Southern Arizona
The Story of Arizona’s First Newspaper: The “Arizonian”
TUBAC - More than 150 years ago – five decades before statehood – Arizona’s first newspaper hit the printing press in Tubac. At the time, ...Religious Oddities Damaged by the Elements
Two Arizona sites listed as oddities have fallen victim to wind, rain and fire. The little church that Loren Pratt built to honor his late ...Curly Bill: The Outlaw King of Old Galeyville
The genesis of Galeyville, on the eastern side of the Chiricahua Mountains, was similar to many other short-lived boom towns in Cochise County. In ...The Titan That Never Clashed
SAHUARITA -- The Titan Missile Museum here isn't really scary like a haunted house, but when you stop to consider the damage that one ...Free Eats on Sunless Days in Yuma
YUMA -- This city is so proud of its sunshine that it has always been willing to be on it. According to the ...Picacho Peak is Destination for Avid Hikers, Civil War Buffs
About 40 miles north of Tucson, Picacho Peak abruptly rises 1,500 feet above the flat desert landscape typical to many other parts of Southern ...Death of Old Arizona Gunslinger Inspires Well-Known Western Axiom
Bill Downing was one of the most disliked fellows in old Arizona. He was moody, morose, bad-tempered, sullen and surly. That was when he ...Are There Opossums in Arizona?
Q: My wife swears she saw an opossum the other night while walking the dog in our Mesa neighborhood. I think she was seeing ...Trivia on Arizona Cities & Towns: Can You Pass?
Test your knowledge of cactus and wildlife of Arizona with this short quiz, originally published in Marshall Trimble’s Official Arizona Trivia. Don’t scroll down ...Why are Phoenix and Tucson so Different?
Q: My grandpa and grandma live in Tucson, and when we visit them, I always wonder why are Phoenix and Tucson so different? A: ...
