Historic Clarkdale Arizona - Copper Museum

[@joanrhoton8841]

I grew up in cottonwood and went to high school in Jerome. Made me a little homesick . LOL

[@trishschaefer8504]

That Copper Museum was fantastic..I would love that stove! By the way, I think Clarkdale would be a great RVerTV ace for a meet & greet ..We could all ride the train...Thank you again Russ...

[@tomardans4258]

William Clark founded this town. His daughter Huguette just passed away a few years ago. She was well over 100.

[@MaryB-ps8lg]

My first time visiting Jerome was in 1953 or so. It was a real ghost town back then and kind of eerie. Your visit last year was the first time I had seen the area since then and really interesting. Am looking forward to your next visit. After WW2 ended, my late husband, brother-in-law, several of their cousins and friends left Oklahoma and went to Morenci and Clifton, Arizona to work in the copper mines. I remember them saying "farming was hard work but the mines were something else"!

[@apolloskyfacer5842]

Yet another quality video from Russ.

[@oreunion]

Been to Clarkdale and my wife and I rode the Verde Canyon Railroad about 9 years ago. Enjoyed it so much ! However, I don't know how we missed the Copper Museum. Have to go back real soon and see it.

[@maryelmaguire3161]

Absolutely incredible. You taking us places most people have knew about. Thanks Russ

[@richardl.7390]

I went through the Verde Valley once in January 1979. It must have changed a lot since then. Jerome was touted to be on the way of becoming a ghost town. I flew from Montreal to Los Angeles, rented an Avis car and drove 4500 miles in 10 days all around Arizona and Southern California. I had "unlimited mileage" on my car lease ... lol ! Not very profitable for Avis Rentals. Train museums are always fascinating. In Barstow, California, at the junction of Interstates 15 and 40, in the Central Train and Bus terminal there is a McDonald's Restaurant using decommissioned passenger train wagons as a dining room. I stop every time I drive around there. Nice work, as always, Russ. Thank you so much. RICHARD

[@johnlenart597]

Small town gems in your backyard. Cool!! If only one could go back to 1800 and see the original story. Thanks for the history lesson. 👍👍🏍🏍🏍🙋‍♂️

[@markbrownell4890]

Russ, that's the best museum that I have ever seen you shoot. Tomorrow's trip to Jarome was one of my favorite surprises of the entire southwest back 20 years ago. Cant' wait.

[@charleshicks3492]

I’m sure I speak for everyone when I say the copper museum is fantastic; kudos 😎😎😎😎😎👍👍👍👍

[@lindawoody8501]

Sorry the train had been sold out when you wanted to ride. Some day I hope to go there. Thanks of the tour of that fabulous copper museum - what a beautiful assortment of useful copper items as well as copper art. Glad you shared.

[@barbhagens1167]

Thanks for the tour of the Copper Museum! I have a lot of copper in my kitchen! Love it!❤️

[@lindamartin2045]

Beautiful, beautiful 👍👍🤗. Lovely music 🎶. Lots of copper! Neat old town. On to Jerome. Yay!

[@robertjean659]

Cool drive today, copper museum was brilliant. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍

[@raydean9330]

Railroad ride was superb experience, completed during a vacation to Arizona

[@barbhagens1167]

Been hearing a lot about the Tunnel fire praying for everyone affected 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Love all the country roads and old towns!

[@anthonyhitchings1051]

this museum is amazing - we were there this fall of 2023.

[@WEHenry]

Wow! Now that ceiling I love.great job Mr. Russ👍🤠🌴🇺🇸

[@lindadobbins7137]

I went on the Verde Canyon train ride many years ago and it was amazing. Well worth the time and very informative of the area. Gives you a renewed appreciation for the folks who settled AZ. Definitely go for the interior seating!

[@BRILIANT660]

Wooo so look amazing place look very beautiful Thank you for great sharing dear friend Greatting from new friend

[@SPak-rt2gb]

That museum had everything except a copper penny thanks for the trip. Safe Travels

[@auroranite]

Your shows are so enjoyable Russ. Great channel👍 Imagine All the craftsmen who made these copper pieces. Impressive museum.

