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  • Dose of HistoryNorthern Arizona

    Sitting in the Cockpit of Gen. MacArthur’s Personal Aircraft

    By Sam Lowe
    July 9, 2013
    VALLE - Most people never get the chance to plop their behinds down on a seat that once held the rear end of Gen. ...
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    Dose of HistoryNorthern Arizona

    Two Stashes of Gold Loot Remain a Mystery Near Flagstaff

    By Andrea Aker
    June 7, 2013
    Not all of Arizona's lost treasures are mines. Somewhere near Happy Jack, a small lumber town between Flagstaff and Clints Well, lies a quarter ...
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  • Dose of HistoryNatural Surroundings

    Did Camels Ever Roam Wild in Arizona?

    By Andrea Aker
    May 27, 2013
    Q: We just moved here from the Midwest. My son came home from his new school the other day and said there are wild ...
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  • Dose of History

    The Legend of Big Nose Kate

    By Sam Lowe
    April 24, 2013
    Bet you've never heard or read much about Mary Katherine Harony, right? It's probably because she was more commonly known as Big Nose Kate, ...
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  • Dose of History

    The Story of Tom Horn: Old West Legends Die Hard

    By Andrea Aker
    April 11, 2013
    At the Laramie County Courthouse, Tom Horn, legendary government scout, Pinkerton detective, champion rodeo cowboy, and range regulator was taken from his cell and ...
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  • Dose of HistoryNorthern Arizona

    Step Back in Time at Tuzigoot National Monument

    By Andrea Aker
    March 17, 2013
    CLARKDALE – Around 1,000 AD many of these stones were first put into place by the Sinagua, an ancient Native American tribe of ...
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    Dose of History

    Arizona History Trivia 5: Can You Pass?

    By Andrea Aker
    March 13, 2013
    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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  • Dose of HistorySouthern Arizona

    Whatever Happened to Ike Clanton?

    By Sam Lowe
    February 22, 2013
    Do you ever get to wondering whatever happened to Ike Clanton? He survived the infamous Gunfight at the OK Corral, but then where'd he ...
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  • Dose of HistorySouthern Arizona

    Abraham Lincoln’s Bodyguard and Other Civil War Soldiers Buried in Southern Arizona

    By Andrea Aker
    February 12, 2013
    While far removed from the thick of the Civil War, some fighting and territorial conquests extended here to present-day Arizona, including the war's westernmost ...
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  • Gold Coins
    Dose of History

    The Story of J Goldwater & Bros: Commerce on the Colorado River

    By Andrea Aker
    February 5, 2013
    "Gold!" The word spread like wildfire. The emotional pitch generated by that single cry sent normally sane men and women scurrying up hundreds of ...
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