Illustration by Jennifer M. Potter
The Territory of Arizona had been established; the first governor and his official family had braved the hardships of the hazardous journey from Fort Larned, Kansas, and arrived safely; the governor’…
Photograph by Elisabeth Brentano
Our rental car labored through the silty, gray mud, occasionally sliding backward and spraying chunks of dirt behind us. I sat rigidly in the back seat, wide-eyed and confused. I was 8, and not only…
Photographs: Schnebly Family Collection
When Amanda Miller looked down at her newborn daughter in 1877 and pronounced her to be named Sedona, she had no idea she had just coined an iconic word that would make marketers swoon, even into the…
Photograph by Mark Boisclair
As I catch my first glimpse of the David and Gladys Wright House in Phoenix’s Arcadia neighborhood, one word pops into my head: playful. It doesn’t seem like that could be the proper reaction to a…
Photograph by Bruce D. Taubert
This story ran in Arizona Highways' August 2015 issue. For the White Mountain Apache Tribe, history lives in the spoken word. Significant events from the past, cultural practices and spiritual…
Photograph by David Wallace
Like many 13-year-old girls, Margie Bendle is fond of crafts. She likes to make bracelets and anklets out of string. She also enjoys playing basketball. And she prefers math over English. And there’…
Photograph by David Zickl
As a little girl, Ramona Button followed her father, Francisco, as he planted and harvested traditional crops on their family’s 10-acre allotment near Sacaton, on the Gila River Indian Community. The…