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EPISODE · Apr 11, 2020 · 14 MIN

The Copper Mines of Jerome, Arizona

from See America · host RV Miles Network

High in the hills overlooking Arizona's Verde Valley, a tiny town filled with history sits, like a mother bird over nesting over her eggs. Except this egg is a billion-dollar deposit of copper. And the mother bird - a brave and raucous mix of miners, smelter workers, freighters, gamblers, bootleggers, saloon keepers, prostitutes and preachers. This week, the mining town of Jerome, Arizona.

High in the hills overlooking Arizona's Verde Valley, a tiny town filled with history sits, like a mother bird over nesting over her eggs. Except this egg is a billion-dollar deposit of copper. And the mother bird - a brave and raucous mix of miners, smelter workers, freighters, gamblers, bootleggers, saloon keepers, prostitutes and preachers. This week, the mining town of Jerome, Arizona.

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