A Mine Is A Terrible Thing To Waste

An Integrated, Interdisciplinary, Thematic Middle School Study of Arizona's Superstition Mountains and Lost Dutchman Mine Long before the settlement of the Salt River Valley by the White Man and the development of Phoenix as a major metropolitan area, the Superstition Mountains exerted both a mystical and powerful influence upon the area's inhabitants. This unit was developed to help students understand the myths, legends, and facts that helped to make the Superstitions a true common denominator for the Anglo, Hispanic, and Native American cultures in Arizona.