The next set of canyon names I’ll be exploring are those north of the Sonoita crossroads heading towards Tucson. Roskruge’s 1893 map of Pima County lists only Smith and Gardiner Cañons. […]
Alison Bunting
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Meet the PRT Writers
Introducing the writers who regularly contribute articles and columns to the Patagonia Regional Times.
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Glimpses Into Our Past: The Smiths
Smith Canyon, north of Patagonia on the west side of Highway 82, gets its name from John Smith who owned property and businesses in the community of Crittenden (not to […]
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Glimpses Into Our Past: Stevens Canyon
George Lewis Stevens, 1930s. Photo courtesy Louise Stevens Easley Ever wonder about the origin of the names of the canyons along Highway 82 from Patagonia to the Sonoita crossroads? Roskruge’s […]
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Glimpses Into Our Past: Riding the School Bus in 1949
A fun recollection of Dr. Richard “Dick” Schorr is of the 42-mile (one-way) trip to school in Patagonia from Canelo in 1949. That year both the Canelo and Elgin one-room […]
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Glimpses Into Our Past: Sonoita Crossroads, 1949
Dr. Richard “Dick” Schorr, DVM, has many memories of growing up in the Elgin/Sonoita area between 1948 and the mid-1950s. Dick’s parents, Wagner and Marie Schorr moved from Pennsylvania to a ranch […]
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Glimpses Into Our Past: Eva Ferra and Dick Jimenez
The story of Evangelina “Eva” Ferra and Ricardo “Dick” Jimenez is typical of many area families in the early 20th century whose parents or grandparents emigrated from Mexico to work […]
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Glimpses Into Our Past: Chappo Miranda and Jesús Maria Elías
Home of Chappo Miranda. L-R: Hadden McFadden, Norberta Miranda, Severa Miranda, Chappo Miranda (on ladder), Matilde Miranda O’Leary, Harry Heffner, ca. 1900. Photo courtesy Empire Ranch Foundation The January 2021 ‘Glimpses’ […]
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Glimpses Into Our Past: Blás Lopéz and George E. Lopéz
Blás Lopéz family (L to R): Maria Pallanes holding daughter Rita, Eléna, Arnulfo Peña, Blás (seated), and Rosario, 1900. Photo courtesy Eddie Gardner Most of the large ranches established in the […]
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Glimpses Into Our Past: The Telles Family
Juan and Juana Telles, ca 1908. Photo courtesy the Telles Family Three miles south of Patagonia, on the east side of Highway 82, is a highway turnout with steps leading […]