http://arizonaoddities.com History that defined us, quirks that connect us Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:53:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://arizonaoddities.com/2010/03/why-does-new-mexico-have-a-stronger-hispanic-heritage-than-arizona/ http://arizonaoddities.com/2010/03/why-does-new-mexico-have-a-stronger-hispanic-heritage-than-arizona/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:18:14 +0000 Andrea Aker http://arizonaoddities.com/?p=748

Arizona Place Names (Pt. 2): Origins from Prominent People, Patriotism in Old Arizona

Arizona Place Names: A Slew of Cities and Counties with Spanish, Indian and Random Origins

How did Arizona get its Name?

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Why Does Downtown Phoenix Seem to Have Two Downtowns?

Gun Sculpture of Phoenix

Original Bethany Home Was Early 1900s Tuberculosis Sanitarium

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Arizona Place Names (Pt. 3): Surprising Towns Named After People

Arizona Place Names (Pt. 2): Origins from Prominent People, Patriotism in Old Arizona

Early Day Prospecting in Old Yuma County

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Bring the Heat. Chicagoans Aren’t the Only Ones with Hometown Pride

Why Does Downtown Phoenix Seem to Have Two Downtowns?

What’s That After-Rain Aroma in the Valley?

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Arizona Place Names (Pt. 3): Surprising Towns Named After People

Arizona Place Names: A Slew of Cities and Counties with Spanish, Indian and Random Origins

The Partial Resurrection of Fairbank in Southern Arizona

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Arizona Place Names (Pt. 2): Origins from Prominent People, Patriotism in Old Arizona

Big Counties Make Sense in Arizona

Arizona Place Names (Pt. 3): Surprising Towns Named After People

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Why Do Sun City Folks Put Rocks On Mailboxes?

Mining the Past at Castle Dome City

Quartzsite’s Legend of A Camel Driver

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The Cowboy Mystique (Pt. 2): The Story Behind the Garb

The Cowboy Mystique (Pt. 1): Reality vs. Legend

The Legend of Red Ghost

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The Cowboy Mystique (Pt. 1): Reality vs. Legend

The Cowyboy Mystique (Pt. 3): A Cowboy Isn’t a Cowboy Without His Horse

Seven Cities of Gold: The Story Behind Arizona’s Earliest Yarnspinners

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The Cowyboy Mystique (Pt. 3): A Cowboy Isn’t a Cowboy Without His Horse

The Cowboy Mystique (Pt. 2): The Story Behind the Garb

The Legend of Red Ghost

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