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Tyson's Well Stage Station
Museum is operated by the
Quartzsite Historical Society.
The original adobe stage station
was built in 1866 by Charley Tyson
at its present location. It was an im-
portant way station on the California-
Arizona line because of excellent water
and grass for the horses. Miners and
freighters, hauling mining equipment and
military supplies from the river port at Eh-
renberg, to the Territorial Capital at Prescott,
also stopped here. Accommodations were
primitive at best.
The Quartzsite Historical Society opened Tyson's
Well Museum in February 1980, after extensive
restoration work. Artifacts were gathered from in-
terested citizens, as well as photographs and old
mining equipment and placed inside and outside
the building. The dirt floor in one of the rooms
was maintained for authenticity. The ceiling of the
main room consists of saguaro ribs, and the origi-
nal fireplace is still in use during the winter.
Outside in the yard is the original assay shack
from the Marquita Mine, which offers a peek into
the everyday life of the miners. Also, in the yard
is the skeleton of the famous 47-Armed Saguaro
from US 60 roadside stop west of town. The
handiwork of Walter Barrett is a little village
of cement and stone houses built during his
retirement and donated to the museum.
Parking is in the back. Free Admission to
Museum. Donations are accepted.
Winter Hours: November-March
Wednesday - Sunday 10am - 4pm
The museum is located at 161 W Main
St., next to Silly Al's Pizza.
Learn more at:
www.quartzsitemuseum.org
or call the museum at
(928) 927-5229.
TYSON'S WELL
STAGE
STATION
MUSEUM
