First electricity delivered to Valley on permanent basis started Oct. 1, 1909 What started 100 years ago as a simple way to furnish elect...

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 me...

The Houston Mesa, where the Houston brothers ranged cattle, can sometimes have an odd steer or two roaming through the brush. In the back...

The Pleasant Valley War is often referred to as the Graham-Tewksbury Feud, but this is misleading, as many others participated. It didn’t...

My cousin, Taylor Hale of Gisela, called me the other day and asked when the Rock School in Payson was built – the one we now call Julia ...

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 the...

If Tammy Kelly walks into a western clothing store anywhere in Wyoming, Oklahoma, or even in Las Vegas, Nevada, people know who she is. T...

The Babe Haught Trail, also known as Tonto National Forest Trail #143, snakes up the Mogollon Rim near the Tonto Fish Hatchery. While thi...

By Stan Brown December 17, 2008 The Pieper Saloon building as it appears today at its original location. In the spring of 1886, a settler...

The Ox Bow Saloon has always played a prominent role in Payson’s history. Offering drinks and "entertainment." the saloon’s legacy includ...