[@suzy9342]

Ann Fun exploration, Thank you sir🏜️🌵🚐🚐👍🏼🏆

[@JanelleVocate-Ames]

YAY! There's Russ! Thanks for the ride along.

[@Squeak61]

The Cooper Museum and Train is awesome.

[@seanpaterniti740]

Russ you do such a good job! ! I did live and work in AZ for 10 years, and never saw AZ so well as you present it. Now a Ohio boy in NM gods county. Thanks Russ

[@kathyhepler382]

Thank you Russ. The train and the copper Museum. Are. Awesome!!!

[@juliebradford2999]

Thanks.

[@ralphp3057]

Museum is so cool !!! Thanks so much for sharing Russ!!! 👍😁 RV on !!!!

[@stephenbrown3763]

Hey Russ!!! "NICE DAY " for a "WALK"!!!

[@susanstrickland6774]

Another great small town. Wish you could have hopped on the train. Sure showed up in the drone footage. Nice. Amazing museum, extensive collection there. That cooper must be coated to stay so nice. I wouldn't want to be the duster. Ty for another great ride along. 🙂👍

[@birdman5223]

Wonderful museum👍🏻👍🏻 Thanks MrRuss😌

[@darlenestout7548]

Wow. Love the museum. In all the years I lived in the Sedona area I never knew that was there. Very cool

[@KindCreature1]

As a kid I loved the Road Runner/Coyote cartoons! Thank you Russ! Mike

[@emmarose7204]

Hello Russ, I really like watching your videos. My husband and I are both retired now and started to travel and visit places. Your journey video is very helpful to us. Our first trip was Sedona two weeks ago and thank you for your video of Sedona. We got to see the amazing beauty of Sedona. We really enjoyed it. Thanks.

[@SherryAustinMcginley]

That museum was amazing! Thank you Russ. It was a great trip.

[@pamelaattrux336]

Your fanastic your funny the train I looked it up it’s says pay a little more go first class that would be a fun trip

[@pamelaattrux336]

Thanks for showing us that missy that was amazing

[@henrywardell4635]

Happy Trails - United States America - Russ - RVerTV Fans. Russ Too Cool 4 School. We Love RVerTV - Grand Journey Thru - U.S.A. - Grand Videos - Grand Music. Canadians Welcome Russ To Visit Canada Eh.

[@Go4Corvette]

Amazing Russ. Thank you for the tour, Mike

[@gregprince2523]

What a cool stop Russ!!

[@lloydbaker6988]

Hey Hey it's our RVerTV Russ , Thanks my Friend for getting us out today. RUSS YOUR TO COOL FOR SCHOOL. 😎 . 👍

[@rvertv]

Very cool

[@sandratessem9980]

Amazing. Love copper.

[@jamesr4900]

Hi from Tucson. Gotta go see that copper museum. We’ve ridden the Verde Valley RR. Fun and scenic ride….🤠

[@lucyfoster8624]

Russ. . . I have never seen anything like this! It is an awesome museum. I have heard about copper scrolls. That one u saw & showed us could change history. The Phoenicians r the only people that I know of as the people of antiquity that made them. There r stories of them being left behind on the northern continent around 1,000 B C. They came here to gather copper ore for the 1st temple for King Solomon. They also worked the shores of Lake Superior for copper. They were never rescued. U showed pillars with caps on them. Those r called capitals. They reminded me of the two that stood next to the 19 foot doors of the 1st & second temples in Jerusalem. When u go back, please ask the staff if some of those older pieces came from the excavations in the Grand Canyon done by the Smithsonian about 30 years ago. We never did hear much about those excavations. However, rumors dated those finds back to 3,500 B. C.

[@ToddKesler]

Awesome job Mike 👏 👍 🙌 👌 😀

[@jayhom449]

WW1 artillery shell art is cool also. The copper still is neat too. Great place to visit. There is very low humidity in AZ so the tarnish should be a lot slower.

