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  • CultureDose of HistorySmall Town Scene
    By Taylor Haynes
    June 7, 2019
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    Goldfield Ghost Town: Wild West History and Fun for the Family

    Visiting from out of town and looking for an authentic Wild West experience? Need something to do with the kids this weekend? Bored with Phoenix? Maybe you’re just curious about what else southern Arizona has to offer. Look no further than the Goldfield Ghost Town, at the base of the Superstition Mountains right off the ...
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  • Movie Film Strip
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    By Andrea Aker
    December 25, 2016
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    Arizona Oddities’ Top 10 Posts of 2016

    A special thank you to all of the new and loyal readers of Arizona Oddities. This has been another exciting year in Arizona, and we look forward to 2017. Looking back, here’s an overview of our most popular posts this year. How to Keep Scorpions Away from Your Home – There are about 35 species ...
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    By Andrea Aker
    October 31, 2016
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    Hassayampa Inn Haunted by Jilted Bride

    Located on the corner of Gurley and Marina Streets in Prescott, the Hassayampa Inn is a four-story hotel that was built in 1927 as a destination for wealthy travelers looking to escape the summer heat in Phoenix. It remains one of Prescott’s busiest hotels, but there’s one guest who checked in who has yet to ...
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  • Dose of HistoryOdd Observations
    By Marshall Shore
    May 13, 2016
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    Before Google Earth There was the CORONA Program

    CORONA was America’s first satellite program, developed as a safer way to gather intelligence after a U-2 aircraft was shot down and the pilot captured. This cold war era program was, at its core, a way to spy on the Soviet Union.
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  • CultureOnly in ArizonaValley of the Sun
    By Andrea Aker
    April 24, 2016
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    Horsing Around at The Wigwam

    Before the historic hotel was home to three championship golf courses, The Wigwam was home to much larger, four-legged and hooved guests. Horses were a big part of the resort when it first opened its doors. In 1918, the Goodyear Rubber & Tire Company purchased 17,000 acres of land...
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  • Clyde Tombaugh
    Dose of History
    By Sam Lowe
    April 15, 2016
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    Clyde Flies to Pluto

    FLAGSTAFF – In early 2015, Clyde Tombaugh passed within 7,800 miles of something he discovered 85 years earlier. Tombaugh's ashes are flying on NASA's New Horizon spacecraft on humanity's first journey to Pluto, which Tombaugh discovered in 1930.
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  • Dose of HistorySouthern Arizona
    By Sam Lowe
    February 26, 2016
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    That Was One Big Sarah With a Dynamic Past

    YUMA – Sarah Bowman was a large woman. So large that she was nicknamed “the Great Western,” after a huge ocean-going steamship known throughout the country. She was a camp follower who hooked up with, and married, several soldiers so she could travel with the Army. After her first marriage, she became the first prostitute ...
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  • Dose of HistorySmall Town Scene
    By Sam Lowe
    January 30, 2016
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    The Shooting of James Hale in Springerville

    Although a model of peace and quiet today, this town was once considered one of the worst in the Old West. Take the unfortunate demise of James Hale as an example. On Dec. 25, 1886, Hale was shot to death in front of a local saloon. The area newspaper called it “reckless gunfire,” but witnesses ...
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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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  • Movie Film Strip
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    By Andrea Aker
    December 23, 2015
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    Arizona Oddities’ Top 10 Posts of 2015

    A special thank you to all of the new and loyal readers of Arizona Oddities. 2015 has been another exciting year in Arizona, and we look forward to 2016. Looking back, here’s an overview of our most popular posts this year.
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