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Coast to Coast in 48 Hours: A Pioneering Transcontinental Air Route Through the Southwest

Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport 701 Airport Road, Winslow, AZ, United States

Part of the Flying Through History: The Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport Exhibit at the High Desert Fly-In In 1929 the newly-formed Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) company launched an ambitious plan to establish the country’s first coast-to-coast airline service from New York to Los Angeles. Assisted by famous pilots Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart, the TAT established […]

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Signs of the Times: The Golden Age of Neon in Arizona

Total Wine Classroom 1416 N. Litchfield Rd., Goodyear, AZ, United States

This program is being presented by the City of Goodyear Arts and Culture Commission The rise of car travel in the 40s, 50s and 60s meant that thousands of people were traversing the broad expanses of the Southwest looking for new landscapes and adventure. As the cars sped past, restaurants, motels, curio shops and gas […]

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Wild, Weird, Wicked Arizona (El Mirage)

El Mirage Senior Center 14010 El Mirage Rd, El Mirage, AZ, United States

For a state that has been home to Geronimo, Wyatt Earp, César Chavez and Wonder Women, you would think Arizona earned some respect. Yet achieving statehood was a 50-year struggle, which finally ended on February 14, 1912. Jana borrows from both her work for True West Magazine and her work for Phoenix Magazine to put […]

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On the Road Since 1925: The Colorful History of Arizona Highways Magazine (Sedona)

Church of the Nazarene 55 Rojo Dr, Sedona

On the Road Since 1925: The Colorful History of Arizona Highways Magazine The first issue of Arizona Highways magazine was published in April, 1925. In this presentation, former publisher Win Holden will share the fascinating story of how a brochure produced by the Arizona Highway Department evolved into one of the most respected and revered […]

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Arizona Kicks on Route 66 (Florence)

McFarland State Historic Park 24 W. Ruggles St, Florence, AZ, United States

U.S. Route 66, known as the “Mother Road,” was built in 1926. It ran from Chicago to L. A. During the depression of the 1930s, it became the major path by which people migrated west, seeking work, warm weather and new opportunities. Shore shares the history of Route 66 in Arizona, including the impact it […]

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Arizona Outlaws and the Law (Surprise)

City of Surprise City Council Chambers 16000 N. Civic Center Plaza, Surprise, AZ, United States

Taking the events from Billy the Kid, who killed his first man in Arizona, the Gunfight at the OK Corral, and the arrest and trial of Ernesto Miranda, this presentation will explore how these seminal events became watershed experiences for the American legal system, and still impact the lives of individuals living in the United […]

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The Gila: River of History

Quartzsite Community Center 295 E. Chandler, Quartzsite, AZ, United States

Six hundred miles long from its source in the mountains of southwestern New Mexico to its confluence with the Colorado River above Yuma, the Gila has been an important avenue for the movement of birds, animals, plants, and peoples across the desert for millennia. Many cultures have sprung up on its banks, and millions of […]

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