unsuccessful, however, and he released his camels into the desert near Gila Bend. He became an American citizen in 1880, and he used his birth name of Philip Tedro (sometimes spelled Teadrow) when he married Gertrudis Serna in Tucson, Arizona. They had two children. In 1885, Ali was again hired by the U.S. Army in Arizona, and worked with pack mules for Brig. Gen. George Crook during the Geronimo campaign. Hi Jolly's work in the US Camel Corps earned him a reputation as a living legend until his death in Arizona. In his final years, Ali moved to Quartzsite, Arizona, where he mined and occasionally scouted for the US government. He died in 1902 and was buried in the Quartzsite Cemetery. Gravesite and monument In 1935, Arizona Governor Benjamin Moeur dedicated a monument to Hadji Ali and the Camel Corps in the Quartzsite Cemetery. The monument, located at his gravesite, is a pyramid built from local stones and topped with a copper camel, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The monument is the most visited location in Quartzsite. Legacy The folk song "Hi Jolly" is based on Hadji Ali's exploits. The 1954 movie Southwest Passage and the 1976 movie Hawmps! were based on the camel experiment. The 1959 novel Hi Jolly by children's book author Jim Kjelgaard, also covers his story in a fictionalized form for young readers. A slightly fictionalized version of Hadji Ali appears in the 1982 Lucky Luke comic album La Corde du pendu. The 2018 children's book Route 66 by Frédéric Marais tells about the camel experiment and Hadji Ali. The 2019 novel Inland by Téa Obreht includes a character based on Hadji Ali. References External links Town of Quartzsite Official Site: Grave of "Hi Jolly" Out West newspaper: U.S. Camel Corps remembered in Quartzsite, Arizona Philip Tedro at Hellenic Communication Service Atlas Obscura "Hi Jolly" (1963) song performed by New Christy Minstrels on YouTube Hadji Ali Hadji Ali 19th-century Greek Americans American folklore Hadji Ali American people of Jordanian descent Burials in Arizona Camel drivers Converts to Islam Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the United States Hadji Ali People from İzmir Hadji Ali Hadji Ali