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 mother,
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Arizona’s Mining Town – A History of Globe, Arizona
Globe, Arizona is known as one of the oldest mining towns in all of Arizona and the southwest. Mining is still one of the largest
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
Meet Albert Griffin – Texas Ranger & Arizona Lawman
Seventy three years ago (1932) on a Sunday afternoon, a blue darter hawk flew over the house and lit in a tall tree at the
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 10, 1891 in
A Cowboy Goes to War – Walter Lee Lovelady Part 2
From 1910 through 1913 Walter punched cows and broke horses for his good friend, Jess Chilson. It was during Walter’s stay with the Chilsons that
The Constable – Walter Lovelady Part 4
Walter and Belle Lovelady took their baby son, Lawrence, and daughter, Dorothy to live at the house Walter built on the Lovelady Place. The home
The Life of Christopher Creek Pioneers
Welcome to the Heart of Arizona. Discover the History below!
PAYSON DEW WAS FAMOUS
Story written and told by Stan Brown. Payson Dew, as Rim Country’s bootleg whiskey was known during Prohibition, was thought by some to be ‘the
