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60th Anniversary: A Living History Tribute to the Douglas Family
Jerome State Historic Park
Saturday, October 11, 2025 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Join Jerome State Historic Park to celebrate its 60th anniversary! Activities and exhibits specially offered for the day will honor the park as a living history tribute to the Douglas family. All demonstrations, crafts, and programs for this anniversary event will be included with paid park admission.
Demonstrations
- Mucking (the mining process of removing broken rock, ore, and waste material from an excavation site)
- Real locomotive whistle
- Drilling
- Mine lighting
- Stamp mill (mechanical crusher to pulverize rock)
- Model railroad
- Blacksmith
- Mini race cars
- Smoky Joe (a 1929 Ford Model A)
Activities
- Geode dig
Art Exhibits:
- Mark Hemleben
Live Music
- Dan Dun
- Ken and Lyn Mikell
