BORDERLAND CHRONICLES History stories of Douglas

BORDERLAND CHRONICLES
History stories of Douglas, Arizona
Agua Prieta, Sonora
and surrounding area

Haystack
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Project List
These are the upcoming issues of Borderland Chronicles and a book I'm working on. If you want to contribute what you know about any of the project subject, contact me at publication10@cox.net .

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Contact information:
Cindy Hayostek
P.O. Box 72
Douglas, AZ 85608

publication10@cox.net

Douglas and direct current

Belgian-born engineer Charles Legrand installed a direct current electrical system in Douglas' Copper Queen smelter in 1903. He was also involved with a 60-mile direct current power line to the Sonoran mining camp of El Tigre.

Douglas boarding houses

In Douglas' early days, hundreds of people lived in boarding houses. Managers of these boarding houses included Pearl Starr, daughter of the infamous Belle, and some equally fascinating ladies.

Book-length biography of B.A. Packard

He came to Tombstone in 1880, his ranch spanned the U.S. - Mexico border, and his Douglas bank help to finance the Mexican Revolution.

Arizona anthem and Douglas men in entertainment world

The words to Arizona's anthem were written by a Douglas woman, Margaret Clifford, and the music by a Douglas man, Maurice Blumenthal. He was one of several Douglas Jewish men with entertainment world connections.