Coconino Caverns Collection, 1936-1939

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Coconino Caverns Collection, 1936-1939

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Coconino Caverns information; correspondence related to Coconino Caverns; Arizona and New Mexico postcards.

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Arizona Historical Society/Flagstaff Archives

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COOK, STANLEY

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Coconino Caverns was discovered in 1927 by Walter Peck near Yampai railroad siding into the area that is called "Grand Canyon West." Grand Canyon West is managed by the Hualapai Indian Nation, Peach Springs, Arizona. Soon after being discovered the Caverns became a tourist destination. Visitors were charged $.25 to be lowered 150 feet into the cave. In 1936 the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built a wooden stairway into the caverns. Then in 1962 an elevator was installed by drill...