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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 ...
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 ...
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 maintained his innocence and offered to look into the matter with other Apache groups, but the officer tried to arrest him. Cochise escaped by drawing a knife and slashing his way out of the tent, [3] but was shot at as he fled. [3] Bascom captured some of Cochise's relatives, who apparently were taken by surprise as Cochise escaped.
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.
Protected areas of Cochise County, Arizona (2 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Tourist attractions in Cochise County, Arizona" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The land that now comprises Cochise County, along with the rest of modern Arizona south of the Gila River and a small part of southwestern New Mexico, was Mexican territory until 1853, when it was purchased by the United States in the Gadsden Purchase. Cochise County was created on February 1, 1881 from the eastern portion of Pima County. [2]
6396 N. Schilling Ranch Road, Cochise County, Arizona: Coordinates: Area: 2 acres (0.81 ha) MPS: Cattle Ranching in Arizona in the Modern Era, 1945-1970: NRHP reference No. 09000608 [1] Added to NRHP: August 7, 2009 [1]