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December 27, 2012, Comments Off

The official Arizona state song, “The Arizona March Song” was written by Margaret Rowe Clifford and music was composed by Maurice Blumenthal. It was adopted as the official state song …

Coronado National Memorial

Coronado National Memorial

September 23, 2012, Comments Off

In 1540, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado set out on a two-year expedition to find the Seven Cities of Cibola (the seven cities of gold) rumored to lie t ...

Ghosts of Crash Canyon

The Ghosts of Crash Canyon

October 24, 2011, Comments Off

In June 1956, two airplanes (United Flight 718 and TWA Flight 2) took off from California — one bound for Chicago, the other for Kansas City. When t ...

Riordan Mansion Flagstaff Arizona

Haunting at Riordan Mansion

September 19, 2011, Comments Off

Riordan Mansion State Historic Park stands tucked away among the Ponderosa pines of Kinlichi Knoll in Flagstaff, Arizona. The park showcases the home ...

  • Walnut Canyon Arizona
    Walnut Canyon National Monument
    August 30, 2011, Comments Off

    Soaring limestone cliffs in Northern Arizona shelter more than 80 small pueblo dwellings of an ancient people — the Sinagua — in what is now Walnut Canyon National Monument. Sinagua ...

  • Arizona Fun Facts
    Arizona Fun Facts
    March 25, 2011, Comments Off

    Arizona is a land of contradictions. For many people, the state is synonymous with hot, low-elevation deserts, covered with cacti and creosote bushes. In point of fact, more than half ...

  • Wupatki National Monument
    Wupatki National Monument
    December 28, 2009, Comments Off

    Around 800 years ago, Wupatki Pueblo at Wupatki National Monument served as a meeting place for different cultures from the surrounding area. Located just north of Flagstaff, Arizona, Wupatki Pueblo ...

  • Arizona State Seal
    The Rocky Road to Arizona Statehood
    November 3, 2009, Comments Off

    Had it not been for some interesting twists of fate, Arizona and New Mexico might have ended up with totally different borders. Or been named something totally different. Or ended ...

  • Inhabitants of the Grand Canyon
    Inhabitants of the Grand Canyon
    September 18, 2009, Comments Off

    The Grand Canyon has had many admirers over the years. We aren’t the first to be in awe of its natural beauty. The oldest human artifacts in the park are ...

  • Tuzigoot National Monument
    Tuzigoot National Monument
    January 27, 2009, Comments Off

    Sitting in the center of the Verde River Valley is a hill, atop which the Sinagua people built a multi-room pueblo called Tuzigoot. From the roof, the view of the ...

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