Wayfinding & Landmark Snarfing

Image featured is an equipment van for the Adventure Cycling Association - a group with headquarters in Seattle, Washington - from an overnight stay here a couple of weeks ago in the public park area dedicated to Dr. Delmar Mock for his 37 years of service to the community on a plaque on a stone historic marker at the west entrance to town. They planned their stop here last November asking for a permit for overnight camping from the town clerk Randy Heiss at that time ...new lifeways making use of one Patagonia's many resources. They found their way here . . .
Readers might ask about our Patagonia Heritage Tile Mural Project funded by a grant from the Arizona Office of Tourism Rural Tourism Development Grant Program "So why do we need to work together to develop the opportunities for increasing visitations and tourism here in Patagonia?"
Who benefits directly and indirectly?
Can we afford not to plan for smart and intelligent growth?
Why do visitors want to come here?
Why do we live here? How did you or your family find their way here?
What legacy do we want to create for future generations?
Do we have a sense of pride in the places that are here?
...or is it a matter of "benign neglect"? or wanting to keep Patagonia "a hidden paradise"?

While hosting travelers wanting information who come into the Patagonia-Mountain Empire Visitor Information Center - they WANT TO KNOW locations and directions and find their way to our regional attractions and services available in the communities. Show and tell me what's great about Patagonia ...How do I get to the lake? Where do I find the birds? Where can I go hiking? Where can I stay? What's there to do? Where can I eat? Is there a bank? Where's the library? Where's "a hot zone" for internet access? Is there a notary public in town? How do I get to "The Ghost Towns"? Where can I camp? Where can I bring my horses? Where can I buy stamps/mail a letter?
They still ask about The Museum of The Horse, even though it moved out of town more 20 years ago!
What's surprising to me is that people who have lived as close as Tucson - about one hour away! - for 8, 10 or 20 years have never taken the time before to travel here [lack of regional exposure and marketing], while travelers from as far away as China,Russia, France, Spain, Germany, England, Bulgaria and South Africa do find their reasons to visit here!
The Heritage Tile Mural Project is a primary wayfinding source of information that showcases our community and region, points of interest and attraction, activities and natural resources, visitor services, and encourages landmark restoration and community development in the process.

The link below is to an organization called Historical Marker Database.
Go to it and check if you see anything at all in Patagonia ... -
http://www.hmdb.org/Results.asp?State=Arizona

Likewise --- and this is a somewhat of a surprise - there are major omissions in a map of milestones here in Arizona: go see for yourself
http://www.azpbs.org/arizonastories/milestones.php