history

There's something almost sad about a man so desperate to be an outlaw legend that he argued himself into a gunfight over a nickname.

Walter Douglas ran one of the most powerful mining operations in America — and when his workers went on strike, his response was anything but legal.

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit southern Arizona and northern Mexico in 1887, and the man sent to investigate had no proper instruments and made do with what he had.

Adobe has been around longer than most people realize, and the way it handles Arizona's brutal summer sun still holds up today.

Sunset Crater last erupted less than a thousand years ago. In geological terms, that's basically yesterday afternoon.

Arizona's state motto has been around since before it was even a state — and the Latin phrase behind it says a lot about what early settlers believed this land could become.

Neighbors clearing canals together, crops planted only where water could reach — daily life in early Arizona was built entirely around one thing.

From 18th-century forts to ancient Clovis sites, Cochise County's history tells us a lot about resilience and survival in a changing world.

Before Arizona was a state, it was a battleground of ideas, struggles, and a push for progress. Let’s dig into those pivotal moments.

Imagine a time when summer meant serious sweat and clever tricks just to stay cool in Phoenix.