You will love the Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, being located in Tubac, Arizona, USA, along with its preservation of the ruins of the Presidio San Ignacio de Tubac and various other buildings. What you will get here is the idea regarding the human settlement in the Southern Arizona.
You will be interested to explore here in the park a museum, numerous historic sites, the underground archeology exhibits projecting the excavated foundations of the Tubac Presidio, along with its picnic area for that matter.
Park Attractions and Exhibits
Underground Archaeological Exhibit
You will find here the excavated space of the original adobe foundation, walls and plaza floor of the 1752 Commandant’s quarters, along with its nice artifacts discovered during the Presidio’s excavation.
Presidio Museum
You will explore the timeline of human settlement in the Santa Cruz River Valley as well. You will find here exhibits like the Native American, Spanish Colonial, Mexican Republic and Territorial.
National Register of Historic Places
You will enjoy here the preserves of the 3 important buildings like the Arizona’s second oldest Territorial School House (1885), the Otero Hall (1914) and theRojas House (1890).
Washington Hand Press
It will interest you to know that the printing press being exhibited here will make you explore the print used to publish Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859, The Weekly Arizonian, is on display in the Presidio Museum.
Anza National Historic Trail
You will find the park serving as a trailhead for a 4.5-mile section of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail as well.
Wingfield Collection
You might be interested to explore the Tubac Historical Society’s fresh collection having artifacts from the private collection of rancher and amateur archaeologist Geoffrey Wingfield (1948-2009), as well.
For upcoming events here you can go to;http://tubacpp.com/presidio.html
You can also enjoy here various cultural events like the Anza Days (October), Los Tubaqueños living history presentations (Sundays from October through March), archeological tours, and nature walks being some among them.
You cannot afford to miss here the centerpiece attraction like the underground display of the presidio’s foundations. You will love to explore here the school founded in 1885 with its complete with desks, chalkboards, and a potbelly stove, etc.
The buildings on site comprise of the 1914 Otero Hall, a visitor center, along with the museum having exhibits representing various historic periods in Tubac like the American Indian (pre-1752), Spanish Colonial (1752-1821), Mexican Republic (1821-1854), and Anglo Territorial (1854-1912), etc.
You will find here in the month of October every year, Anza Days are being celebrated which is in commemoration of the arrival of Juan Bautista de Anza at the Tubac Presidio.
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You can have more info on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubac_Presidio_State_Historic_Park