Phoenix

6
Jul

The Phoenix Church

Phoenix | Architecture | Church (3) Comment

Built in 1858 at nearby Cliffton, the Saint Mary’s Church served the Catholic people of Cliff and Eagle River for almost 50 years before it’s continued existence was threatened with the mines closure. Understanding the need for a Catholic Church to stay in the area, an ambitious plan of physically moving the church to Phoenix was undertaken. The building was cut in half and then moved over a mile east (by means of horse and wagon no less) to its present location at Phoenix. At Phoenix the church was renamed the “Church of the Assumption” and continued to serve the community for another 50 years. By 1957 the last regular services were held and the church was deconsecrated soon after.

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26
Jan

A Phoenix Dam?

Phoenix | Dam (12) Comment

I have done several posts here on CCE about a copper mine’s biological needs, namely a hunger for large quantities of coal and a thirst for an almost equal amount of water. This was due to a mines reliance on steam power for all the heavy lifting, a power source that required the use of boilers. These boilers required a supply of both coal and water to operate, which the mine had to acquire in large quantities. It was one of these boiler dams that we thought we had discovered last year on a late fall excursion to Phoenix….

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