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Jane Eppinga
After World War II, Tucson experienced burgeoning growth. People were drawn here by the mild winters. By 1950, Tucson’s population reached 120,000, and it doubled to 220,000 by 1960. In…
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The history of Tucson and its people is long and distinguished. Archaeological records demonstrate that Tucson was inhabited from about 300 to 1300 A.D. by a people called the Hohokam…
Are inscriptions on lead crosses found on the banks of the Santa Cruz River remnants of Freemasons or a hoax? How did famous evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson arrive in Douglas…
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In pioneer lore, the Lost Dutchman’s Mine remains an intriguing mystery of the Old West. What became Apache Junction in the Salt River Valley was already an established home for…
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In a quest to understand an area as diverse as Arizona, there can be no better way than to take a journey to the grave sites of its pioneers and…
World War II came to Arizona via two significant avenues: prisoner-of-war camps and military training bases. Notorious for its prisoners’ attempted escape through the Faustball Tunnel, Papago POW Camp also…
The Organic Act of 1916 created the National Park Service to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and wildlife therein, and to provide for the enjoyment of…
The communities that once surrounded the infamous Wild West town of Tombstone, including Dos Cabezas, Fairbank, Gleeson, Pearce, Courtland, Charleston, and Milltown, are now mostly ghosts of their former selves…
In 1878 Henry Ossian Flipper seemed destined for a long military career. Four years later, he was on trial at Fort Davis, Texas, for embezzlement of government funds and conduct…
First printed 2003; reprinted 2003, 2004 –T.p. verso.
Jane Eppinga,Pimeria Alta Historical Society
Nogales inhabits La Frontera, the Arizona-Mexico border country that exists as much as a state of mind as a place. Here among the saguaro under the Sonoran desert sun came…
Jane Eppinga,Pimeria Alta Historical Society,Primeria Alta Historical Society
