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John and Sarah Holder - Building the Foundation of Gila County

John Francis Holder (1846-1922), grandfather to Pat Haught Cline of Star Valley, Sara Holder Jones of Ox Bow Estates, and Kendrick Holder...

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Walter Lovelady Marries Belle Russell - Part 3

With the horror of World War I behind him, Walter was anxious to get back to Arizona and his ranch on Webber Creek. He was even more...

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Walter Lee Lovelady Part 1 – From Texas to Arizona

Walter Lee Lovelady was the oldest of six children born to James Pleasant Lovelady and Eunice Hale Lovelady. Walter was born September...

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The Fall Roundup - Arizona's Cowboy History

As the first breezes of fall bring light rain to Payson, I know that they have been working longer and with more intensity on top of the...

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Gila County Legend - Henry Farrell

Henry Farrell was an old-time cowboy and a true pioneer whose company I was privileged to experience. Henry was a small boy when his...

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THE BATTLE GROUND RIDGE OR DRY WASH FIGHT

The last real Indian raid in Arizona occurred July 17, 1882. This was started by a band of renegade White Mountain Indians ambushing a...

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The History of Rodeo in Gila County, Arizona

Organizers of the first Payson Rodeo were Abraham Henson Meadows; known later as “Arizona Charlie” Meadows (1860-1932), who moved to the...

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"Loose Some Sheeps" - The Joe Hurtado Story

When I was a kid, my Uncle Howard Childers, told me a story about a Mexican boy who lived in Payson during the 1920s. Although Joe...

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Doc Holiday & Friends - The Ultimate Ranch Dog

It was back in 1961 when someone, whose name I can no longer recall, gave us a big pup about four months old. I was a sophomore at Payson...

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Thinking Outside the Box

“You ranch-raised kids are just different.” I gave Angela a questioning glance. I had known her for all of her life. My dad, Gene Pyle,...

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Filley's Death - Wounds of the Wild West

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