Marshall Trimble
Doroteo Arango

Doroteo Arango

Doroteo Arango was born in the settlement of Rio Grande, in the Mexican state of Durango on June 5th, 1878. It is said that on the night of his...

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Winged Victory

Winged Victory

She’s been referred to as the Goddess of Victory, Statue of Justice, and Madame de Vaunte but Arizonans prefer to call her Winged Victory because of...

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How did Slim-Hipped Westerners keep their Gunbelts in Place?

Why Did Hopis Capture Eagles?

Why did Hopis capture eagles? Les Freeman Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand The Hopis sacrificed eagles as part of an important tribal ceremony....

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The Fairbank Train Robbery

The Fairbank Train Robbery

The railroad arrived in what became Fairbank in 1881. It was the closest rail link to the boom town of Tombstone which was at the time one of the...

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The Siege of Flagstaff

The Siege of Flagstaff

One of those Post-Indian Wars gunfights, almost lost in history occurred in northern Arizona on November 11th, 1899, eight years after Wounded Knee....

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The Folk Bandit

The Folk Bandit

Western outlaws were the product of a lawless and violent era during the post-Civil War days and the lust for land and gold.  They their infancy...

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Johnny Ringo or Johann Rheingold

Johnny Ringo or Johann Rheingold

Recently, I received a letter from a gentleman in Germany asking if Johnny Ringo’s name was actually Johann Rheingold, the son of a German settler....

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