A visit to Fort Bowie National Historic Site in southeastern Arizona requires some effort. It’s a long drive into Cochise County, the last mile on a dirt road, and then that’s followed by a 1.5-mile ...

The Bascom Affair might sound like the title of a spy movie - but history buffs know it as a run-in 150 years ago that helped ignite prolonged bloodshed between Apaches and the military. Saturday - in ...

Arizona is known for holding natural gems within its astonishing and diverse landscape. That's why many of its natural destination spots reached the top of a National Park Service ranking of sites ...

Reaching Fort Bowie required more than parking and walking a few steps — it meant passing directly through the events that created decades of war. The 1.5-mile trail crossed miner cabins, stage ...

Many of those old western movies included scenes with Apache Indians waiting to ambush the cavalry or unsuspecting stagecoach travelers. These scenes were from southern Arizona, which was the turf of ...

Walking the trail to Fort Bowie is a journey through the history of the American West. Visitors will pass by the ruins of the Butterfield Overland Mail Stage Station, the first Fort Bowie site, the ...

Step outside to uncover the state’s multifaceted past and unrivaled natural beauty Nicknamed “The Grand Canyon State”, it’s no surprise that Arizona is filled with national parks, forests and ...

Army wife Mary Adams spent several years in Arizona. She recorded her time at Fort Bowie, leaving an indelible record of a narrow escape she endured as she departed the territory in 1871. Mary Wildman ...

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