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  2. Arizona Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    The group was founded as the Society of Arizona Pioneers on January 31, 1884, by physician John C. Handy, his father-in-law William Fisher Scott, and 58 other Tucson pioneers. [ 3 ] With a new railroad being built and change on its way to Tucson, Arizona, pioneers worried that their stories of battles with the desert heat and the Apaches would ...

  3. Mohave Museum of History and Arts - Wikipedia

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    The museum's library collects documents, manuscripts, maps, and photos about Mohave County, Arizona and the American Southwest. [2] A mining exhibit was added in 2008, a ranching exhibit added in 2010. The museum also includes an Andy Devine exhibit, a local boy turned movie star in the 1930s known for his funny voice. Outdoor exhibits include ...

  4. Arizona Pioneers' Home - Wikipedia

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    The Arizona Pioneers' Home, also known as the Home for Arizona Pioneers and State Hospital for Disabled Miners, is a retirement home in Prescott, Arizona, established to provide housing for early Arizona pioneers. The home is operated and funded by the state of Arizona. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  5. List of museums in Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Facebook site: Arizona Historical Foundation: Tempe: Maricopa: Phoenix area: History: website, located in the Hayden Library at Arizona State University, changing exhibits of historic documents, photographs and printed materials from its collections Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park: Tempe: Maricopa: Phoenix area: History – Local

  6. List of historic properties in Flagstaff, Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Flagstaff's Pioneer Museum, operated by the Arizona Historical Society, was established in 1963 and is located at 2340 North Fort Valley Road. The following are images of some of the outside exhibits of the museum. The building which houses the museum was built in 1908 with rocks from Mount Elden.

  7. Samuel C. Hughes - Wikipedia

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    Called "Uncle Sam" by the citizens of Tucson, Hughes became known for his philanthropic activities. He donated land and money for the construction of both churches and schools as well as donating to the poor and grubstaking prospectors. Hughes was a 32nd degree mason and one of the organizing members of the Arizona Pioneers Historical Society. [12]

  8. List of historic properties in Prescott, Arizona - Wikipedia

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    The Arizona Pioneers' Home – built in 1911 and located at 300 McCormick St. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1995, reference #95001363. It is a retirement home in established to provide housing for early Arizona pioneers.

  9. George W. Parsons - Wikipedia

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    Portions of the diary was donated to the Arizona Pioneers Historical Society during the 1930s by Emma Parsons, his widow. Parsons stopped writing in his diary in 1929. Editor Carl Chafin later spent several years researching the diary, and later published the portions covering 1879 to 1887. [ 1 ]