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#GoWild
Discover Gila County is launching a new program called "#GOWILD
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Climb through the Pinal Mountains, look over the Mogollon Rim, and enjoy Roosevelt Lake through the lens of Discover Gila County's Go Pro Videographers!
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Sonoran Desert in Gila County, Arizona
Gila County is located on the northeastern edge of the Sonoran Desert, and covers a wide variety of life zones, including desert, high...
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Besh Ba Gowah History in Historic Globe, AZ
Video Credit: Jon Qube Just a mile southwest of historical Globe, Arizona is the ancient ruins of the Salado people, who lived in the...
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Explore Knoll Lake on the Mogollon Rim
Are the mountains calling? There is nothing quite like an adventure to a new lake, river, or trail in Gila County. With hundreds of...
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The 13 Ranch - A Pioneer Story
Written By Late Great Town of Payson Historian - Jinx Pyle On 10 September 1887, just six days after Andy Cooper/Blevins, former owner of...
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The Road To Adventure: The "Beeline" Highway
The little quaint town of Payson, Arizona in Gila County is a nature enthusiasts dream. Filled with tall ponderosa pines, vast lakes,...
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What's in a name? How did Southern Gila County Towns Establish their Names?
Have you ever wondered how a town or city came to be? Who came here first? Why did they come here? Why did they name it what they did?...
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Who's older Payson or Prescott? We are talking rodeo of course!
If it were not for the Covid -19 Pandemic that is going on in the world right now Payson would be celebrating rodeo week, culminating...
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The Perfect Swiming Hole, mixed with a little Gila County History.
Photo by DJ Craig - Article by Jayne Peace Pyle The Thomas Greer family came to AZ from TX in 1897 and settled along the East Verde...
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Chickens deserve their place in history, too!
In the history of the Tonto Basin, cows and horses have played a major role, as they were the main means of livelihood and...
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How A Small Town in Rural Arizona Put Aside its Racial Differences for the Good of the Game!
The town of Miami, Arizona, in the early to mid-1900s was known around the state for its basketball team. During the Depression, the team...
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Discovering Haigler Creek in Gila County, Arizona.
Six miles north of the town of Young, Highway 288 crosses Haigler Creek, which eventually dumps into Tonto Creek at Bear Flats, near the...
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She Could Ride, Trick Rope and Train Horses With the Best - Featured Cowgirl Nancy Sheppard
Nancy Sheppard of Globe, Arizona has preserved the cowboy arts of trick riding, trick roping, and training horses. Her father, Cleve...
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