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The historic Manning House sits opposite a traffic circle along West Pso Redondo, near downtown Tucson, Arizona. When Levi Howell Manning built the mansion for his family in 1907, it was situated on 10 acres of fertile grazing pastures. Designed by architect Henry Trost, it is an eclectic combination of Spanish Colonial, Territorial, Italian Renaissance,…
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From the Apache Wars and the era of the Buffalo Soldiers to modern military intelligence operations, Fort Huachuca has stood at the center of more than a century of American military history. Yet beneath the desert sun and mountain shadows linger stories of restless spirits, haunted buildings, ghostly footsteps, and unexplained apparitions tied to the…
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The Copper Queen is a popular jewel nestled in the picturesque town of Bisbee, Arizona, but do guests share their rooms with something unseen? Copper Queen Mining Company owner Phelps Dodge built the hotel in 1902 to attract investors. According to eyewitnesses, three ghosts stalk its halls: “Billy,” “Howard,” and Julia Lowell. Julia, a former…
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Does the ghost of a murdered construction foreman linger on the campus of Arizona’s oldest university? The University of Arizona was founded in 1885 and built on land reportedly cursed by a saloon girl named “Two Tooth Gertie.” Carlos Maldenado supervised the school’s construction until his murder in 1888. The ghost of a woman wearing…
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This legendary Wild West town offers a glimpse of the past—sometimes unintentionally! Tombstone was founded in 1879 in southern Arizona by prospector Ed Schieffelin. It was the scene of the famous “Shootout at the OK Corral”, which became the subject of popular movies and literature. Big Nose Kate’s, the O.K. Corral, and Crystal Palace Saloon…
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This old theater is one of the last surviving buildings from Tombstone, Arizona’s Wild West days. Do some of its infamous patrons still remain? The Bird Cage Theater opened in 1881 and closed in 1889. The theater operates as a museum, with hundreds of artifacts from Tombstone’s past. At night, the sounds of laughter, yelling…
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