Jericho
Tiny, sleepy rural settlement servicing the surrounding area.
With a population of less than 200 people and located on the Capricorn Highway 221 km west of Emerald, 83 km east of Barcaldine and 1114 km (via Rockhampton) from Brisbane, Jericho is another tiny Queensland town which has outlived its origins.

The area around Jericho was first explored by Europeans when Major Thomas Mitchell passed through the area in 1846. By the 1850s settlers had moved in. It is thought that one of the early settlers was a man named Harry Jordon, after whom the nearby, and very unreliable, Jordon River was named. It seems that a joke based on the religious connotations of the Jordan River was to serve the town well. Some wit decided that as it was on the Jordon River then the town should be named Jericho.

Things to see:  

Crystal Trumpeters
In 1988 as a Bicentennial Project, the town decided to construct the 'Crystal Trumpeters' in memory of the Biblical story where the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho for six days then blew their trumpets on the seventh day and watched as the city walls collapsed. The crystals (the connection of the Biblical story with the town is, to put it mildly, rather tenuous) symbolise various moments in the Old Testament including the slavery in Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, the receiving of the Ten Commandments, the crossing of the River Jordan and the arrival in the Promised Land. The monument is located on the Capricorn Highway in front of the Shire Office.

Black's Palace
The one great attraction in the area (which Jericho shares with Blackall) is the Black's Palace site.

The Black's Palace sites, located on Marston Station, are the largest complex of art sites known to exist in Central Queensland. The paintings are set on the sandstone cliff faces of a gorge which is about 500-600 metres long and about 200 metres wide. Anthropologists have recorded some 9 471 figures in the area ranging from stencils of hands, feet, boomerangs and axes as well as drawings of spears, clubs, shields, snakes and lizards. There are a large number of abstract patterns as well. It is well worth a visit although the road to the site is dirt and far from perfect. It is also, realistically, a day's outing. The key is held in Blackall (see Blackall for details) but people approaching from Jericho, who do not wish to travel to Blackall, should contact the Warden on (07) 4657 4663 or (07) 4651 0335.

	Tourist Information
	Jericho Council Jericho QLD 4702 Telephone: (07) 4651 4188 Facsimile: (07) 4651 4188
	Hotels
	Jordon Valley Hotel Darwin St Jericho QLD 4702 Telephone: (07) 4651 4148
	Restaurants
	Jordon Valley Hotel Darwin St Jericho QLD 4702 Telephone: (07) 4651 4148