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Bear Spring House, Guardhouse, And Spring
The Bear Spring House, Guardhouse, and Spring is a late 19th century ranch situated in the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County, Arizona History Apache Pass is a pass in the Chiricahua Mountains. During the mid and late 1800s, it became a point of contention between European settlers and the Chiricahua Apache, as it was at a crossroad in the region, as well as being the site of a freshwater spring. In 1857, the Butterfield Overland Mail Stage Line established a station in the pass. In 1862, the Battle of Apache Pass took place, after which Fort Bowie was established on July 28, 1862. The spring in the pass supplied all the water for the fort initially, but by 1874, more water was needed, and nearby Bear Spring was selected. A stone reservoir was created to store water, which was pumped into water wagons and trucked to the fort. In 1874 an adobe guardhouse was constructed. In 1884–85, a 5,000 foot pipeline was laid between the reservoir and the fort, using two-inch pump a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowie, Arizona
Bowie is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, Cochise County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census the population of Bowie was 449. History The Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Southern Pacific built a rail line through eastern Arizona in 1880, including a stop at Bowie. Once a junction was made in March 1881 with eastern rail lines in Deming, New Mexico, this line was the second transcontinental rail route across the United States.(March 12, 1881)Completion of the New Trans-Continental Route ''Pacific Rural Press'' The community is named for the former Fort Bowie.Barnes, Will CArizona Place Names p. 59 (1935) ("Bowie was named of course for the old fort not far away.") Demographics Bowie first appeared on the 1910 U.S. Census as the "Bowie Precinct" of Cochise County. It appeared again in 1920 and 1930 as a precinct. It reported a majority White population in 1930. The population of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
