The building of the transcontinental railroad along the 32nd Parallel was a major milestone in Arizona history. Up to then the main means of...
Everyone’s hometown maintains its Old West heritage with pride and joy.
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Commodore Perry Owens—as sheriff of Apache County, Arizona Territory—had a reputation as a deadly man. But he was also known as a bad boss. Less...
Commodore Perry Owens already had a reputation as a dangerous man by the time he put on a badge in 1887. He claimed he killed 14 rustlers as a stock...
Early in 1901, Yuma (AZ) Constable H.H. Alexander was sent to serve papers on local farmer J.J. Burns. Instead, the lawman shot and killed Burns’...
Were all the witnesses at the Spicer Hearing sworn in? Tom Betts Anaheim, California Some 30 witnesses testified at the Spicer Hearing inquest into...
Tombstone boasts Arizona’s most famous gunfight, but Prescott can claim its most famous saloon story. It speaks of a baby won in a gambling game...
What’s the history of Yuma, Arizona? Scott Gastineau Prescott Valley, Arizona Louis J.F. Jaeger arrived at the storied Yuma Crossing in July 1850,...
On a stretch of arid desert northwest of Kingman arises what was perhaps the most unusual roadside attraction ever to grace the highways of...
The town of Ash Fork was born in 1882 when the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, which later became the Santa Fe arrived. It was one of five...
Before the railroad arrived in 1881, Holbrook, located where the Rio Pureco joined the Little Colorado, was known as Horsehead Crossing. Just east...