddle. I really enjoyed the visit and agree that it is a great little town. Have a great week!

THANK YOU..

@SeabeeTraveler

29 күн бұрын

You're Welcome. Have a good day!

Love this video, as I do everyone from you. I'm going to vote you "The best narrator with the best voice" on KZread ( and probably all other sites).

@SeabeeTraveler

12 күн бұрын

Hi Ronnielee, Thank you for the kind words! Have a great day and we'll see ya on the next one.

Thanks, neat to travel along with you. It's a marvel that Clifton has survived. For a really great read about Clifton, and Morenci, read Holding the Line, by Barbara Kingsolver. Though the topic is about bravery in the face of a huge disinterested mining company, like any great book it's about so much more. One of Kingsolver's best. It makes you want to see the place.

@SeabeeTraveler

6 күн бұрын

Hi Emma, Thank you for sharing. I will check out "Holding the Line" it sounds interesting. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Cool...cool

Strangest thing I ever saw there was my high school English teacher.

You travel like my wife and I do when we see something that seems interesting we stop and investigate. Our destination is still in front of us, we'll get there eventually.

@SeabeeTraveler

6 күн бұрын

Hi Thomas, When I was younger I just fly thru these towns. Now I take my time and enjoy the moment. Thank you for sharing and have a great week!

Dude, 75 degrees a little warm? I live in FL and 75 is amazing.... compared to 93 w/ 95% humidity for half the year. : )

@SeabeeTraveler

Ай бұрын

Hi JK, I know what you mean... I went to bootcamp in August at Orlando back in the mid 80s. That is a whole different kind of heat than Phoenix.🤣 Have a great week!

Love this! My husband was a SeaBee!!

@SeabeeTraveler

14 күн бұрын

Hi Mamma Mia, Thank you and please thank your husband for his service for me. Have a good day!

@Mama_298

14 күн бұрын

He passed away in 2013. He also was an express driver for empire after he retired, he drove many miles back and fourth to Morenci and all the mines in arizona delivering parts. He loved that adventure for 7 years. Thank YOU for your service to our country.

@SeabeeTraveler

14 күн бұрын

@@Mama_298 Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Thank you again!

Thanks for the interesting tour of Clifton Arizona, I currently live in Clifton CO AND AM VERY FAMILIAR with Clifton N J. 😊. I've seen some of the ghost Hunter programs but doesn't do the same kind of tour you did, this is more like what my Mom and myself would have done. I just found your channel the other day and finally finished this video and I just joined your channel. Keep up the adventures as and always stay safe.

@SeabeeTraveler

16 күн бұрын

Hi Steven, Thank you for the kind words and the sub. I hope to get up to Colorado and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Have a great week!

My mom grew up there !! I went there it was cool.

@SeabeeTraveler

6 күн бұрын

Hi Emily, Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed my visit there too. Have a great week!

The BPOE sign on the newer part of the boarded-up building stands for "Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks".

@SeabeeTraveler

12 күн бұрын

Hi Patsy, Thank you for letting us know, I appreciate it. Have a great week!

I worked for the Arizona Department Health Services doing inventory and been to every town in Arizona. Thank you for memories. By the way my first name is Clifton.

@SeabeeTraveler

23 күн бұрын

Hi CPM, that is a lot places to have been to. I would imagine you've seen some pretty amazing stuff AZ has to offer. Have a great week!

Nice video. I just subscribed. That camo train was neat.

@SeabeeTraveler

Ай бұрын

Hi Seabee, Thanks for the sub and I'm glad you liked it. Have a great week!

😂 okay video. Thank you for your naval service... Awesome Town and cool to see by motorcycle for sure

@SeabeeTraveler

27 күн бұрын

Hi P M, I'm ok with "okay"🙂. It would be a good ride on a motorcycle for sure, especially the highway into the mountains above. Have a great week!

Hi, from Clifton, NJ

@SeabeeTraveler

12 күн бұрын

Hi Susan, Probably a little cooler in your Clifton than it is in ours😅 Have a good week!

Just subscribed, interesting video. I used to have a cabin in Whispering Pines, Az.

@SeabeeTraveler

25 күн бұрын

Hi and thank you for the sub. Whispering Pines is a beautiful area. Pretty close to the Tonto Natural bridge if I remember correctly. Have a great week!

Used to pick up copper there and usually hauled it to Connecticut. Many times.

BU2 here, Raised in AZ, been through and seen it. Arizona has a lot of history. Keep up the great work! Can Do!

@SeabeeTraveler

2 ай бұрын

Hi Sean, BU2 as well, born and raised in AZ, and have seen tons of change. Thank you and have a great week! Can Do!

75 degrees is chilly!

@SeabeeTraveler

17 күн бұрын

I'm missing the 75 degree days now. It looks like 100+ for a while now. 🤣Have a great week!

We have visited here and this corner of Az. for the last 10 years usually in March or Apr. Sadly the buildings on Chase st. are in bad repair and the shops can't seem to make it. Locals have told us the boom and bust mining economy makes it hard. The setting in a rugged canyon is cool and there are some nice places to camp in the general area. Not crowded here and also far west N.M. Some years the poppies are incredible.

@SeabeeTraveler

Ай бұрын

Hi Jack, Thank you for the information. Have a good week!

Hey Seabee, watch your visit to Florence, Az.. The Catholic Church you're at and you wondered What those little memorials were. They lock like Signs of The Coss, it's part of the Catholic Churches Mass or church service. I love your program as you walk slowly through the towns I'm definitely a new watcher.❤️🇺🇲

@SeabeeTraveler

29 күн бұрын

Hi Kathleen, Thank you for the info and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Have a great week!

