Bagdad, Arizona: The Little Town That Dug a Giant Hole in the Desert
A small desert town with a giant copper mine, Bagdad, Arizona helped power the American West and still shapes the future of mining today.
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Who was the Arizona pioneer that helped Phoenix “rise from the ashes”?
Discover how a determined Arizona pioneer turned the desert into the beginnings of Phoenix, reviving ancient canals and building a city that “rose from the ashes.”
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Who was Geronimo and why was he famous?
Who was Geronimo? Geronimo was born in June 16, 1829, near Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico (about 200 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona). He was the grandson of Mahko, a chief of the Bedonkohe band of the Apache people. The name given to him at birth was: Goyaale. That name meant: “the one who yawns.” Geronimo in…
