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  • Dose of HistoryFood & DiningSmall Town Scene

    Go for the Story, Stay for the Food: La Posada is a Must-See Along Rt. 66

    By Taylor Haynes
    April 15, 2019
    If you’re traveling along the Historic Route 66, a necessary stop along the way should be the La Posada Inn in Winslow, Arizona. Designed ...
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    Who Was Journalist Don Bolles?

    By Taylor Haynes
    March 19, 2019
    On the morning of June 2, 1976, Don Bolles, a reporter for the Arizona Republic, wrote out a brief note on his typewriter. “John ...
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  • Dose of HistoryNorthern Arizona

    From Hideaway to Mass Grave: Apache Death Cave Near Winslow

    By Taylor Holmes
    September 25, 2018
    After a group of Apaches raided a Navajo encampment near the Little Colorado River and killed all but three people, the Navajo leaders sought ...
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  • Dose of HistoryNatural Surroundings

    Get a Dose of Ancient History at Petrified Forest National Park

    By Taylor Holmes
    July 13, 2018
    If you love fossils, ancient civilizations and stunning views, Petrified Forest National Park is for you. While its name implies that you’ll be greeted ...
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  • Dose of HistoryOnly in ArizonaRecreationSmall Town Scene

    Experience the 1950s at Bisbee’s Vintage Trailer Park

    By Taylor Holmes
    June 18, 2018
    Visitors to Bisbee don’t have to stay in a stuffy hotel – The Shady Dell Vintage Trailer Court provides unique sleeping quarters in the ...
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  • Dose of HistoryOnly in ArizonaSouthern Arizona

    Tucson Museum Keeps Pharmacy History Alive

    By Taylor Holmes
    May 9, 2018
    If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to visit a pharmacy 100 years ago, you’re in luck: The History of Pharmacy Museum in ...
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    Dose of HistorySmall Town Scene

    Prescott Funeral Home Won in Gambling Bet

    By Andrea Aker
    August 14, 2016
    Once the Territorial Capital of Arizona, Prescott is brimming with colorful history. At one time populated by lawmen, gunslingers and gamblers prone to big ...
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  • Dose of HistoryOdd Observations

    Before Google Earth There was the CORONA Program

    By Marshall Shore
    May 13, 2016
    CORONA was America’s first satellite program, developed as a safer way to gather intelligence after a U-2 aircraft was shot down and the pilot ...
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  • Clyde Tombaugh
    Dose of History

    Clyde Flies to Pluto

    By Sam Lowe
    April 15, 2016
    FLAGSTAFF – In early 2015, Clyde Tombaugh passed within 7,800 miles of something he discovered 85 years earlier. Tombaugh's ashes are flying on NASA's ...
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  • Dose of HistorySouthern Arizona

    That Was One Big Sarah With a Dynamic Past

    By Sam Lowe
    February 26, 2016
    YUMA – Sarah Bowman was a large woman. So large that she was nicknamed “the Great Western,” after a huge ocean-going steamship known throughout ...
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