Discover Pinel County & Casa Grande

Casa Grande, Arizona

Casa Grande is an energetic, progressive city, poised for tremendous growth - yet it has retained the small-town charm and "heart" borne of the original sturdy pioneer character that built the town. This renowned community spirit is on display for visitors at the numerous multi-cultural, historical, and just plain fun festivals, two air shows annually, activities, ceremonies and events that abound in Casa Grande, primarily during the fall, winter and spring.

In this community, right in the heart of Arizona, you can play golf all day, every day or see an amazing four-day Native American festival in mid-February or the Arizona State Open Chili Championship held the first Saturday in March each year, while wearing shorts and sandals.

Visitors enjoy a lovely historic downtown shopping district, museums, Outlets at Casa Grande, golf courses, Skydive Arizona and much more, all year around.

The natural beauty of the low desert serves as a backdrop to this small, city with the hometown feel, which residents and visitors alike think of as the heart of Arizona. So, this year, as you bundle up to walk outside, think of Casa Grande, Arizona, a community that has retained the same small-town charm that has always made it so exceptional. www.casagrandechamber.org

Casa Grande Main Street An Arizona Main Street Community

Casa Grande is one of Arizona's 15 Main Street communities, working to enhance downtown by encouraging high-quality design, preservation and reuse of historic buildings, community-oriented activities and economic growth. This downtown revitalization energizes the entire community and helps position Casa Grande as a key shopping, service, and heritage tourism destination. For the fourth year Casa Grande Main Street has been recognized as an Accredited National Main Street Program.

Main Streets' annual Historic Down-town Street Fair/Car & Bike Show and the Arizona Main Street award winning Art in the Alley events are just some of the family activities that are creating a sense of place in the downtown.

There are 42 buildings listed on the National and Local Historical Registers within the downtown Main Street district. Of special historical interest are the City Hall, Historical Society Museum, three restaurants, four churches, and Casa Grande Art Museum. Our historic Paramount Theatre received a 2005 Governor's Heritage Preservation Honor Award as well as three Arizona Main Street Awards. Many area residents and visitors are drawn to a number of downtown art objects, as well as Peart Park, and the Palm Island Family Aquatic Park, all within close proximity. For further information contact the Casa Grande Main Street Program 520-836-8744, or visit the website: www.cgmainstreet.org.

Cas a Grande Valley Historical Society

The Casa Grande Valley Historical Society was founded in 1964 by a group of women from the Woman's Club. The Historical Society & Museum includes Heritage Hall, or what is commonly called the "old stone church."

This is the 1927 Presbyterian Church built by stonemason Michael Sullivan who also built several other field; stone structures in the area including the Woman's Club, several private homes, and the WWI Matthew B. Juan Memorial in Sacaton. Heritage Hall is included in the National Register of Historic Buildings.

In 1983, the Historical Society purchased, and moved, an old grammar school building set for demolition. This one room schoolhouse was built in the 1930s and was the segregated school in Casa Grande for several decades. The teacher at the time was Rebecca Dallis, an African-American woman with a Master's Degree in Education. The schoolhouse is now named in her honor.

Currently, the Museum has over 16,000 artifacts and over 22,000 photographs and documents that focus on the Casa Grande Valley history. Collections include American Indian artifacts, ranching gear, mining equipment, agricultural tools, period furniture, quilts and other textiles, military memorabilia, letters, newspapers, photographs, ledgers, and many other items that reflect the history of the Casa Grande Valley.

Over 3,000 visitors annually come to the Museum from all over the world. The Museum conducts school tours and developed Artifact Boxes as a hands-on teacher resource to use within the classroom. Programs and events sponsored by the Historical Society include speakers, presentations, re-enactments, workshops, and outreach education programs. 520-836-2223, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , website: www.cgvhs.org.

Pinal County

Historical Attractions: Town of Florence, [Superior Historical Museum, Kearny mines, the 77 loop, old mining camps, Tonto National Park Cliff Dwellings, Sunland Visitor Center, four historic Museums’ and the Old West Highway. Gila River Indian Center's Heritage Park and community, Casa Grande Ruins, Ak-Chin Eco-Museum, St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, O'Odham Tash Indian 'I 'Days Celebration, Cotton Days, Florence Founders Days.

Casa Grande Ruins National Park:Last known place of the ancient Hohokam Indians. Featuring the mysterious "Casa Grande" !(Big House).

Apache Junction !Superstition Mountains: !Legend has it to be the site of !the Lost Dutchman Mine.

State Parks: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Lost Dutchman, McFarland, Oracle, and Picacho !Peak

Local Legends: Final resting place of Charles D. Poston "Father of Arizona", Tom Mix IMemorial, Picket Post Mountain, Mattie Earp grave site, Mormon Battalion campsite, Battle of Picacho, Lost Dutchman, Apache Leap and Pearl Heart, the west's only known female stage coach robber.

Outdoor Adventures: In Pinal County, you can hike the Superstitions, sky dive at the number one drop in the world, SkyDive AZ or jump into a wind tunnel at SkyVenture AZ, take a sunset cruise on a steamboat, explore the desert trails of Pinal County by four-wheel drive, take a helicopter or balloon ride, take a walk at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, or look for Apache tears in Superior.

PLUS SO MUCH MORE!