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  • Dose of HistorySmall Town Scene

    The Shooting of James Hale in Springerville

    By Sam Lowe
    January 30, 2016
    Although a model of peace and quiet today, this town was once considered one of the worst in the Old West. Take the unfortunate ...
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  • Sheep
    Dose of HistorySmall Town Scene

    Gambling Produces a Woolie Town

    By Sam Lowe
    January 22, 2016
    ST. JOHNS – This city traces its origins back to a game of chance. In the fall of 1875, Don Solomon Barth arrived in ...
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  • ArtDose of HistorySmall Town SceneSouthern Arizona

    Rex Allen’s Heart Remains in Willcox

    By Sam Lowe
    January 7, 2016
    WILLCOX – Rex Allen, one of the last singing cowboy movie stars, was born and raised in Willcox and never forgot his roots. After ...
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  • Dose of HistoryNorthern ArizonaOdd ObservationsSmall Town Scene

    Turning Cannons into Light Along the London Bridge

    By Sam Lowe
    January 2, 2016
    LAKE HAVASU CITY – Most Arizonans already know the story behind the London Bridge here. But most don't know the story behind the lamps ...
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  • Dose of HistoryOdd ObservationsSmall Town SceneSouthern Arizona

    Pancho Villa Leaves a Mark in Douglas?

    By Sam Lowe
    September 22, 2015
    DOUGLAS – The lobby of the Gadsden looks like it was transported from somewhere in Europe. It features an elegant white marble staircase, four ...
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  • Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
    Dose of HistoryOdd ObservationsSmall Town Scene

    Protecting the Protector of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

    By Sam Lowe
    August 28, 2015
    COOLIDGE – The center of attraction at the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is a four-story caliche and adobe structure that was built around ...
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  • Arizona State Flag
    Dose of HistoryOdd Observations

    Some Random Odd Stuff About Arizona

    By Sam Lowe
    August 8, 2015
    Arizona is filled with peculiarities, weird stuff, unusual things, oddities, curiosities and that doesn't even include a state legislature that passed a law naming ...
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  • Dose of HistoryNorthern ArizonaOdd Observations

    Santa Claus, Ariz. is Up for Sale

    By Marshall Shore
    June 22, 2015
    Ever wanted to own a ghost town? Now you can! Santa Claus – a modern Arizona ghost town – is up for sale. Santa ...
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  • Arizona State Flag
    Dose of History

    Arizona History Trivia 6: Can You Pass?

    By Andrea Aker
    May 30, 2015
    Test your knowledge of Arizona history with this short quiz, originally published in Marshall Trimble’s Official Arizona Trivia. Don’t scroll down too quickly. The ...
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  • Ella's Frontier Trading Post
    Dose of HistoryNorthern Arizona

    Ella’s Frontier Trading Post Still Standing

    By Marshall Shore
    May 23, 2015
    West of Joseph City on the south side of what once was the iconic Mother Road Route 66, sits Ella’s Frontier Trading Post, abandoned ...
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