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    • Help America Vote Act: State of Arizona state plan

    • Help America Vote Act: State of Arizona state plan

    • Arizona. Office of Secretary of State.

    • Voting-machines--Law and legislation--Arizona; Voting--Arizona;

    • 39 pages (PDF version). File size: 682.028 KB. Title from cover. "May 15, 2003."--Cover. "Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) state plan"--Running title.
    • May 10

    • May 10

    • Zinn, Edward

    • Wagon trains; Apache Indian Wars

    • On this date in 1869, the Tully and Ochoa wagon train was attacked in Canyon del Oro by 300 Indians. Five men were killed and many more were wounded, mules were stolen and the wagons burned. This painting by Edward Zinn is identified as depicting a...
    • December 5

    • December 5

    • Buehman Studios

    • Western Union Telegraph Company Photographs

    • On this date in 1873, Tucsonans celebrated the completion of the military telegraph to the town. The telegraph was an important means of communication for Arizonans well into the 20th century. This undated photograph shows Western Union Telegraph...
    • Fort Whipple

    • Fort Whipple

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Whipple Barracks (Ariz.)

    • Fort Whipple, established in 1864, was named for Lt. Amiel W. Whipple, who led a military expedition into the area in 1853-54 and established the first access routes to nearby gold fields.
    • Fort Whipple

    • Fort Whipple

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Whipple Barracks (Ariz.)

    • The fort served as a tactical base for the United States Cavalry during the Indian Wars of 1864 to 1882, where it was also the information and entertainment center of the Prescott area. During the Spanish-American War, it was the headquarters for...
    • Fort Whipple

    • Fort Whipple

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Whipple Barracks (Ariz.)

    • Fort Whipple was a U.S. Army post which served as Arizona Territory's capital prior to the founding of Prescott, Arizona. The post was founded in January 1864 in Chino Valley, Arizona, but was moved in May 1864 to Granite Creek near the present day...
    • Fort Whipple

    • Fort Whipple

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Whipple Barracks (Ariz.)

    • One of Fort Whipple's drawbacks was the lack of a railroad. Not until January 1887 did the Prescott and Arizona Central connect Prescott with the Atlanta and Pacific at Seligman. This "makeshift" railroad was built with lightweight rails discarded...
    • Fort Whipple

    • Fort Whipple

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Whipple Barracks (Ariz.)

    • By 1895 the buildings and utilities of Whipple had deteriorated badly. Congress refused to appropriate funds for renovation and in the autumn of 1897 the post was scheduled for deactivation. The last troops had departed and the officer who was to...
    • Fort Whipple

    • Fort Whipple

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Whipple Barracks (Ariz.)

    • Governor McCord telegraphed Prescott to have Arizona National Guard commander Alexander Brodie assemble volunteers at Whipple. Brodie was nominated by the Governor to be a major in the volunteer regiment being formed by Colonel Wood and Lt. Colonel...
    • Fort Whipple

    • Fort Whipple

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Whipple Barracks (Ariz.)

    • The Captain of Troop A was William O. "Buckey" O'Neill, Prescott's multifaceted mayor who would die on San Juan Hill. O'Neill's previous military experience was as a captain in the Milligan Guards, one of two troops of Arizona Militia. Due largely...
    • Fort Whipple

    • Fort Whipple

    • Arizona Photograph Company

    • Whipple Barracks (Ariz.)

    • The post was closed in 1913. Soon after retiring as a U.S. Army post, it became a military hospital that was used throughout the World War I and World War II eras. The Fort is still a veteran's hospital today and is also a tourist attraction. Along...

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