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  • Odd ObservationsSouthern Arizona
    By Sam Lowe
    April 20, 2013
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    Willcox Town Hall Now Housed in Old Railroad Depot

    WILLCOX -- Old railroad depots have disappeared at an alarming rate all across the country, which is a misfortune because they were wonderful old buildings filled with strange clicking sounds and the delightful aroma of the polish used to keep the floors nice and shiny.
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  • Arizona State Map
    Dose of HistorySouthern Arizona
    By Andrea Aker
    January 3, 2013
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    How the Arizona/Mexico Border Came to Be

    In 1848, at the end of the Mexican War, Mexico gave up a huge hunk of territory including parts of what are now New Mexico, Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah and Nevada, plus its claim to Texas.The southern border of Arizona at the time was the Gila River.
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  • ArtOdd Observations
    By Sam Lowe
    April 7, 2012
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    A Dual Purpose Water Tank in Mayer

    MAYER -- The big water tank sitting in Henry Castro's front yard here is not only attractive, it also serves a dual purpose. First, it's a reminder that a railroad once ran through Mayer. Second, it stores water in case of emergency.
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  • CultureDose of HistoryNorthern ArizonaSmall Town Scene
    By Andrea Aker
    April 25, 2011
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    The Story of Frank Murphy’s Impossible Railroad

    At the peak of its prosperity, the fabled Bradshaw Moun­tains of central Arizona produced a king's ransom in gold and silver. Towns and mines with picturesquely whimsical names like Bueno, Turkey Creek, Tiger, Tip Top, Oro Belle and Big Bug were peopled with boisterous devil-may-care miners aptly described as unmarried, unchurched and unwashed. Each community ...
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  • Dose of History
    By Andrea Aker
    January 9, 2011
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    Origin of Old Arizona’s Railways

    The Southern Pacific railroad stretched its steel ribbons across Arizona in the late 1870s, reaching Tucson in March, 1880. The rail station nearest Phoenix was 35 miles to the south at Maricopa. From the beginning, local citizens began clamoring for a railroad. Despite the fact that thousands of miles of track were being laid across ...
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