They say that in the 1870s, native grass grew stirrup high in Sulphur Springs Valley. True or not, ranchers flocked to southeastern Arizona. So did rustlers, and the mountains surrounding the valley served as hideouts for many an outlaw over the years. Once the Southern Pacific Railroad reached Willcox in 1880, the town boomed. By 1891, a local brewery was turning out a thousand bottles of beer a day to help dusty cowboys slake their powerful thirsts. HISTORIC EVENT Most Old West aficionad
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