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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
The Latest News Received From Mount Reno - Story told Sept 11, 1894 by The Arizona Republic The Murder Occurred in Gila County and...
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The Houston Place
*A verbal account by Raymond M. Cline. When the Houston brothers first arrived in this area, they had been preceded by two previous...
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Mattie Ketchum - A Hero of the Pleasant Valley War
After Mart Blevins disappeared about August 1, 1887, while going to look for his horses, the war picked up steam. The Grahams wanted the...
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Bear Cub - Zane Grey
Several years ago my old bear-hunter guide, Babe Haught, wrote me from Arizona about a couple bear cubs that had been captured when their...
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Who Were the Colcord's?
Even if you are a newcomer, you’ve heard the name Colcord: Colcord Road, Colcord Estates, Colcord Mountain, etc. All of these places were...
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Teddy Sparks - Cowboy & Cat Skinner
Edward Thomas “Teddy” Sparks was the youngest child of David Carson Sparks (1877-1965) and Jessie Corine (Wilhoyt) Sparks (1883-1979),...
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Gila County Settlers - Paul Vogel & Bill Craig
The names of Paul Vogel and Bill Craig have largely been skipped over in the writings of the history of Payson, mostly because the two...
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A Man Named Starr
The Houston Mesa, where the Houston brothers ranged cattle, can sometimes have an odd steer or two roaming through the brush. In the...
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Causes of the Pleasant Valley War
The Pleasant Valley War is often referred to as the Graham-Tewksbury Feud, but this is misleading, as many others participated. It didn’t...
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"The Day Hell Let Out For Recess"
I remember June 17, 1955 as the day “Hell Let Out For Recess” in Payson. The day was just like any other hot day in June, but we knew...
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