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  • Dose of HistoryNorthern ArizonaOdd ObservationsSmall Town Scene
    By Sam Lowe
    January 2, 2016
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    Turning Cannons into Light Along the London Bridge

    LAKE HAVASU CITY – Most Arizonans already know the story behind the London Bridge here. But most don't know the story behind the lamps that were shipped along with the blocks as part of the deal. The lamps were emplaced on the bridge in 1831.
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  • Northern ArizonaOdd Observations
    By Sam Lowe
    October 27, 2014
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    There’s No Bull in Bullhead City

    BULLHEAD CITY -- The reason behind this city's rather uncommon name is just a vague memory in the minds of old timers. Years ago, it was just a private development along the Colorado River in Mohave County, occupied by a gas station and a few houses. A large stone formation that, when viewed from the ...
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  • Gold Coins
    Dose of History
    By Andrea Aker
    February 5, 2013
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    The Story of J Goldwater & Bros: Commerce on the Colorado River

    "Gold!" The word spread like wildfire. The emotional pitch generated by that single cry sent normally sane men and women scurrying up hundreds of canyons and river beds to wash away nameless mountains—a shovel load at a time—over the riffles of a sluice box.
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  • Dose of HistoryNorthern Arizona
    By Andrea Aker
    November 11, 2011
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    Captain John Hance Impresses Early Grand Canyon Tourists with Tall Tales

    Another Arizona character who delighted locals and visitors alike was John Hance. In the old days they used to say that anyone who visited the Grand Canyon and didn't meet Captain John Hance had missed half the show. For some 20 years, Cap Hance provided lying and lodging for the tourists. His brand of humor ...
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  • CultureDose of History
    By Andrea Aker
    September 6, 2010
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    A Little History Behind Arizona’s Early Mormon Missions

    The first Mormon colonists from Utah arrived in Arizona in early 1854. The Navajos were on the warpath at the time and the Saints were driven out a year later. Between 1858 and the early 1870s Jacob Hamblin, the Mormon's greatest trailblazer, made several reconnaissance missions, locating river crossings, water holes and suitable trails. By ...
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