Vignettes of Southern Arizona History from the 1860s to the Present: Part II. – Alan Kruse 2 Wednesdays in November, the 4th and 11th at 9:00 a.m. in Hopi
$10.00
Two Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. November 4 and 11 in the Hopi Room.
Presenter: Alan Kruse has been teaching popular ILR classes for several years, leads tours for the downtown Presidio and at one time had his own Arizona tour company (Kruse Tours).
Description
The class begins with the violent history of Brunckow’s Cabin located just east of the San Pedro River and south of Tombstone where between 1860 and 1890 about 21 men were killed. Tucson’s first marshal Milton Duffield was among the 21 plus Ed Schieffelin, founder of Tombstone and Frank Stilwell who was implicated in the death of Morgan Earp spent time there. The second session continues to look at iconic images in Tucson including the Teatro Carmen in Barrio Viejo, art on the Luis G. Gutierrez Bridge, Streetcar stops, the Mormon Battalion Statue, the Earp and Holliday statue, Larcena Pennington, the Stork’s Nest and Ghost Ranch Lodge.
