Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A caravan (from Persian کاروان kârvân) is a group of people traveling together, often on a trade expedition. [1] Caravans were used mainly in desert areas and throughout the Silk Road, where traveling in groups helped in defense against bandits as well as in improving economies of scale in trade. [1]
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site is a historic site on Highway 191, north of Chambers, with an exhibit center in Ganado, Arizona.It is considered a meeting ground of two cultures between the Navajo and the settlers who came to the area to trade.
Founded in 1954, the Bill Williams Mountain Men of Williams, Arizona are a group of business people, doctors, judges and ranchers who re-enact the life and rides of 19th-century fur trappers. They dress in buckskin outfits, hats, boots or moccasins , and ride the trails to raise money for various charities and scholarships.
From 1864, the Yuma Quartermaster Depot, today a state historic park, supplied all forts in present-day Arizona, as well as large parts of Colorado and New Mexico. After Arizona became a separate territory, Yuma became the county seat for Yuma County in 1871, replacing La Paz County, the first seat. Arizona City was renamed Yuma in 1873. [3] [4 ...
A camel train, caravan, or camel string is a series of camels carrying passengers and goods on a regular or semi-regular service between points. Despite rarely travelling faster than human walking speed, for centuries camels' ability to withstand harsh conditions made them ideal for communication and trade in the desert areas of North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
The territory that includes present-day New Mexico and Arizona was designated as "New Mexico”. Mexico became independent from Spain in 1821. A team of mountain men and trappers that were led by James Ohio Pattie in 1824 and 1825 arrived, and they searched the San Francisco River edges for beavers in the area.
Media in category "Featured pictures of Arizona" The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Arizona - 1907 poster.jpg 1,745 × 2,251; 3.78 MB.
This is a list, which includes a photographic gallery, of some of the remaining historic buildings, houses, structures and monuments in Benson, Arizona, a town in Cochise County which was founded as a railroad terminal. The town of Benson is located at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Arizona SR 90.