Blogs from Safford, Arizona, United States, North America

BLOODY RUN A fellow named Newman Haines Clanton was one of the first white settlers on the Gila River in Arizona Territory. He had come with his family from Port Hueneme in California, where he had attempted to settle in a model planned community being built there. Newman had an unruly son named Isaac that caused so much trouble in Port Hueneme that the Clantons were evicted from their property and forced to leave. Newman liked the idea of a planned farming community and attempted to build one of his own to be called Clantonville, situated in a desolate area along the Gila River, in what would eventually become Graham County. To attract settlers to the area Newman placed advertisements in several newspapers. The opportunity soon came to the attention of Brigham Young who responded by ... read more

MAXEY A fellow named “Maxey” was a confederate brigade commander during the Civil War and the community of Fort Thomas was originally named in his honor by the community founder who served under him. The military, however, fell short of naming their fort after Maxey and that name gradually fell out of use. In March of 1881 a group of rustlers had just delivered a herd of stolen Mexican cattle to the army and were enjoying their leisure over cards and whiskey in Jack O’Neil’s saloon in Maxey. Among them were Curly Bill Brocious, John Ringo, Joe Hill, and Jim and Nick Hughes. There were of course some others of less notable repute. A local cowboy named Dick Lloyd was an acquaintance of Curly Bill from earlier days in New Mexico. He ... read more

Geo: 32.8344, -109.708Coming home to the FFF MC and their wonderful hospitality. We love you guys!... read more