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Cochise was unwilling to accept the Tularosa Valley as his reservation and home. In October 1872, Jeffords led General Oliver O. Howard to Cochise's Stronghold, believed to be China Meadow, in the Dragoon Mountains. Cochise demanded and got the Dragoon and Chiricahua Mountains as his reservation and Tom Jeffords as his agent. From 1872 to 1876 ...
Cochise Stronghold, Dragoon Mountains, southeastern Arizona. Following various skirmishes, Cochise and his men were gradually driven into Arizona's Dragoon Mountains, but used the mountains for cover and as a base from which to continue attacks against white settlements. Cochise evaded capture and continued his raids against white settlements ...
Spanish explorers led by Don Francisco Vazquez de Coronado entered Cochise County in search of the “Seven Cities of Cibola” where according to Spanish legend, the streets were paved with gold. [3] By then the area was inhabited by the members of the Solado tribe. By 1700 the Solado's were eventually driven out of the area by the Apaches ...
Cochise is an unincorporated community located in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The city was created alongside the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1880s. The city was primarily a stop for coal and water which were needed for trains at the time. At its peak, the town had a population of approximately 3,000 people.
Location of Cochise County in Arizona. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cochise County, Arizona. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...
The earliest known roped, technical climbing in Cochise Stronghold took place in 1966, involving John Rupley and Fred Beckey making a first ascent of a route on Vortex Dome. [5] In 1967 a set of climbers including Joanna McComb, Merle Wheeler, Don Morris and Dan Jones made several attempts to top out Rockfellow Dome, the highest of the summits ...
Council Rocks Archaeological District is an historical district in Cochise County, near St. David, Arizona. [1] It is located in the Coronado National Forest, along the western edge of the Dragoon Mountains. It is a canyon flanked by granite cliffs, and full of large boulders.
They make a peace treaty with Cochise, but a group led by Geronimo oppose the treaty and leave the stronghold. When these renegades ambush a stagecoach, Jeffords rides off to seek help from Cochise and the stagecoach is saved with the Apaches’ help. Jeffords and Sonseeahray marry in an Apache ceremony and have several days of tranquility.