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  • CultureDose of HistorySmall Town Scene

    Life in Old Boom Towns with Jackass Prospectors

    By Andrea Aker
    March 1, 2010
    The gold and silver rushes, more than anything else, provided the inspiration for people to give up relative comforts in the East and come ...
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  • CultureNatural SurroundingsOnly in ArizonaValley of the Sun

    Five Reasons Why It’s Great to Live in the Valley Right Now

    By Andrea Aker
    January 7, 2010
    I was born and raised in Arizona, and a love affair with the sun has pretty much solidified my future here. I’ve lived in ...
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    CultureDose of HistorySmall Town Scene

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

    By Andrea Aker
    December 14, 2009
    Patriotism was the motivating factor in the naming of one of northern Arizona's most prominent cities. A party of immigrants bound for California camped ...
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  • CultureDose of HistorySmall Town Scene

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

    By Andrea Aker
    October 11, 2009
    Ever since man first set foot in this land called Arizona, he has felt compelled to name every river, waterhole, mountain pass and trail. ...
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  • CultureRecreationValley of the Sun

    Legend City: A Failure in Its Own Era

    By Andrea Aker
    September 29, 2009
    For better or for worse, it is not “What is Legend City?” but “What was Legend City?” That 58-acre chapter in the Valley’s pop ...
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  • CultureDose of History

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

    By Andrea Aker
    September 24, 2009
    t was not the cow that made the cowboy; it was the horse. In the early days, it was a range mongrel known as ...
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  • CultureDose of History

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

    By Andrea Aker
    September 10, 2009
    The Arizona cowboy was a curious mix of the northern Plains, Rockies, California, Texas and northern Mexico cowboy culture. The influence of all these ...
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  • CultureDose of History

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

    By Andrea Aker
    September 4, 2009
    Out of a frontier history that lasted more than 350 years, Americans have taken the era of the open-range cowboy, a brief 20-year span, ...
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  • CultureDose of History

    Hustlers, Ladies and Whiskey: Leisure Time and Other Diversions in Old Arizona

    By Andrea Aker
    July 10, 2009
    Have you ever wondered how Arizonans spent their leisure time before the advent of lakes, fast highways, tailgate parties, single bars and health spas? Don't ...
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  • Culture

    A New Chapter in Arizona Storytelling

    By Andrea Aker
    May 3, 2009
    A couple of months ago, I took a walk through Old Town Scottsdale as the sun set on an idyllic spring day. It was ...
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