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Articles of Interest

There are many legends, stories, and experiences that arose over time for the pioneers and settlers living in Rim Country. Take a walk through Rim Country and read about its rich history.​ 

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The Arizona Women's Heritage Trail (AWHT) began in the fall of 2005 by a group of interested historical agencies and women’s organizations. 

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George Crook was born on September 8, 1828 near Taylorsville, Ohio.  He graduated from West Point in 1852 and was assigned....

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It had been beastly hot, 100 degrees Fahrenheit even at 6,000 feet in elevation. Down in the desert.......

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When was Zane Grey born? 

He was born on January 31, 1872,  in Zanesville, Ohio.  His name was originally Pearl Zane Gray.  He changed it 

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The First Zane Grey Cabin

Zane Grey first came to Rim Country in 1918.  Two things happened....

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In the summer of 1897 Henry and Sarah arrived in the Arizona Territory.  They brought with them 5 children and Henry's widowed mother...

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In his writings, Zane Grey was rather straightforward.  As the reader, you normally could expect that his main character would be a man running from....

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The Mogollon Rim is approximately 200 miles long. Starting in northern Yavapai County it runs eastward ...

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One winter living in a bitter cold NY apartment, fingers freezing from lack of heat, head buzzing from the noise...

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Tom Horn was born in Scotland, Missouri in 1861.  At the age of 14 he ran away from home ...

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The Territory of Arizona is Made

In 1856 the first meeting to discuss the New Mexico Territory being split ..

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When Armed Services Editions went to war.

Imagine it is World War II.  You are stationed in a combat area anxiously crouched in a foxhole....

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General Crook assumed command of the military district of Arizona early in 1871.  His experience had convinced him that well outfitted units able to move quickly...

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During the 1890's and early 1900's, after confinement at the Camp Verde and San Carlos reservations, the Tonto Apaches....

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Isadore Christopher was a French cartographer, army scout and explorer who first settled Christopher Creek, Arizona ....

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The Houston brothers (Sam, Andrew Jackson, and William) came from California and established a ranch at Star Valley.  They brought red, roan, and white Durham cattle to this area....

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In late spring of 1882 a group of Apache warriors, restless and dissatisfied with reservation life, 

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On January 17, 1920, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution went into effect.  "The manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors..."

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They called it the August Doin's and for the first 74 years, it was held in several different locations....

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Deming Pioneer Park, located at the corner of Main St. and McLane (the Boardman’s façade).  The small park was originally dedicated in 2004 to honor Rim Country pioneers.

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They called it the August Doin's and for the first 74 years, it was held in several different locations....

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Marguerite Noble, teacher, historian, author, and Payson resident since the early 1970s, wrote nearly 450 one-minute history programs that she then read on KMOG Radio...

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It was in the early 1950's that a Maricopa County supervisor named Jim Hart joined forces with the regional chamber of commerce to forge a more modern road over the mountain....

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One of Arizona's oldest standing ranger stations is now open to the public. The ranger station dates back to the early 1900s...

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