McFarland State Historic Park

Historic park in Florence, Pinal County, Arizona

33°2′10″N 111°23′16″W / 33.03611°N 111.38778°W / 33.03611; -111.38778Established1974Named forErnest McFarlandVisitors7,735 (in 2022)^[1]Governing bodyArizona State Parks

McFarland State Historic Park is a small historic park located in downtown Florence, Arizona on the corner of Main and Ruggles streets. The park consists of a preserved courthouse and other buildings dating to the Arizona Territory period. The original structure was built in 1878 with the addition of a jail in 1882 and the courthouse in 1891. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

McFarland State Historic Park commemorates Ernest McFarland (1894–1984), who was successively a US Senator, Governor of Arizona, and Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. McFarland bought the old courthouse building in 1974, donated it to the state, and paid for its renovation. The park was opened and dedicated October 10, 1979.^[2]

The park reopened in February 2011 after repairs and renovations. It had been closed because of Arizona State Parks budget cuts.^[3]

Historic First Pinal County Courthouse

First Pinal County Courthouse

Restored courtroom in the old courthouse
Fireplace in First Pinal County Courthouse
1878 County Recorders Office.
Display of Florence's German POW Camp artifacts.

References

^ "Monthly State Parks Visitation Report" (PDF). Arizona Office of Tourism. December 2022.
^ Eatherly, Charles R. "History of McFarland State Historic Park". Arizona State Parks.
^ "McFarland State Historic Park and Florence Visitor Center". Arizona State Parks. Retrieved February 14, 2011.

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McFarland State Historic Park

2011 reopening photo gallery

Protected areas of Arizona

Federal

National Parks	Grand Canyon Petrified Forest Saguaro
National Historical Parks, Historic Sites and Memorials	Tumacácori NHP Fort Bowie NHS Hubbell Trading Post NHS Coronado NMem
National Monuments	National Park Service Canyon de Chelly Casa Grande Ruins Chiricahua Hohokam Pima Montezuma Castle Navajo Organ Pipe Cactus Pipe Spring Sunset Crater Tonto Tuzigoot Walnut Canyon Wupatki Bureau of Land Management Agua Fria Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon–Parashant Ironwood Forest Sonoran Desert Vermilion Cliffs
National Conservation Areas	Gila Box Riparian Las Cienegas San Pedro Riparian
National Recreation Areas	Glen Canyon Lake Mead
National Trails	Arizona National Scenic Trail Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Old Spanish National Historic Trail
National Forests	Apache–Sitgreaves Coconino Elden Pueblo Honanki Heritage Site Palatki Heritage Site V Bar V Heritage Site Coronado Kaibab Prescott Tonto
National Wildlife Refuges	Bill Williams River Buenos Aires Cabeza Prieta Cibola Havasu Imperial Kofa Leslie Canyon San Bernardino
Wilderness Areas	See List of Arizona Wilderness Areas
Wild and Scenic Rivers	Fossil Creek Verde River

State

State Parks	Alamo Lake Boyce Thompson Arboretum Buckskin Mountain Catalina Cattail Cove Dankworth Pond Dead Horse Ranch Fool Hollow Lake Fort Verde Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Homolovi Jerome Kartchner Caverns Lake Havasu Lost Dutchman Lyman Lake McFarland Oracle Patagonia Lake Picacho Peak Red Rock Riordan Mansion River Island Roper Lake San Rafael Slide Rock Sonoita Creek Tombstone Courthouse Tonto Natural Bridge Tubac Presidio Verde River Greenway Yuma Quartermaster Depot Yuma Territorial Prison
Wildlife areas	Becker Lake Cluff Ranch Luna Lake Mittry Lake Powers Butte Santa Rita White Mountain Grasslands Willcox Playa

State Parks

Wildlife areas

Municipal

Nature parks	Papago Park Phoenix Mountains Preserve South Mountain Park

Other

National Natural Landmarks	See List of National Natural Landmarks in Arizona
National Historic Landmarks	See List of National Historic Landmarks in Arizona
Historic Places	See National Register of Historic Places listings in Arizona