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    • Ambrosio and Marcellina Armijo

    • Ambrosio and Marcellina Armijo

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    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • Juan Armijo was a friend of the Chavez family who came to Oak Creek to homestead. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace at the Red Rock precinct and performed marriages, among other tasks. His son, Ambrosio, also homesteaded in Red Rock when he...
    • The Manual Chavez family

    • The Manual Chavez family

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    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • When Juan Nuanez's American citizenship was questioned, he sent for his father-in-law, Manual Chavez, to take the place Juan had been homesteading along Oak Creek. Chavez lost his rights to homestead again after he gave Nuanez's land back to him,...
    • Walter pruning in the orchard

    • Walter pruning in the orchard

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    • Farms--Arizona--Sedona

    • Orcharding required work in the field year round. Pruning was one of Walter's specialties. When the pruning was done, there was spraying for pests, spreading fertilizer, monitoring the weather for moisture and killing frost, smudging, caring for...
    • Smudge pots

    • Smudge pots

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    • Farms--Arizona--Sedona

    • Oak Creek orchardists used smudge pots to protect fruit from frost. The pots/heaters were brought to the field on a sled. At Walter Jordan's place, the sled was pulled by a caterpillar tractor. Once placed, the dampers were opened and cleaned,...
    • Mechanized apple sorting machine

    • Mechanized apple sorting machine

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    • Farms--Arizona--Sedona

    • The apple sorting machine in Walter's fruit packing shed was state of the art in 1948. It was not uncommon for it to run 8+ hours per day during harvest, stopping only for the packers to catch up when their bins became too full. Peaches were...
    • Fruit boxes stacked to the packing shed roof

    • Fruit boxes stacked to the packing shed roof

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    • Farms--Arizona--Sedona

    • The smooth concrete floor of Walter's new packing shed was popular with all the kids in town for roller skating. How disappointed they were when harvest time arrived and their skating rink was filled with boxes and workers.
    • The Thompson family in front of house

    • The Thompson family in front of house

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    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • The Thompson family consisted of seven sons and two daughters. All nine of the siblings lived to adulthood, which was unusual in those days. The youngest child was 6 years old when Jim died and Maggie was left to raise her large family alone.
    • Manuel Chavez was a scout for the Army

    • Manuel Chavez was a scout for the Army

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    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • Manuel Chavez was entitled to a pension from the U.S. Government because of his service as a military scout. When the government didn't hold up their end of the arrangement, at age 70, Chavez rode alone on horseback from Sedona to St. Johns,...
    • Henry Elmer Cook farming

    • Henry Elmer Cook farming

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    • Farms--Arizona--Sedona

    • Cook's 1912 homestead extended from the base of Table Mountain and spread across 160 acres of Grasshopper Flat. His son, Jay, homesteaded another 160 acres nearby that later become the Sedona West subdivision. When Henry and wife, Effie, moved...
    • The Schuerman House at Red Rock before it burned

    • The Schuerman House at Red Rock before it burned

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    • Pioneers--Arizona--Sedona

    • The Schuermans lived in a nice wood home that stood on their new property when they arrived. Unfortunately, it burned down in 1900 with all their possessions except a few pieces of old furniture and a few things from Dorette's trousseau. To...

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