The Lost Dutchman Monument is on the east side of North Apache Trail, just north of West Apache Trail in Apache Junction.
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Apache Junction and Gold Canyon boasts a rich western history through film, rodeos and tourism due to its breath-taking views of the Supersition Mountains.
The City of Apache Junction, incorporated on Nov. 24, 1978, houses 45,000-plus people, but that number continues to increase with infill and development to the south. The city annexed 6,687 acres of former state trust land in October 2021. Some 2,700 acres are to be developed with more than 10,000 homes, apartments, condominiums and townhomes along with some commercial uses, according to the city.
Harold Christ developed Gold Canyon, an unicoporated community in Pinal County, in 1974 to build a golf resort and community.
Apache Junction has sites and attractions unlike other cities in metro Phoenix, including a monument erected in the 1930s honoring Jacob Waltz, a prospector who found gold in the nearby Superstition Mountains in the 1800s but its location has remained a mystery.
Just north is Lost Dutchman State Park, a gateway to the Superstition Mountains; the Superstition Mountain — Lost Dutchman Museum; and the Goldfield Ghost Town.
The Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent has served Apache Junction with news and locals advertising since 1970. The newspaper was once known as the Apache Sentinel, which had its first issue in June 1959, with four pages, delivered free once a week to Apache Junction and east Mesa homes.
Daily news coverage today focuses on hyperlocal news, including neighborhood issues, schools, city government and the myriad events and activities that make Apache Junction and Gold Canyon unique.
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