Tag: cowboys
Requiem for an Old Arizona Heavyweight
KINGMAN -- Some of the old cowboy movie stars achieved fame for their ability to ride a horse, whup bad guys or strum the guitar and sing a song. But Andy Devine was not particularly skilled in any of those categories. He was best known for his raspy voice...Cecil Cresswell: Arizona’s Lady Rustler
Up in the high desert around Winslow, there's still talk of Cecil Cresswell. Despite the name, Cecil was a woman and also Arizona's first (and probably only) female rustler. She didn't take a lot of cattle, just enough to tide her over while she scraped out a living in the unforgiving desert.Gail Gardner: Arizona’s “Poet Lariat”
On a cool summer afternoon during the year of our Bicentennial, a large crowd gathered in Payson for the Old Time Country Music Festival held each summer in that mountain community, nestled at the foot of the Arizona's Mogollon Rim. A parade of musicians, ranging from country rock to bluegrass to old-time fiddlers entertained the ...Trivia on Arizona’s Notable People: Can You Pass?
Test your knowledge of Arizona’s people and history with this quick quiz, originally published in Marshall Trimble’s Official Arizona Trivia. Don’t scroll down too quickly. The answers are posted shortly below the questions. When you’re finished, leave a comment with your score. Good luck, this one is tricky!Celebrating the Centennial: 10 People that Shaped Arizona
Arizona’s history was shaped by an eclectic group of people from very different backgrounds. Learn how some of our communities originated and who left their footprint on today’s culture.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 this case, it all started in 1880 when John Galey arrived from Pennsylvania to promote a silver mine. Since the prospect was only 60 miles, as the crow flies, from Tombstone's ...The Wounded Goddess Atop the State Capitol Dome
The white statue that has been a permanent fixture atop the State Capitol dome in Phoenix for more than a century goes by several names. She is called the Goddess of Victory, Statue of Justice and Winged Victory, but for a time the nickname Bullseye could have also been applied. The zinc goddess was cast in ...Legend of the Bill Smith Gang
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are believed to be the only outlaws who actually saw themselves portrayed in a motion picture. It happened when they stopped off in New York City on their way to South America. They also had the dubious distinction of seeing themselves gunned down by a posse. It must have ...The Escape of Desperado Augustine Chacon
Augustine Chacon was one of the last of the hard-ridding desperados who rode the owl-hoot trail in Arizona around the turn of the century. Chacon was a resident of Sonora but did most of his mischief in Arizona, leading his gang on far flung forays of pillage and plunder. One time Chacon and his pistoleros ...Rex Allen: A Cross-Eyed Hero from Willcox
Most fans of the old Western B movies watched Rex Allen fight the outlaws and rescue the heroines without ever realizing that he was once a cross-eyed country singer who performed at barn dances. Fortunately for everyone involved (Allen and fans alike), he had corrective surgery shortly after his singing career took off in Chicago. But ...