[@xxx-xf7ks]

cooper museum, luv it! yay!

[@danielc.2042]

I'm hoping I will be able to make Arizona my winter trip again this year. I was up around Page after Christmas last year and I loved the area.

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

🙋‍♀️Hello Russ! I enjoyed seeing the trains. The Copper Museum was really fascinating with all the various urns/pots. The museum itself was really nice too! 👍

[@bren_artstudio54]

Copper is my favorite metal to work with....loved fabricating copper when making jewelry.

[@sharonkiel8140]

Thanks for the memories. I was there 4 years ago and I hope you got into the War room. Copper was used for military uses and shell heads for large artillery were decorated artistically. It was amazing to see all the many different country's fancy war heads. I may be way off in how I'm describing this, but it was hard to believe the time and skill that went into something tbat was to be fired into the enemy. Thanks for the fantastic tour!

[@mariemorgan7759]

I love those small old towns in Arizona! Tombstone is my all time favorite! I just want to go into every building and nosey around!😊 I had to stop and think about the Aphrodite/Venus art in front of the museum, then I remembered the symbol for the planet Venus is the same for female and copper is the element that is associated with the planet in Astrology!

[@Photoncraft]

Thanks for show amazing copper world and Real Road Runner.

[@yvonnemiranda2918]

Nice tour Russ ..got to put that on my to do list ☺ be safe 😉

[@robhebbs7960]

Hope they got a night watchmen or too watching all that copper. Thats one impressive museum. Thanks Russ

[@skyebird3933]

Absolutely fascinating collection of copper wares. So cool to see all the different pieces, wow! Thank you, Russ!

[@paulandziewicz9052]

Violette's bakery in the caboose dessert items were delicious

[@Iamrosey21111]

You crack me up...skedaddle before others show up..my style!

[@JohnsonWhat28]

Great tour Russ! Thanks.

[@ImDarfYo]

Thanks!

[@sharonholmes4444]

My stomping grounds. That train 🚂 ride is a "must do!" Soooo worth it. Watch out for that haunted ☠️👀💀 mansion on the hill... scary 🦇

[@M.Campbell]

There are products that you can put on copper that will seal it and keep it shiny. It will come off with use, but in the museum the pieces would stay shiny.

[@apolloskyfacer5842]

I was wondering about that. Especially the copper ceiling at 19.30.

[@strayaonwheels5690]

Great video once again what is the road runner bird actually called I don't think we have any here in our Australian zoos that I know of will have to go online and check such a beautiful looking bird. And the museum just imagine how much that stuff would be worth I love things mad of copper.......Keep up the great Vids Russ Cheers from Australia.

[@BlazingLaser]

What a cool museum! I'm going to be in that part of AZ next week! Just consider the melt value of all that copper at $3.50/lb!

[@roderichroby6236]

4.65

[@joannewinters9616]

Awesome thank you

[@sharlenelindskogbaker355]

Have fun in Jerome too. :-)

[@stephrusty3055]

How on earth do you clean all that.keeping it shiny. hats off to them for a fine museum ❤👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@susanboatman7913]

Russ, cool town! If you ever get back to the UP of Michigan there are copper mines there. The UP is full of mines that date back a long time ago!

[@ronaldclark2624]

Nice video, thank you! Regarding the tarnishing of copper which is a green color! Military Brass is covered with a clear coat to prevent tarnishing. If the clear coat is removed then the brass must be polished by hand quite often to remove the tarnish. My last name is Clark. I am 82 and never new about Clarkdale until your video. Copper has been a part of civilization going way back in time! There are many secrets! Will we ever know it all? New things come to light all the time! Fortunately, we don not have to know everything. We leave that to the Creator who provided the Raw materials for us to live in prosperity! If neighbor loved neighbor which is the fulfilment of all the commandments then we would all do well. That time is coming but first we must be trained to refuse Evil and to accept Righteousness! The history presented in the Bible is often not warm and fuzzy but it is factual. Ron PTL USA

[@RvDavy]

You have to go check out crown king az go to the mill restaurant very historic look them up. The town of creator az on the way to crown king az 27 mile long dirt road. Thank you russ great tour thank you for showing us all.

