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"This is the Civil War story of three Santa Cruzans who endured "dragon's teeth" when they ended up in a war they hadn't signed up for," writes Local History columnist Ross Eric Gibson.

Search and rescue teams recovered the body of Joseph Reed, 46, after he went missing at Picacho Peak near Tucson, Arizona, authorities said Wednesday.

Search and rescue teams recovered the body of Joseph Reed, 46, after he went missing at Picacho Peak near Tucson, Arizona, authorities said Wednesday.

Epics // Getty Images Seventy-three Confederate monuments were removed or renamed in 2021, leaving 723 such monuments standing in the United States--and even that stark number pales against the greater number of Confederate memorials that continue to ...

There’s a lot more to Arizona than just cacti, arid climes, and the Grand Canyon.

A collection of the interesting — and sometimes unusual — events that happened this week in Arizona history.April 10On this date in 1903, Mason Greenlee, pioneer from Kentucky for whom Greenlee County is named, died.On this date in 1904, Sister Euphrasia, one of five sisters who came to Tucson in 1871 from St. Louis to establish the academy of St. Joseph, died.On this date in

A collection of the interesting — and sometimes unusual — events that happened this week in Arizona history.April 11On this date in 1903, A.H. Reynolds visited Benson to look into establishing experimental tobacco farms in the San Pedro Valley.On this date in 1910, it was announced that Phoenix contractor R. Toohey had been given the contract for construction of the

Arizona history -April 4-17 FacebookTwitterEmail Sunday, April 11 On this date in 1903, A.H. Reynolds visited Benson to look into establishing experimental tobacco farms in the San Pedro Valley. On this date in 1910, it was announced that Phoenix contractor R. Toohey had been given the contract for construction of the Globe-Roosevelt Highway. On this date in 1919, Dr. Merrill P. Freeman, pioneer Tucson banker, member of the Board of Regents and Arizona historian, died. On this date in 1938, Dr....