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| Arizona (Pima County), Lukeville — Kris Eggle | | | On August 9, 2002
While protecting visitors from harm,
United States Park Ranger
Kris Eggle
Was slain in the line of duty.
His service and sacrifice
To the National Park Service
And the people of this country
Will never be forgotten. — Map (db m7003) | | Arizona (Pima County), Sikul Himatk — Quijotoa | | | This is a Papago word meaning, mountain shaped like a carrying basket.
Discovery of a pocket of gold and silver ore led to a fabulous boom development here in 1883.
The desert has reclaimed the original site and its suburbs of Logan City, New Virginia, Brooklyn and Allen City. The mine was a complete failure—a tiny pocket of riches on the mountain. — Map (db m7002) | | Arizona (Pima County), Tucson — First Municipal Airport in the United States — Arizona Historic Site | | | This ground was the location
of the
First Municipal Airport
in the
United States
The Tucson city council approved the
financing for the airport, July 21, 1919
and
the city of Tucson in cooperation
with the Tucson chamber of commerce
established and constructed
the airport.
The first plane landed Nov. 20, 1919
Swede Myerhofer, Pilot — Map (db m8432) |
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