The arrival of Mormon colonists from Utah in 1876 heralded the first permanent Anglo-American settlements in northern Arizona. Even though cattle...
The Day The Rails Reached Tucson There was cause for great celebration in Tucson on March 20th, 1880 when the Southern Pacific rolled into town marking the end of those hot, dusty stagecoach trips across barren deserts.
The building of the transcontinental railroad along the 32nd Parallel was a major milestone in Arizona history. Up to then the main means of...
The Tall Tales Of Texas Jack Reed’s stories exceeded his exploits.
Nathaniel “Texas Jack” Reed was an outlaw in the Oklahoma and Indian territories in the 1880s and ‘90s. He was involved a handful of train...
Who Shot Joe Heywood In The Northfield Bank Robbery? When discussing the James-Younger Gang at the ill-fated Northfield Bank Robbery, the question often comes up, “Who shot banker Joe Heywood, Frank or Jesse James?
When discussing the James-Younger Gang at the ill-fated Northfield Bank Robbery, the question often comes up, “Who shot banker Joe Heywood, Frank or...
Gunfight At The Depot The Daltons tried to rob a train and ran into a surprise.
Charlie Le Flore (also Laflore) was captain of Indian police, deputy US marshal and special agent for the Missour, Kansas and Texas Railroad—all at...
Who Were The Anasazi?
The Anasazi are among the prehistoric peoples lived in The Four Corners area of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. They probably evolved from...
Broken Glass Dick Glass’ outlaw career finally ground to a halt.
Dick Glass was a Creek freedman who ran roughshod across the Indian Territory in the 1880s. He waged a war against Cherokee authorities in a...
The Man Who Killed Santa Claus Ol’ St. Nickolas leaped out of the plane into the wild blue yonder. At first he appeared to be in a free fall and suddenly the crowd's cheery mood changed to horror.
The Great Depression was in full bloom and hard times had fallen on the rural communities of Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert and Mesa, Arizona that...
Pals On The Side Of The Law Pat Garrett and Barney Mason made a formidable pair.
Barney Mason and Pat Garrett were tight. Mason rode posse with the lawman in his search for Billy the Kid. He was there when Tom O’Folliard and...
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