[@kendoughty7309]

May be crowded with Fire Equipment now, sad. I planned that trip,soon.

[@rickwatkins3160]

Wow

[@stephbrandenburg9957]

Sparked my interest with lightening storm comment.. be my sort of luck. Can imagine Denver omelette orders with all those frying pans! Here’s to you and your 150 proof .. rocket fuel label! Sweet!

[@kevinsmith-tt3po]

Im moving to cottonwood in 2 months

[@paulg6268]

Verde Canyon Railroad....there is a small museum there as well, inside a caboose car, not sure if it was open when you filmed.

[@susanorr7535]

Awesome

[@craigbut-itsa-dry-heatcoop7022]

Have you followed the old RR line out of Jerome that is now dirt road? It was the RR line that connected Jerome to the ?? Peavine?? out of Prescott which ran N to the Union Pacific (?) or was it the Santa Fe, between Calif & the Eastern part of the U.S.. Not a lot of remarkable scenery, mostly Juniper & rolling hills. But historical country none the less. You can pick up the route when you drive to the open pit on the West side of Jerome. Like your videos!

[@IDNHANTU2day]

Now that I'm old, I guess it is appropriate for me to replace the mirror on my ceiling with that copper piece. What was a great idea in my 20's and 30's no longer applies in my 70's.

[@gracewthomas]

Love your channel what did you do for a living when you worked? Please more videos Alan thomas

[@robhebbs7960]

Russ never really worked LOL. He was a vender in Quartsite AZ. for years.

[@robspear6004]

Hi Russ. I'm hearing a lot about a fire near Prescott which you be somewhat near where you are (were) traveling. Did you see any of the smoke from that fire? These fires are terrible news. BTW, I'll be in Mesa this winter with a side trip to Lake Havasu City and surrounding areas. So your travels near Quartzite are very valuable sources if information for me! Tx

[@donnafriedt-gyulay3815]

Does Clarkdale ever highlight a "steam" day/festival for the railroad attraction? I am enamored with the 611.

[@desertrose9499]

Remember that song "Last Train to Clarksdale"? 😉 Very cool 😎 Maybe you can do some ghost hunting in Jerome, Tombstone or Bisbee? Cool museum. Thanks for taking us along Russ.

[@babbalou6555]

It was "Last Train to Clarksville" by the Monkees

[@desertrose9499]

I know. I was kidding cause of the train. That's what the winky 😉 face was indicating.

[@babbalou6555]

@@desertrose9499 Ohhh! Ha ha

[@vickiwhite725]

Thank you so much for your videos!!!! What month were you in Clarkdale?

[@Dis4Ever-ME]

Hey Russ what’s the name of the song you use as background music in your vids? Love to listen to it during the drives. Keep up good work enjoy your vids. Thanks

[@ralphcolerick4939]

cottonwood was a great video but I think this is better

[@rppope1006]

At 14:20 was that all just one house!?😮

[@BrendaHaltom-cs6ck]

WOW! YAY!😀🇺🇸🌏🚙

[@dylanreynolds8264]

have you been to clarkdale arizona before

[@dlillianb1368]

1928, that was the year my mom was born , last name Hopper...hahahaha

[@smokingfoxx]

If I were a ghost! I’d come talk to you.. 😂👻

[@PattisArtInnaVan]

Sad to say, I remember when gas was 21cents/gal LOL

[@robertherzog1805]

Russ, I hope you stayed away from the forest fires.

[@skletke7543]

Too bad you didn't ask them how the copper stays so shiny.

[@gabrielw7773]

Everything keeps being sold out, yet they keep saying the economy is hurting.

[@frankdananay7860]

Do you travel alone or does your wife come with you ?

[@Thisisstupid12]

This guy did not know what else to do in retirement.

[@donnahouser3142]

Awesome