Vintage railcar gets adjustment to stand straight
Within hours of the California Zephyr train’s Silver Horizon railcar being placed at its new home in January, there was speculation it might be...
Blast from the past: Mayor elected, fugitive arrested, and a new route opened
The month of June in the past.
2004: Maricopa native Kelly Anderson was elected mayor of the first elected City Council on June 1. Councilman...
History Photo: Hole lotta nothin’
For decades, Maricopans were able to cool off in the summer with a dip in the swimming pool at Rotary Park. Built to lessen...
History photo: At the station
Believed to have been taken between 1900 and 1920, this photo of a train at the pumping station with the iconic water tower nearby...
Native Grill owner tastes success despite 9/11, housing crash, fires and COVID-19
All business owners encounter hurdles as they are getting things going; it’s part of the process.
Pat Kieny, the owner of Native Grill & Wings,...
Flash to the past: Police seek vocal sheep, find vocal frog
In July 2009, Maricopa police officers responded to a report of a sheep stuck in a drainage ditch in The Villages.
The call came from...
Nonprofit profile: Maricopa Historical Society
The Maricopa Historical Society began meeting in 2005 as the Maricopa History Committee with the Friends of the Maricopa Library. Thanks to many generous...
History photo: On the Rails 2001
The historic California Zephyr railcar (right) makes its 2001 debut in Maricopa and is greeted by a modern Amtrak train (left). The railcar, which...
Air Maricopa
Maricopa’s airfield ran perpendicular to John Wayne Parkway, more exactly where the overpass now sits. In this photo from the early 1900s, one of...
Flash to the past: Maricopans left itching as mosquitoes thrive
In August 2012, a trifecta of heat, humidity and standing water left mosquitoes feeling right at home in Maricopa, and Maricopans were itching like...
Zephyr now in hands of historical society
A Maricopa icon officially became part of the Maricopa Historical Society’s inventory Saturday.
The famed Zephyr railcar was added to the Maricopa Historical Society’s list of assets at a breakfast...
History photo: The Corner Lot
The Maricopa Hotel was owned and operated by Arthur Deal (pictured with his son) from 1917 to 1931. Called Edwards Hotel in the 1890s...
A blast from the past
In Maricopa, shops and storefronts have come and gone over the past few decades. In the black-and-white photo from the 1960s, you can see...
Train car wrapped against the elements
With its windows removed for a special project, the vintage Silver Horizons railcar from the California Zephyr was left vulnerable to upcoming winds, dust...
Tractors highlight new Maricopa Historical Society display at library
By Maricopa Historical Society
Throughout the last 100 years, the tractor has played a significant role in agricultural practices around the world. Maricopa Historical Society...
CURTIS: The Oatman Massacre – Part Two: rescued by the Mojave
This is the second in a series about the massacre of the Oatman family in 1851 after leaving Maricopa Wells.
You will recall that two...
History Photo: Changing Times at MHS
A 1998 aerial photo of the Maricopa High School campus, looking northeast. At the bottom of the photo is the junction of Honeycutt Avenue...
Millar hosts great morning for flight (GALLERY)
Millar Airfield, housing the Vietnam Aviation Veterans of Arizona museum, hosted its annual fall fly-in Saturday with a pancake breakfast, rides and, of course,...
75 years later, what do you know about the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Today is the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that resulted in the United States entering World War II. How many...
History photo: Times Keep Changing
Photos of the same intersection in Maricopa nearly 20 years apart show the changes that have occurred since 1998. The 1998 photo, part of...
There yesterday, gone today
Shown is a picture of the NAPA Auto Parts from the 1960s. The store was razed at the end of 2020 due in large...
History photo: Headquarters blaze
In 1954, the Headquarters nightclub and bar was a place for people to gather and dance to hits like “Shboom” recorded by The Crew...
Maricopa History: First Transcontinental Flight Lands in Maricopa
The first transcontinental flight in the United States, a Wright Model EX piloted by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, landed in Maricopa on Nov. 1, 1911....
History Photo: Water on the Road
Looking south from a water tower, this is a scene from Maricopa during the flood of 1949. The Maricopa Hotel is on the right,...
History Photo: How did that turn out?
In 1990, construction started on Maricopa Town Centre, a shopping plaza on Hathaway Avenue next to the post office, which was also constructed around...
History Photo: Look for the Tracks
How people entered Maricopa from the south in 1913. Note the different fencing styles along the road. (Photo from Pratt family courtesy Maricopa Historical...
‘The Wall That Heals’ makes first visit to Pinal County
The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, is coming to Pinal County for the first time in March.
It...
Tales & Treasures debuts for historical society (GALLERY)
Some history stories, a silent auction, and catered meal and more drew a crowd to Maricopa Historical Society's first Tales & Treasures supper at...
History Photo: Nothing Stops the Maricopa Mail
Fred Cole served as the Maricopa postmaster from 1955 to 1982. The post office was located in the Honeycutt Shopping Center until it was...
Drive-by parade celebrates Mary Lou Smith’s 90th birthday
Mary Lou Smith celebrated her 90th birthday Saturday, greeted with a parade of family and friends who drove by her home honking horns and...
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