3500 ft above sea-level and I see floodgates, that's crazy.... I see floodgates regularly here where I am but I'm 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico, as the crow flies, and about 7 feet above sea-level 😂

@SeabeeTraveler

2 ай бұрын

I thought it was crazy too. I was surprised how bad it used to flood here. Have a great week!

@thatkajunguy8029

2 ай бұрын

​@@SeabeeTraveler So true,water don't care...... Really enjoyed the rest of the video as well, looks like a really nice place to spend some time.... Enjoy the rest of your weekend

B.P.O.E. would be the Elks Lodge(Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks).

@SeabeeTraveler

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the info Honeybadger. Have a good day!

@karenpowell4626

17 күн бұрын

I thought it might have been an old railway office. Burlington Pacific Overland Express?

@SeabeeTraveler

17 күн бұрын

@@karenpowell4626 I did see the BPOE markings on the building but maybe it was a railway office before that. Have a great day!

Outstanding content Shipmate Respect from Prescott Hooyah part of state I’m least familiar with reminds me of pics I’ve seen of Bisbee and mos def Jerome

@SeabeeTraveler

20 күн бұрын

Thanks Shodo. I definitely plan on visiting both of those historic towns for future videos. Have a great day!.

@shodopoet

20 күн бұрын

@@SeabeeTraveler I was an NPS VIP Ranger and Artist-in-Residence at Tuzigoot and Montezuma Castle for 3 1/2 years live in Prescott area love it former HT in USN

That Metal bar melted into the rock, oh and they had lights back then, just like there were lights inside the pyramids

@SeabeeTraveler

3 күн бұрын

Hi Paula, At least there was sunlight in the bigger cell. Probably wouldn't be fun during the monsoons though😃. Have a great day!

I like that. The Navy’s Bad Ass Little Brother.

@SeabeeTraveler

17 күн бұрын

Hi RWilliams, Since the Seabees trained with marines, I learned to respect them. Have a great week!

1983 food, wasnt that around the same time it flooded in Thistle Utah? Mud, floods, and fires!

BPOE, Benevolent Protector Order of Elk I think ??? Like similar social organization,

@SeabeeTraveler

27 күн бұрын

Hi Cindy, Thank you for that info. Hope you have a wonderful day!

The unknown building is the old Elk's Lodge. BPOE

@SeabeeTraveler

Ай бұрын

Hi Tom, Thank you for clarifying that for me. It's much appreciated. Have a great week!

My grandfather Manuel Ramirez Siqueiros and my Tios were born out there and worked those mines Siqueiros Ramirez and Franco's moved to California in the 40s

@SeabeeTraveler

24 күн бұрын

Hi Steve, Thank you for sharing that. It's always interesting to hear the history of the people and families that helped build these historic places. Have a great week!

mining train engines freeport McMoRan the name is on the side big mines near phoenix

Reminds me of bisbee or jerome

@SeabeeTraveler

7 күн бұрын

Hi Hector, I thought so too. I have plans to visit both of them in the near future. Have a great day!

That olval blob thing looked like it's out of an old slag pot

@SeabeeTraveler

Ай бұрын

Hi adventurer, I think you're right. Someone else commented about it being slag. Have a great week!

I used to put pennies on the tracks in clifton. Not great

I've been in Arizona almost 40 years and didn't know Clifton was even here. Lol. Cool jail. I wouldn't want to be a prisoner in it though.

@SeabeeTraveler

25 күн бұрын

Hi AZ Drifter, I wouldn't want a tenant of the jail either😅. Have a great week!

Bpoe = Best People On Earth, the Elks club.

US 191 is the old Route 666 - the Devil's Highway. The highway number change was made in the early 90s.

@SeabeeTraveler

22 күн бұрын

Hi AZQuadrunner, Thank you for the info. That road has some neat history. Have a great day!

Looks like where Joe dirt was from

@SeabeeTraveler

Ай бұрын

🤣 I could see that. Have a good one!

Oh and notice all the giant doors and windows,, they have been repourposed to look shorter. 1800's yeah , ask yourselves about the cowboy days? Did they really cut, carry, those huge granite stones on wagons horses. The first power tool wasnt invented until 1895!

Oh yeah, and then theres the churches, have you seen the Churches in SLC? Supposedly built-once again in 1800's, funny how that time of the predominant 'faith'

Diesel-electric shovel

@SeabeeTraveler

25 күн бұрын

Hi William, Thank you for the clarification. It was interesting to see just how large it was. Have a great week!

Isnt this the home of the worlds largest nastiest speed bump ?

What’s the population & estimated housing prices ?

@SeabeeTraveler

Ай бұрын

Hi James the population is just under 3,800 and the average housing cost last year was about $352,000. Hope that helps and have a great week!

@jamesharris8541

Ай бұрын

Thx

Were you ever stationed in adak Alaska as a Seabee?

@SeabeeTraveler

Ай бұрын

Hi Mister Vacation, I was never on Adak, but most of my buddies at our reunion were there. They have plenty of stories.🤣

@mistervacation23

Ай бұрын

@@SeabeeTraveler I just wondered my dad was there in the 40s.

👻 town work their at mine

@SeabeeTraveler

28 күн бұрын

🤣

It is pronounced RAOWTE 66. LOL

@SeabeeTraveler

2 күн бұрын

Not ROOT? 🤣🤣