Editing Quartzsite, Arizona (section)

==Tourism==
Quartzsite is a popular [[recreational vehicle]] camping area for winter visitors with [[tourism]] being the major contributor to Quartzsite's economy. The [[Rubber Tramp Rendezvous]], an annual gathering of [[Vandwelling|vandwellers]], takes place in January.<ref>Green, Penelope (January 31, 2018) [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/31/style/rubber-tramp-rendezvous-rv-trucks-vanlife.html "The Real Burning Man"], ''The New York Times''. Retrieved January 3, 2021.</ref> Nine major gem and mineral shows, and 15 general [[swap meet]] shows are very popular tourist attractions, attracting about 1.5 million people annually,<ref>[http://www.ci.quartzsite.az.us/community_profile.htm Community<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214163208/http://www.ci.quartzsite.az.us/community_profile.htm |date=December 14, 2007 }}</ref> mostly during January and February.

Quartzsite is the burial place of [[Hi Jolly]] (Hadji Ali), an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] citizen of [[Greek people|Greek]]-[[Demographics of Syria|Syrian]] parentage, who took part in the experimental [[US Camel Corps]] as a camel driver.<ref>[http://www.outwestnewspaper.com/camels.html U.S. Camel Corps remembered in Quartzsite, Arizona, Out West Newspaper #18]</ref> The [[Hi Jolly Monument]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hi Jolly Monument now on National Register of Historic Places |url=https://www.parkerpioneer.net/news/article_b1142279-9fd2-54fb-b647-da0d99611c5b.html |publisher=Parker Pioneer |access-date=February 21, 2022 |date=December 20, 2011}}</ref>

Quartzsite is also the site of Joanne's Gum Museum, which is open to the public and features a large collection of [[Chewing gum|gum]] wrappers from around the world.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/32154| title = Quartzsite, AZ - Joanne's Gum Gallery Museum}}</ref>

The [[Arizona Peace Trail]] goes through Quartzsite.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Avendano|first1=Uriel|title=Park & Rec. considers RC airfield expansion, Peace Trail staging area|url=http://www.pvvt.com/quartzsite_news/park-rec-considers-rc-airfield-expansion-peace-trail-staging-area/article_ce11a0f2-dcef-11e6-9a8c-0bcce29895c2.html|access-date=January 22, 2017|work=Palo Verde Valley Times|date=January 18, 2017}}</ref>