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Those people who walked 10 miles to school every day in the snow haven't got anything on Olive Oatman, who was abducted by Indians, forced into slavery and given a blue tattoo on her chin.
Although Arizona was granted statehood in 1912, it didn't have a state flag until 1917. It took a while, but today, the red, yellow and blue banner with a copper star is considered one of the most beautiful flags in America.
If you think teachers have it tough today — and they do — imagine life in the 1930s at a remote school near the foot of the Baboquivari Mountains.
If you think snail mail is slow, imagine what it was like in the days of the Butterfield Overland Mail route. Some of those checks are still in the mail.
