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Exploring the Superstition Wilderness
This Superstition Wilderness was designated in 1939, and was expanded to its present size in 1984. It now contains approximately 160,200...
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- Jan 17
- 2 min
Exploring San Carlos Lake in Gila County
With 158 miles of shoreline, San Carlos Lake is one of the largest lakes in Arizona when it’s full – averaging 19,500 acre-feet of water...
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- Jan 5
- 2 min
Apache Kid Incident of 1889
Eugene Midddleton (1863-1929), the son of William and Miriam Middleton who are listed at Wheatfields on the 1880 census, then moved to...
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- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
Exploring the Devils Chasm Ruins
The Sierra Ancha Wilderness is located about 100 miles east of Phoenix, between Globe and Young. Though fairly small at 32 square miles,...
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- Sep 14, 2022
- 2 min
The History of Kohl's Ranch, Arizona
In 1917, the Kohl family purchased a ranch that had been homesteaded in 1896. The ranch included the area that is now a neighborhood of...
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- Sep 7, 2022
- 2 min
Rock Climbing in Gila County
Gila County, Arizona is said to have some of the best exposed rock in the State of Arizona. The good news is that tons of it is great...
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- Aug 30, 2022
- 1 min
Discovering Potato Lake - Rim Country, Arizona
Potato Lake is a lake located just 8.2 miles from Pine, Arizona and is more of a place to hold a picturesque picnic rather than trying to...
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- Aug 4, 2022
- 5 min
Water & The Tunnel
When I was a kid my family lived on the Cross V Ranch, headquartered in Star Valley. Our cattle allotments ran from Star Valley north to...
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- Jul 7, 2022
- 17 min
The Results of the Pleasant Valley War Between The Grahams-Tewksburys
The second change 1882 brought was the arrival of John and Tom Graham into Pleasant Valley. Ed Tewksbury met Tom Graham in Globe and...
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- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
Early Saloon's in Gila County
We want to know what you know about these old time saloons in Gila County! We know a lot of you have a lot of stories about living in...
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- May 25, 2022
- 7 min
5 Best Places to Explore in Gila County This Memorial Day Weekend!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are in effect. No fires, charcoal grills, smoking outside of vehicles or shooting are allowed...
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- May 25, 2022
- 6 min
Apache History in The Tonto Basin
The Apaches living in the Tonto Basin area from about 1900 to 1930 were called “renegades” by the U.S. government because they would not...
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- May 11, 2022
- 5 min