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Herman Ehrenberg also fought in the Texas Revolution, traveled the Oregon Trail and took part in the California Gold Rush, our Street Smarts columnist writes.

Wear and tear happens to all buildings, especially historic buildings built well over a century ago like those at Tubac Presidio State Historic Park and Museum.

A collection of the interesting — and sometimes unusual — events that happened this week in Arizona history.March 20On this date in 1875, an ad in the Tucson Citizen announced an appearance by Professor Yacabo, who reportedly died in Sonora, Mexico and was resurrected four days later.On this date in 1880, the first Southern Pacific train arrived in TucsonOn this date in 1882,

Sunday, March 20

Sunday, March 20 On this date in 1875, an ad in the Tucson Citizen announced an appearance by Professor Yacabo, who reportedly died in Sonora, Mexico and was resurrected four days later. On this date in 1880, the first Southern Pacific train arrived in Tucson

Sunday, March 20

When we have company from the East Coast, we always notice the gleam in their eyes when we mention that a ghost town is on the itinerary. Over the years,

Lying out in the moonscape of the dusty wilds southwest of Tombstone in Cochise County, Arizona, is a forgotten husk of a cabin. Little more than some foundations and semi-erect, weed choked walls, these haggard ruins at first glance don’t seem to be much more than some feral remnants of the forgotten past buried out... Read more »

Arizona history -March 2128 Sunday, March 21 On this date in 1882, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and party left the town of Tombstone, never to return. On this date in 1890, General George Crook died. On this date in 1895, Navajo County was created out of Apache County. On this date in 1901, the Arizona Rangers were established by order of Governor Nathan O. Murphy. Monday, March 22 On this date in 1875, the Silver King Mine was discovered in the Pinal Mountains. The first ore taken from the mine wa...