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David Douglas Gowan - Rim Country Legend
David Douglas Gowan, familiarly known as Uncle Davy, of Payson, Arizona, the discoverer of what is known as the Goodfellow Natural...
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THE BATTLE GROUND RIDGE OR DRY WASH FIGHT
The last real Indian raid in Arizona occurred July 17, 1882. This was started by a band of renegade White Mountain Indians ambushing a...
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Gila County Rodeo Reunion
Our expectations were high. We hoped the rodeo cowboys and cowgirls who participated in Payson’s Rodeos from the 1950s through the 1970s...
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The History of Rodeo in Gila County, Arizona
Organizers of the first Payson Rodeo were Abraham Henson Meadows; known later as “Arizona Charlie” Meadows (1860-1932), who moved to the...
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History of the Kearny Area
EARLY HISTORY OF THE DUDLEYVILLE, WINKELMAN, AND HAYDEN AREAS The histories of these areas are closely related, as the three communities...
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"Loose Some Sheeps" - The Joe Hurtado Story
When I was a kid, my Uncle Howard Childers, told me a story about a Mexican boy who lived in Payson during the 1920s. Although Joe...
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Nino - The Grandson of Cochise
On October 14, 1872, Chief Cochise of the Chiricahua Apaches and General Oliver O. Howard of the United States Army signed a peace...
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Doc Holiday & Friends - The Ultimate Ranch Dog
It was back in 1961 when someone, whose name I can no longer recall, gave us a big pup about four months old. I was a sophomore at Payson...
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Thinking Outside the Box
“You ranch-raised kids are just different.” I gave Angela a questioning glance. I had known her for all of her life. My dad, Gene Pyle,...
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Tonto National Monument - The Wild West
The Salado Phenomena, 700 years ago, blended ideas of neighboring Native American cultures to emerge a unique and vibrant society. Tonto...
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The Life of Rose Mofford - Gila County Historical Museum
Rosie Perica MOFFORD is the great and special lady who was born and grew up in Globe, Arizona. Years later when Rose became a household...
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Betting the Farm in Arizona Territory
What topic could bring one of every five citizens of Phoenix on a hot August night in 1900 to a meeting in the downtown Dorris Opera...
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Filley's Death - Wounds of the Wild West
The Latest News Received From Mount Reno - Story told Sept 11, 1894 by The Arizona Republic The Murder Occurred in Gila County and...
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The Houston Place
*A verbal account by Raymond M. Cline. When the Houston brothers first arrived in this area, they had been preceded by two previous...
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Mattie Ketchum - A Hero of the Pleasant Valley War
After Mart Blevins disappeared about August 1, 1887, while going to look for his horses, the war picked up steam. The Grahams wanted the...
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The Humor of A Mountain Cowboy
Here are a few stories that pretty well reflect the Mountain Cowboy sense of humor that many early Payson Pioneers were known for. A...
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Bear Cub - Zane Grey
Several years ago my old bear-hunter guide, Babe Haught, wrote me from Arizona about a couple bear cubs that had been captured when their...
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Who Were the Colcord's?
Even if you are a newcomer, you’ve heard the name Colcord: Colcord Road, Colcord Estates, Colcord Mountain, etc. All of these places were...
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Teddy Sparks - Cowboy & Cat Skinner
Edward Thomas “Teddy” Sparks was the youngest child of David Carson Sparks (1877-1965) and Jessie Corine (Wilhoyt) Sparks (1883-1979),...
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History of The Roosevelt Dam
First electricity delivered to Valley on permanent basis started Oct. 1, 1909 What started 100 years ago as a simple way to furnish...
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