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Chapter 19: Horton Creek and Indian Gardens

You would not expect to find a place in the Rim Country named after a politician — that is until you come upon Horton Creek. William B. Horton was one of the leaders in public education for Territorial Arizona, and as superintendent of public instruction from 1883 to 1897, he and his successor Robert Long, were instrumental in bringing the unorganized schools of the Territory into a unified system.

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Chapter 18: Happy Jack, Clint's Well and Long Valley

Map-makers and map-readers have puzzled for years over the fact that the Happy Jack post office is in Long Valley and the Long Valley Ranger Station is at Happy Jack. As we might expect, “herein lies a tale.”

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Chapter 17: Grand Prize Mine

Webber Creek is best known today for the Geronimo Boy Scout Camp that occupies its headwaters under the Rim, and for the Geronimo Estates, a residential subdivision just downstream from the Boy Scout Camp.

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Chapter 16: Gordon Canyon

Gordon Canyon is a place quite “off the beaten track” yet it contains some of the Rim Country’s dramatic pioneer stories, stories of hardship, glory and love.

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Chapter 15: Four Peaks

Anyone who has lived in Arizona for some time becomes familiar with its mountain peaks, each with its story and tradition.

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Chapter 14 – Fossil Creek

Fossil Creek has produced much lore from prehistoric until modern times.

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Chapter 13: Forest Lakes

Many people had never heard of Forest Lakes, Arizona, before the Rodeo-Chediski Fire hit the national news.

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Chapter 12 – Doll Baby Ranch       

Driving west around Payson’s Green Valley lakes and past the golf course on Country Club Drive, the pavement ends and the name of the road becomes the Doll Baby Ranch Road.

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Chapter 10: Crook Military Road

A bold move had to be taken by the United States Army in 1871 to curb Apache raids on white settlements and ranches.

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Chapter 9 — Chevelon Creek

Among the most remote and beautiful creeks in Arizona is Chevelon Creek and it contains an abundance of challenges and history.

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