July 1, 1880 – John Clum, publisher of the new Tombstone Epitaph and soon-to-be mayor, became postmaster and ran the U.S. Post Office in Tombstone. July 11, 1887- Virgil Earp was elected City Marshal of Colton, California. July 11, 1889- After a drunken quarrel with companion Mollie Williams, “Buckskin” Frank Leslie retrieved a pistol and […]
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Lyman Lake SP will open on May 2, 2014 for the summer season. Lyman Lake SP is a 1,200-acre park that encompasses the shoreline of a 1,500-acre reservoir located in northeastern Arizona. There are no restrictions on boat size making it perfect for water skiing. Located at an elevation of 6,000 feet, Lyman Lake is a great summer
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May 1, 1880 – The Tombstone Epitaph began publishing daily and weekly editions. John Clum, founder, wrote a two-column editorial which appeared on the front page. It said, in part: “Tombstone is a city set upon a hill, promising to vie with ancient Rome upon her seven hills, in a fame different in character but
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Petrified Forest, AZ—March is Arizona Archeology and Heritage Awareness Month. Events throughout Arizona celebrate the state’s cultural history with special presentations. This year’s theme is From Desert to Mountain: Valuing Our Heritage. With over 13,000 years of human history recorded at Petrified Forest National Park, we invite you to help us celebrate! Events in the park
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March 3, 1848 – Robert Findley “Frank” McLaury was born in Merideth, New York. He and his brother Tom would eventually lose their lives in the most famous gunfight in the history of the Old West – the O.K. Corral shootout. March 15, 1881 – Kinnear and Company’s stagecoach that carried $26,000 in Wells Fargo
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Open Houses Scheduled for Upcoming Glen Canyon National Recreation Planning Efforts A proposed Off-road Vehicle Management Plan for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and the future of Lake Powell invasive mussel prevention are two planning efforts that will be showcased at five open houses in February. National Park Service staff will be on hand to provide
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Work will begin Tuesday, January 21, 2014 to deepen the Castle Rock Cut. The excavation project will increase the number of usable days of the cut during lower lake levels. National Park Service (NPS) staff will place “Closed Area” buoys around the work area and ready the site for the contractor, Brown Brothers Construction
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Quartzsite, Sunday, January 26, 2014 I –10 and Exit 26, Gold Nugget Road East of Quartzsite from 8am to 12 noon. Last year during the QIA extravaganza, we had our 1st Annual BLM Quartzsite Clean-up. It was a huge success in the eyes of the BLM, with the group collecting 3 tons of trash. Please join
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November 30 & Dec. 1: Fall Foliage Finale Festival at Boyce Thompson Arboretum SP 10am – 3pm. Plan a visit Thanksgiving weekend at Boyce Thompson Arboretum SP. The annual Fall Foliage Finale Festival includes live music by Scott Schaefer (flute, didgeridoo, guzheng), with performances between 11am and 3pm. Carry extra cash when you walk into the
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The upper portion of Bonita Canyon Drive and the Bonita Canyon Campground in Chiricahua National Monument (NM) are closed after flooding from heavy rains that passed through the area last night. Nearly three inches of rain fell in parts of the monument in the evening hours of Tuesday, July 24. The heaviest rains occurred between
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