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City/Town Snapshot: Miami, AZ
Like the fighter who keeps getting knocked down but comes back to fight again, Miami has survived for many years the fluctuations of the copper market and a world economy. But
with its picturesque cottages clinging to the hillsides and territorial-era buildings in downtown, Miami is seeing what can only be termed a renaissance.
Antique shops and art galleries have sprung up and if it's a thirst you're trying to quench, they now have everything from an old-fashioned soda fountain to more grown up
beverages in an old West setting. Mexican food is a favorite, so there's never a shortage of eating places. And as for those cottages on the hillside…many have been
purchased by newcomers who are enchanted by Miami's small town charm.
The town, while facing many challenges, has a new wastewater plant designed to carry Miami through the coming decades and the town council is committed to meeting the
future needs of residents. Bullion Plaza Museum and Cultural Center, located at the west end of town in a former elementary school, is becoming well known throughout
the state as a facility for meetings and conferences. Already this year, they have hosted three major groups. As a museum it is top rate, with displays of memorabilia
from former Governor Rose Mofford, an extensive mineral and rock collection, and histories of the various ethnic groups that came to work the copper mines.
Miami is a proud reminder of the endurance and courage that early settlers in the mining camps demonstrated. That "we can do it" spirit survives today in Miami.
To learn more about Miami and the other communities of Arizona's Copper Corridor, read the latest copy of the League's AZ City & Town Magazine
by clicking here.
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League of Arizona Cities and Towns
1820 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-258-5786
Fax: 602-253-3874
http://www.azleague.org
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