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Linda
Allen Kappel
Left,
a view of the stoneyard showing some of the spectacular
variety of materials available.
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To tell the
story of Tom’s Hidden Valley Treasures, I first have to
tell you a story about my father Tom Allen. He came to the Verde
Valley in the late 1940’s. Born and raised in Philadelphia,
he loved the west and every summer visited his grandmother in
Colorado Springs. Eventurally he discovered Arizona, where he
liked the warmer weather and wide open spaces. He worked for Smelter
City Ironworks and for other ranchers building fences, cutting
wood, whatever job he could find. He was building a little cabin
at Hidden Valley Ranch and would go get rocks from nearby areas.
His friends and various acquaintances would come by, admire his
load of rock and possibly buy or trade him for it. Eventually
he got the idea that selling rocks for building and landscape
could be a good business and he started to gather and stockpile
rocks of various kinds.
Later he established
some flagstone mining claims on Casner Mountain and various other
permits for surface rock through the Forest Service and private
property owners. He built a couple of buildings, purchased a bigger
truck and eventually a hydraulic flagstone splitter.
In the early 1950’s, my father married Ingrid T. Matthews
and in 1953, I came along.
In about 1975, my father incorporated the business and called
it HIdden Valley Enterprises, Inc. He ran this business until
he passed away in October of 2002.
In 2004, part
of the inventory was taken from the original business and I started
an offshoot called Tom’s Hidden Valley Treasurers LLC. I
have a large supply of all sorts of rocks, minerals, turquoise,
finished stone products and one of a kind jewelry that I make.
I am located 10 miles south of Sedona at Hidden Valley Ranch in
Page Springs.
Open by appointment
at 928-634-4698.
Come out and poke around, you won’t be disappointed.
Linda Allen
Kappel
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A
view of Linda's shop showing just some of the beautiful gifts
she has available for purchase. |