Night at the Museum evening presentation on the Johnny Elden “murder” with a guided hike to the gravesite the following morning.
This month’s Night at the Museum features the well-known gravesite of little Johnny Elden. Located at the base of the Flagstaff mountain named for his father, Johnny was just six years old in 1887 when he was reported-ly shot and killed by an itinerant mule skinner. But there’s much more to the story…
This free "talk of the town" presented by Dr. John Westerlund, will also include an additional fieldtrip to the gravesite the following day, Saturday September 9. Meet in the Swiss Man-or Neighborhood in the cul-de-sac at the end of Lugano Way (N. Fanning Drive, left on Matterhorn, right on Lugano Way) at 8:45 a.m. The 400-yard hike will begin promptly at 9:00. Trail is uphill and rocky—appropriate footwear strongly recommended.
Free Admission
Phone: 928-774-6272
Email: jhough@azhs.gov
2017/09/08 - 2017/09/08
Additional time info:
The gravesite hike on Sept. 9 will begin at 9:00 a.m. and last until 10:30 a.m.
Pioneer Museum
2340 N. Fort Valley Rd., Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Evening event on Sept. 8 will be held at the back of the museum, in the Gregg Cabin. The following day, Sept. 9, meet in the cul-de-sac on Lugano Way in Swiss Manor Neighborhood at 8:45 a.m. to hike to the gravesite.