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Gila County Settlers - Paul Vogel & Bill Craig
The names of Paul Vogel and Bill Craig have largely been skipped over in the writings of the history of Payson, mostly because the two...
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A Man Named Starr
The Houston Mesa, where the Houston brothers ranged cattle, can sometimes have an odd steer or two roaming through the brush. In the...
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Causes of the Pleasant Valley War
The Pleasant Valley War is often referred to as the Graham-Tewksbury Feud, but this is misleading, as many others participated. It didn’t...
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Julia Randall – Pioneer woman & Extraordinary Teacher in Gila County
My cousin, Taylor Hale of Gisela, called me the other day and asked when the Rock School in Payson was built – the one we now call Julia...
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"The Day Hell Let Out For Recess"
I remember June 17, 1955 as the day “Hell Let Out For Recess” in Payson. The day was just like any other hot day in June, but we knew...
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Meet Famous Cowgirl - Tammy Kelly
If Tammy Kelly walks into a western clothing store anywhere in Wyoming, Oklahoma, or even in Las Vegas, Nevada, people know who she is....
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The Babe Haught Trail
The Babe Haught Trail, also known as Tonto National Forest Trail #143, snakes up the Mogollon Rim near the Tonto Fish Hatchery. While...
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The Story of Payson, Arizona - First Stores and Saloons
By Stan Brown December 17, 2008 The Pieper Saloon building as it appears today at its original location. In the spring of 1886, a settler...
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The History of the Oxbow Inn & Saloon
The Ox Bow Saloon has always played a prominent role in Payson’s history. Offering drinks and "entertainment." the saloon’s legacy...
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Gila County Pioneer - David D. Gowan
David Douglas “Davey” Gowan was one of the first white men in the Rim Country. He was a great-uncle to Anna Mae Ogilvie Deming, of...
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Horse Tradin'
Near as I can remember, my uncle, Malcolm “Malc” Pyle took the job of livestock inspector for the Tonto Basin, which includes Payson,...
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The Exodus Trail
Yavapai-Apache Youth and Elders Retrace Their Exodus Along the Arizona Trail In 1875, nearly 1,500 Yavapai and Western Apache people were...
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The Goswick Incident
My grandfather, Floyd Pyle, was a good friend of Giles Goswick. They were both government lion hunters in the early 1940s, and before, as...
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The Fall Roundup
As the first breezes of fall bring light rain to Payson, I know that they have been working longer and with more intensity on top of the...
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The Rescue of Mrs. Drain
The year was 1947 and the place was Starr Valley. Mrs. Drain had simply walked away from her home one July evening. She was a victim of...
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Zane Grey History in Gila County
Early Zane Grey History written by: Marian Kester Coombs Zane Grey, the greatest storyteller of the American West, was born in...
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Charlie Meadow's Final Ride in Gila County
*Story told by Jinx Pyle, Pictured Above This is part three of the Charlie Meadows story, which follows the Apache battle at the Diamond...
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The Diamond Valley Battle - Charlie Meadows Part 2
*story by Jinx Pyle, late Town of Payson Historian Last week, we left the Meadows family at their Diamond Valley Ranch where they had...
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Young Charlie Meadows
*story told by late great, town-historian, Jinx Pyle Charlie Meadows was born Abraham Henson Meadows on March 10, 1860 near what is now...
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Back Trackin' - A Story of Black Jacks Gold
Authored by Late Great Town of Payson Historian: Jinx Pyle Black Jack had a difficulty. He had left a dead man behind him, a posse was...
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