If you have not read the events leading up to the Gunfight, you can do that here. The Years Leading up to the Gunfight at the O.K.Corral. The Day of the Gunfight 1881 – October 26th: Early Morning A light snow has fallen and a bone-chilling wind is blowing. Someone … Continue reading
The 1957 movie, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, was popular, but mostly myth. In this timeline, we have endeavored to tease the facts from the popular legends. For example, the real gunfight took place on Fremont Street a half block from the back entrance of the O.K. Corral and Wyatt … Continue reading
Captured in Tucson in late January and extradited to Indiana, Dillinger is locked up in the Crown Point Indiana jail awaiting trial for robbery and murder.
Continue readingPublic Enemy #1 John Dillinger and his gang will be captured on January 25th while enjoying the mild winter weather of Tucson, Arizona.
Continue readingOn a sunny Sunday afternoon in late November 2015, Ms. Karen & I headed east from Tucson an hour to get our guided tour of Triangle T Guest Ranch. We had enjoyed lunch in the Rock Saloon at the Ranch a few weeks before when we were on our way … Continue reading
As part of the Willcox centennial celebration, six chuck wagon teams from across the southwest will bring their old fashioned cooking techniques and tasty grub to the Willcox West Fest & Chuck Wagon Cook-Off at Willcox’s Quail Park , May 1-3, 2015. The West Fest & Chuck Wagon Cook-off will … Continue reading
Fairbank is a Southern Arizona ghost town, and one of the best preserved, thanks to numerous conservation efforts. It’s located in the San Pedro Riparian Conservation Area about 10 miles west of Tombstone. Here conservation efforts have saved the San Pedro River, a haven for dozens of species of critters and birds.
Continue readingIn the Fall of 2014, Southern Arizona Guide became more than just a website with all of its Dining & Lodging Reviews, Local History, and recommended Things To See and Do. We started offering tours to some of the most interesting and historical places in the American Southwest. This slideshow … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: 12/29/2020 The Gate was closed but not locked or at least it was, last we went by there in October. Please close the gate behind you if you go. To read about the Butterfield Overland Mail Company and the Dragoon Springs Stage Station Click here. To get directions … Continue reading
Which was America’s longest war? President Obama claims that the war in Afghanistan is America’s longest. But is that true? First, let me say that “wars” no longer start with a formal “declaration of war” nor end with a formal signing of surrender documents or “peace accords”. So part of … Continue reading
