Historic Sites and History

3+ hour, 43+ min ago   (599+ words) WorldAtlas The Colorado River is sliced up among seven thirsty US states and one country at the very end of the line: Mexico. So how much does Mexico, the place where the river finally runs out, actually get? The answer…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1720+ words) Arizona may be one of the youngest states in the nation, but that doesn't mean it isn't full of old and historic places. Though the Grand Canyon State officially achieved statehood in 1912, many of its oldest places, such as bars,…...

8+ hour, 24+ min ago   (618+ words) The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM), along with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS)e, will soon begin multiple new forest health and fuels reduction projects on the Coconino, Prescott, and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. According to United Airlines website,…...

9+ hour, 1+ min ago   (875+ words) Alva Bustamante Torres, who championed Tucson’s Mexican-American history and culture beginning in the late 1960s in opposition to the City of Tucson’s eradication of the old downtown barrio, and as a newspaper columnist chronicled Tucson’s Mexican-American community, died peacefully Sunday in…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1487+ words) “A las tres de la tarde, en el tres de Mayo.” At 3 p.m. on May 3, 1887, the bell began to ring at the Church of San Miguel in Bavispe, Sonora, marking the hour as it had for years. This time,…...

9+ hour, 13+ min ago   (730+ words) An area of towering rock spires in southeastern Arizona known among Native Americans as the Land of Standing-Up Rocks is poised to become the nation's newest national park. Legislation to create Chiricahua National Park is expected to be sent to…...

17+ hour, 23+ min ago   (102+ words) Prescott Daily Courier Sharlot Hall, James Hall, and others panning for gold on Lynx Creek, Prescott, Arizona in 1897. (Sharlot Hall Museum Memory Project/Courtesy) Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in…...

18+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1102+ words) John N. Macomb, the leader of the 1859 expedition. Public domain through Wikipedia Physician Dr. John S. Newberry, who was also a geologist and paleontologist and served as the lead scientist for the Macomb Expedition. Artist J.J. Young, who wasn’t part of the Macomb…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (167+ words) An area of towering rock spires in southeastern Arizona known among Native Americans as the Land of Standing-Up Rocks is poised to become the nation’s newest national park, according to reporting by ABC News. Legislation to create Chiricahua National Park…...

1+ day, 16+ min ago   (442+ words) Desert In A Minute Cathedral City’s Civic Center is more than a gathering place. Its statues, street signs and public art tell stories about the entertainers, cultural figures and community members who helped shape the Coachella Valley. In this edition…...