Thought I'd share some interesting facts what with one of my favorite places in the world burning to the ground.
Crown King, AZ is home to the oldest working bar in the state of Arizona. It's been in operation for over a hundred years and has survived dozens of fires. I find it truly amazing that every other building in crown king has burned down except for the saloon, and some of the burning history is very comical in a way because it's fire history goes something like this (not all years are historically accurate):
1904 Crown King burns, saloon saved!
1923 school burns, saloon saved!
1950 church burns, saloon saved!
1961 fire station burns, saloon saved!
1988 tie house burns, saloon saved!
2003 bar and cafe burns, saloon saved!
As of this writing Crown King is once again in danger of burning. The Gladiator fire that started on Sunday has burned around 2,000 acres of the Bradshaw Mountains. The fire is only 5% contained, and AZ is expected to have high winds all week. I sincerely hope no one else will lose their home (three cabins have very unfortunately burned), but at least we know one thing; the saloon will be saved.
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