by Mark Duggan | Sep 24, 2013
Longtime residents of Tucson, Arizona, remember the area as “prison camp.” From 1939 to 1973, it was the Catalina Federal Honor Camp. The inmates who built the Catalina Highway up Mount Lemmon were the original occupants. Conscientious objectors were also housed there...
by Mark Duggan | Mar 15, 2013
Tucson, Ariz. – A collection of cast-lead crosses and swords found near Tucson has led to controversy now nearly a century old: Did Romans establish a colony in the area around C.E. 800? Some are convinced the crosses are proof. Others say it’s a hoax. Charles...
by Mark Duggan | Jul 23, 2012
Listen now: Re-enacting the Civil War in the Southwest http://openrangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Civil-War-Open-Range-Productions-Remix.mp3 Picacho Pass, Ariz. – On April 15, 1862, two small groups of Union and Confederate soldiers fought a battle in...
by Mark Duggan | Jan 19, 2012
Tucson, Ariz. – Union Pacific’s historic steam locomotive called The 844 rolled through Arizona in 2012 as part of the state’s centennial celebration. One of the only steam locomotives still in use worldwide, it draws large crowds everywhere...
by Mark Duggan | Nov 3, 2011
The BBC asked Mark Duggan in 2009 to interview Robert Serling, who lived in Tucson. The occasion was the 50th anniversary of the first Twilight Zone episode. Robert shared many memories of his brother Rod and talked about his successful career as a journalist and...
by Mark Duggan | Oct 11, 2011
Tombstone, Ariz. – The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is an American Myth. It’s a tale of a violent showdown in 1881 in a remote part of Arizona, and it’s long been immortalized in both history text and Hollywood script. Various cinematic and literary treatments of...
