DISCOVERING AMERICA’S HISTORIC FRONTIER TOWNS From Arizona’s sunbaked deserts to Wyoming’s untamed wilderness, America’s historic frontier...
Trails of the Old West
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Arizona
The Beginnings of the Bird Cage
The Beginnings of the Bird Cage Owner Billy Hutchinson led it through some difficult times Billy Hutchinson had a dream— an entertainment facility...
“Brazen Bill” Shot to Blazes
“BRAZEN BILL” BRAZELTON VS A TUCSON POSSE Alone highwayman, masked in muslin, robs a stage en route from Tucson to Florence, Arizona, carrying three...
The Apache Kid Escapes
Two lawmen die in the incident. November 2, 1889. Two lawmen are transferring nine prisoners--including the Apache Kid (photo)--from Globe, Arizona...
Walk Where They Walked
How do you get hooked on history at a young age—or at any age, for that matter? I’d say one of the best ways is to get out of the library and...
One Rude Dude!
Willie B. Rude vs. Apache Raiders Against overwhelming odds Rude reloads with deadly efficiency. Map by Tom Jonas. Based on the research of Greg...
Cave Creek’s Untamed Legacy
Miners searched for lucrative gold strikes in the Cave Creek mining district 140 years ago. Soldiers from nearby Fort McDowell fought off marauding...
Nogales, Oklahoma?
Hollywood brought the Sooner State to Arizona. When Hollywood decided to make a movie of the Broadway play “Oklahoma” they couldn’t find a location...
Big Boots to Fill
None was bigger than Bob Paul. No lawman in the Old West was taller than Bob Paul. He stood 6'6" and weighed 246, broad shoulders and massive chest....
Wanted: Dead
An Arizona policy paid less for captured outlaws. Stagecoach robbers became such a menace on Arizona’s Black Canyon Road (today’s Interstate 17)...
Some Heat from the Kitchen
Pete and Rosa knew how to keep Apache at bay. Pete Kitchen’s ranch near today's Nogales, Arizona in the 1860s became the only safe haven between...
A Very Dangerous Man
Apache leader Victorio posed problems on both sides of the border. Though he spent little time in Arizona, Victorio gave residents on both sides of...