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by | Jul 5, 2019 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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Were the Earp's pivotal figures in settling Arizona? Joe Manriquez Whittier, California I think a case could be made to say that they were. There is something very important about bringing law and order to a territory. Let’s take Tombstone. The Arizona Territory wanted desperately to attract eastern and San Francisco capital. Also, the citizens were clamoring for statehood while Congress insisted Arizona was too wild and lawless to join the Union. The cowboys openly thumbed their noses at


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