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Climb through the Pinal Mountains, look over the Mogollon Rim, enjoy Roosevelt Lake and experience our history through the lens of Discover Gila County’s Blog articles.
The Diamond Valley Battle – Charlie Meadows Part 2
*story by Jinx Pyle, late Town of Payson Historian Last week, we left the Meadows family at their Diamond Valley Ranch where they had just
Charlie Meadow’s Final Ride in Gila County
*Story told by Jinx Pyle, Pictured Above This is part three of the Charlie Meadows story, which follows the Apache battle at the Diamond Valley
Zane Grey History in Gila County
Early Zane Grey History written by: Marian Kester Coombs Zane Grey, the greatest storyteller of the American West, was born in Zanesville, Ohio, on January
Visit the Black River in Gila County
*Photos by HikeAZ.com There is something special about being out in the wilderness that can help one’s stress seem to just wash away. Whether that
The Rescue of Mrs. Drain
The year was 1947 and the place was Starr Valley. Mrs. Drain had simply walked away from her home one July evening. She was a
The Fall Roundup
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
The Goswick Incident
My grandfather, Floyd Pyle, was a good friend of Giles Goswick. They were both government lion hunters in the early 1940s, and before, as I
The Exodus Trail
Yavapai-Apache Youth and Elders Retrace Their Exodus Along the Arizona Trail In 1875, nearly 1,500 Yavapai and Western Apache people were forcibly removed from the
Horse Tradin’
Near as I can remember, my uncle, Malcolm “Malc” Pyle took the job of livestock inspector for the Tonto Basin, which includes Payson, about the
