A lost story of Montezuma Well emerges
Digging up Back Family Ranch Historic District

Bill Cowan shows off the historic smokehouse on the property. William Beriman Back had a pig farm that was once located beneath a travertine ledge on the side of Montezuma Well. Sometime, most likely in the 1890s, he built the smokehouse to smoke hams. It is believed to be one of the oldest buildings in the Verde Valley.<br /><br /><!-- 1upcrlf2 -->

Bill Cowan shows off the historic smokehouse on the property. William Beriman Back had a pig farm that was once located beneath a travertine ledge on the side of Montezuma Well. Sometime, most likely in the 1890s, he built the smokehouse to smoke hams. It is believed to be one of the oldest buildings in the Verde Valley.<br /><br /><!-- 1upcrlf2 -->

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