A founder of Phoenix also started a territorial militia. Arizona’s first Rangers may have been led one of the founders of Phoenix, Jack Swilling. In...
Swilling and the Rangers
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Phoenix
Connecting the Towns
A new road bridged Phoenix and Prescott. The idea for a wagon road from Phoenix to Prescott by way of Agua Fria River was first proposed in 1866....
Strike it Rich
A circle tour of Arizona leads to Old West adventures for the whole family.
The Day The Rails Reached Phoenix The two transcontinental railroad lines across Arizona along the 32nd and 35th Parallels were completed by 1883 but there was still no line running through Phoenix...
The two transcontinental railroad lines across Arizona along the 32nd and 35th Parallels were completed by 1883 but there was still no line running...