Photograph by Keith Whitney
Historic Places

Orpheum Theatre

Phoenix It all started with Gustav Walter. Walter, a German impresario, dreamed of building a cross-country “Orpheum Circuit” of theaters for...
Photograph courtesy of National Park Service
Historic Places

Hubbell Trading Post

Ganado The Long Walk, the U.S. government’s forced relocation of some 9,000 Navajos in the 1860s, had a lasting effect on the Navajo identity and...
Photograph by Jeff Kida
Historic Places

Faraway Ranch

Chiricahua National Monument The Chiricahua Mountains are a long way from Sweden — and a lot of other places, too. But that’s where Neil and...
Photograph by Mark Lipczynski
Historic Places

Copper Queen Hotel

Bisbee You wouldn’t guess it today, but Bisbee once was a bustling mining town, with a population of more than 20,000 in the early 1900s. The town...
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Yuma

County Seat: YumaFounded: 1864Area: 5,514 square milesPopulation: 195,751 (2010)Other Major City: San LuisGeographic...
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Yavapai

County Seat: PrescottFounded: 1864Area: 8,124 square milesPopulation: 211,033 (2010)Other Major Cities: Camp Verde, Chino...
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Santa Cruz

County Seat: NogalesFounded: 1899Area: 1,237 square milesPopulation: 47,420 (2010)Other Major Cities: Patagonia, Sonoita,...
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Pinal

County Seat: FlorenceFounded: 1875Area: 5,366 square milesPopulation: 375,770 (2010)Other Major Cities: Apache Junction,...