Pioneer Living History Museum: Ashurst Cabin
In the far northern reaches of Phoenix, lies a delightful, historic place — the Pioneer Living History Museum. This 90-acre destination contains historic and reconstructed buildings from the latter part of the 19th century through the early part of the 20th century. Additionally, as it says on their website, "costumed interpreters including cowboys, lawmen, and lovely Victorian ladies – await you at Pioneer Living History Village, Arizona’s most authentic Old West town." A nearby neighbor is the Ashurst Cabin, the original 1878 boyhood cabin of Henry Fountain Ashurst who was later elected by the Arizona Legislature as the first Senator from the state. Wikipedia describes the Senator thusly, "Ashurst had an affection for oration, as expressed by his statement, 'I simply love speaking — just as one may like maple syrup, Beethoven, Verdi, or Longfellow, Kipling, or Shakespeare — one hardly knows why.' This combined with his courtly manners and impeccable attire earned Ashurst a reputation as the Chesterfield of the Senate. The New York Times said 'Sheer eloquence is best personified in the present Senate by Ashurst of Arizona — the debonair, balm-tongued chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Without losing one whit of his eloquence, or missing or misquoting a classical phrase, Ashurst can run the range from buffoonery to some of the most challenging remarks heard in Congress.'"
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Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA
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