The Sonoran Desert may seem an unlikely place for a farming community, but members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had perfected the art of irrigation in Utah, and in 1900, Nephi Bi
Snowflake? Arizona? The name's a play on the pioneer William J. Flake. Ellis has assembled a few hundred down-home photos of this Mormon settlement in northern Arizona between Show Low and Holbrook. A
Known as Ski Town, U.S.A., for its deep powder and its growing crop of winter Olympians, Steamboat Springs was named nearly two centuries ago by French trappers. Hearing the "chug, chug" of one of man
Towns and communities such as Springerville, Eagar, Alpine, Nutrioso, Vernon, Greer, McNary, and Maverick of Apache County's White Mountains hold fascinating histories of outlaws and Arizona Rangers;
The city of Mesa initially began with a tiny colonizing expedition sent from Utah by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1876. These devoted pioneers and others who followed
Some stories tell how Show Low's name originated--from the final draw during a seven-up card game between two early residents of the ranch that would later become the town. In keeping with that theme
