Friday, February 28, 2014

Life in the Old West


May 2, 1873: "Yuma holds its first legal hanging across the road from the schoolhouse." 

- From An Arizona Chronology: The Territorial Years 1846 - 1912 by Douglas D. Martin

2 comments:

Eclecticity said...

Drank my first legally purchased beer in a lounge in Yuma at the age of 19 with my best buddies Dan and Bob. E.

Michael Wade said...

E,

You know the tune: "E Yuma was a rebel...."

Michael