The Cave Creek Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity at the base of the Black Mountains in the town of Cave Creek in Maricopa County, Arizona , United States. The museum preserves artifacts of the prehistory and objects related to the culture of the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills area. The museum consists of various exhibits, indoor and outdoor. Among the outdoor exhibits are the first church of Cave Creek and the last tubercular cabin in the state of Arizona.
5-549: In 1968, a group of local volunteers, who formed a historical society, founded the Cave Creek Museum on land donated by Frank and Hazel Wright. Their mission was and is to preserve artifacts related to the prehistory, history and culture of the Cave Creek/Carefree foothills. The main plan was to accomplish the set mission through education, research and interpretive exhibits and programs. In April 1970
10-619: The area, including the current and two past City of Lynchburg logos and the Lynchburg Community Market banner. From 1944 through 1997, Wright's firm, Wright and Williams Studio (later Frank Wright Studio), produced a prodigious amount of commercial art work for local and national businesses, most notably the Craddock-Terry Shoe Corporation, Lane Furniture Company, and First Colony Life Insurance Company. Wright studied at Lynchburg College and
15-633: The early ranchers in the area. The following are the images of the Cave Creek Museum: Frank Wright Jr. Frank Boggs Wright Jr. (18 November 1912 – 21 February 2008) was an American commercial artist whose career extended from the mid-1930s to the late 1990s. A native of Madison Heights, Virginia , he was perhaps best known for designing the ChapStick logo (circa 1936). A longtime resident of Lynchburg, Virginia he produced many logotypes and designs familiar to
20-580: The museum grounds is the first church of Cave Creek which was relocated there. There is also the last tubercular cabin in the state Of Arizona. The cabin is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Gold prospectors began to venture into Arizona upon the discovery of gold and set up mining camps all the way to Cave Creek. One of the exhibits is the Golden Reef Stamp Mill. Other exhibits include tools and machines used by
25-609: The museum officially opened its doors. Inside the museum there are four areas of historical exhibition. The names of the four areas are the Central Ansbaugh Auditorium which has a display of textiles, oil paintings, jewelry and sculptures, the Archaeology Wing, the History Wing which features artifacts from Cave Creek's mining, military, settler and ranching days and the "Mini-wing". Outside on
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