There were 129 stage robberies in Arizona alone between 1875 and 1903. But one robbery in particular has left an enduring mystery. What exactly happened outside Wickenburg, Arizona on November 5, 1871?
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I now live in Concho, Az and love the history of this state and know these locations and incidents. I have hiked the Butterfield stage route in the Anza Borrega as a civil war reenactor of the California Column and much of the original stage coach ruts can be found in the desert cut in the rock trail.
People from arizona go nuts when arizona is mentioned
Love your channel and I love history. I enjoy them all.
Jfc there is do much evil in America's past. No wonder the present is a horror.
I'm 58 and have lived in northern Az all my life. I knew some of this history, but not near this much. Thank you "history guy"!!
So the Indians were framed as an excuse to massacre them.
My g grandfather and g grandmother spent periods of time in Wickenburg. He, Alpheus, planted varieties of fruit trees along the Hassayampa River, kind of like Johnny Appleseed.
All in all, it was a true tragedy for the natives. One can't imagine the true depth and scope of these atrocities.
Is your cat a Maine Coon?
I love hearing about all kinds of history but it is especially cool when it happened nearby and you know the places where it happened well.