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Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church is preparing to celebrate its 75th anniversary on June 30, 2024. Part of the preparations has been looking back to recall the parish’s history. Before there was an Our Lady of the Mountains there was a wood-framed mission church built in 1915 named St. Walter. Who was St. Walter? The […]
A collection of the interesting and sometimes unusual — events that happened this week in Arizona history.May 1On this date in 1859, Father Joseph P. Machebeuf was named the first American Catholic priest in Arizona.On this date in 1880, the Tombstone Epitaph was established by publisher John P. Clum, who said, “every tombstone needs an epitaph.”On this date in 1914, the
Sunday, May 1 On this date in 1859, Father Joseph P. Machebeuf was named the first American Catholic priest in Arizona. On this date in 1880, The Tombstone Epitaph was established by publisher John P.
April 25 On this date in 1854, the Gadsden Purchase was ratified and signed by President Franklin Pierce. It became effective June 30. On this date in 1877, schools in Tucson were closed because of a smallpox epidemic. On this date in 1896, a plague swept the hog farms in the Salt River Valley and 8,000 hogs died in the following three months. Storyblocks Pigs in an enclosure. On this date in 1898, Gov. Myron H. McCord received official authorization to enlist volunteers for the Rough Riders. On this date in 1933, bandits held up the Valley Bank at Globe and escaped with $34,000. April 26 On ...
Arizona history -April 25-May 1 April 21, 2021 GMT Sunday, April 25 On this date in 1854, the Gadsden Purchase was ratified and signed by President Franklin Pierce. It became effective June 30. On this date in 1877, schools in Tucson were closed because of a smallpox epidemic. On this date in 1896, a plague swept the hog farms in the Salt River Valley and 8,000 hogs died in the following three months. On this date in 1898, Gov. Myron H. McCord received official authorization to enlist volunteers for the Rough Riders. On this date in 1933, bandits held up the Valley Bank at Globe and escaped w...