{"id":42,"date":"2023-07-18T16:37:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T16:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2024-03-21T16:37:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T16:37:04","slug":"1907-charles-postons-tomb","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/index.php\/1907-charles-postons-tomb\/","title":{"rendered":"1907 Charles Postons Tomb"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#0c0d0e;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{font-size:15px;line-height:1;max-width:95%}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__element{margin:0 var(--divider-element-spacing);flex-shrink:0}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-icon{font-size:var(--divider-icon-size)}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider-separator{display:flex;margin:0;direction:ltr}.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon .elementor-divider-separator:before,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text .elementor-divider-separator:before{display:block;content:\"\";border-block-end:0;flex-grow:1;border-block-start:var(--divider-border-width) var(--divider-border-style) var(--divider-color)}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left .elementor-divider .elementor-divider-separator>.elementor-divider__svg:first-of-type{flex-grow:0;flex-shrink:100}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left .elementor-divider-separator:before{content:none}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left .elementor-divider__element{margin-left:0}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-right .elementor-divider .elementor-divider-separator>.elementor-divider__svg:last-of-type{flex-grow:0;flex-shrink:100}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-right .elementor-divider-separator:after{content:none}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-right .elementor-divider__element{margin-right:0}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-start .elementor-divider .elementor-divider-separator>.elementor-divider__svg:first-of-type{flex-grow:0;flex-shrink:100}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-start .elementor-divider-separator:before{content:none}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-start .elementor-divider__element{margin-inline-start:0}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-end .elementor-divider .elementor-divider-separator>.elementor-divider__svg:last-of-type{flex-grow:0;flex-shrink:100}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-end .elementor-divider-separator:after{content:none}.elementor-widget-divider--element-align-end .elementor-divider__element{margin-inline-end:0}.elementor-widget-divider:not(.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text):not(.elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon) .elementor-divider-separator{border-block-start:var(--divider-border-width) var(--divider-border-style) var(--divider-color)}.elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern{--divider-border-style:none}.elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern.elementor-widget-divider--view-line .elementor-divider-separator,.elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern:not(.elementor-widget-divider--view-line) .elementor-divider-separator:after,.elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern:not(.elementor-widget-divider--view-line) .elementor-divider-separator:before,.elementor-widget-divider--separator-type-pattern:not([class*=elementor-widget-divider--view]) .elementor-divider-separator{width:100%;min-height:var(--divider-pattern-height);-webkit-mask-size:var(--divider-pattern-size) 100%;mask-size:var(--divider-pattern-size) 100%;-webkit-mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);mask-repeat:var(--divider-pattern-repeat);background-color:var(--divider-color);-webkit-mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url);mask-image:var(--divider-pattern-url)}.elementor-widget-divider--no-spacing{--divider-pattern-size:auto}.elementor-widget-divider--bg-round{--divider-pattern-repeat:round}.rtl .elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{direction:rtl}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-divider,.e-con>.elementor-widget-divider{width:var(--container-widget-width,100%);--flex-grow:var(--container-widget-flex-grow)}<\/style>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n<h2>Tomb of<br \/>Charles Poston<br \/>&#8220;Father of Arizona&#8221;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-google_maps .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden}.elementor-widget-google_maps .elementor-custom-embed{line-height:0}.elementor-widget-google_maps iframe{height:300px}<\/style>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=33.055285%2C%20-111.408983&#038;t=m&#038;z=10&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"33.055285, -111.408983\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"33.055285, -111.408983\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marker:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monument and Tomb of Charles Debrille Poston<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<br \/><\/strong>Poston Butte<br \/>13993 W Hunt Highway<br \/>Florence, Pinal County, Arizona<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/33%C2%B003'19.0%22N+111%C2%B024'32.3%22W\/@33.055285,-111.408983,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d33.055285!4d-111.408983\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">33.055285, -111.408983<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Directions:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Take State Road 79 north from Florence, then head west on Hunt Highway about 13 miles. The pyramid can be seen from the road.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Historical Significance:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Charles D. Poston (1825-1902) was instrumental in creating the territory of Arizona and is known as the &#8220;Father of Arizona.&#8221; He was Arizona\u2019s first delegate to Congress from December 5, 1864, to April 26, 1865.<\/p>\n<p>Poston was Superintendent of Indian Affairs and the territorial agent of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. His later life included travel to the Far East, and he became interested in Zoroastrianism and sun worship. In 1878, on top of a 250-foot-tall hill near the town of Florence, he built a &#8220;fire temple&#8221;; the hill subsequently became known as Poston\u2019s Butte.<\/p>\n<p>Poston, a native of Kentucky, died in poverty on June 24, 1902, and was buried in Phoenix, Arizona. Poston\u2019s remains were moved from Phoenix to Florence, Arizona, on the 100th anniversary of his birth, and buried on Poston\u2019s Butte, where he had never completed his \u201cTemple to the Sun.\u201d He was entombed in an official ceremony led by Governor George W. P. Hunt.<\/p>\n<p>Due to concerns about vandalism, the<a href=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/index.php\/1925-charles-poston-copper-plaque\/\"> original copper plaque<\/a> was removed from the monument by the Pinal County Historical Society in 1925 and placed in the society\u2019s museum.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Marker Date:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1907<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Dedicated:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>April 26, 1925, 23 years after Poston\u2019s death, his pyramid was completed.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sponsor:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonadar.org\/\"> Arizona State Society DAR<\/a><\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 20-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"453\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1907-group-gathering-dedication-charles-poston.jpg\" alt=\"A photograph of a group of people dressed in 1920\u2019s clothing gathered in front of a stone pyramid about 12 feet tall.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1907-group-gathering-dedication-charles-poston.jpg 453w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1907-group-gathering-dedication-charles-poston-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><figcaption>Dedication of the Charles Poston Monument in Arizona on April 26, 1925. Dignitaries include Arizona State Senator Fred T. Colter and Governor George W. P. Hunt. A print of this image with notations is held by the Arizona State Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1907-charles-poston-studio-portrait-ca-1864.jpg\" alt=\"A studio photographic portrait identified as Charles D. Poston, a middle-aged man, bearded.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1907-charles-poston-studio-portrait-ca-1864.jpg 485w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1907-charles-poston-studio-portrait-ca-1864-258x300.jpg 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><figcaption>Portrait of Charles Poston, ca. 1864. Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes. Digital file provided by the National Archives and Records Administration. Image is in the public domain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1907-collage1-3-images.jpg\" alt=\"Collage of three snapshots: a long-range view of a desert scene with Poston Butte showing a silhouetted pyramid; an approach shot of the stone pyramid; a close-up of wording on the side of the monument that reads: \u201cCharles D. Poston, Erected by the Territory, 1907\u201d\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1907-collage1-3-images.jpg 371w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1907-collage1-3-images-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tempazmarkers.arizonadar.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1907-collage1-3-images-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><figcaption>Views of the Charles D. 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Florence, then head west on Hunt Highway about 13 miles. The pyramid can be seen from the road. \u00a0 Historical Significance: Charles D. 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