Harry J. Karns
Harry John Karns (1880 – April 29, 1956) was an Arizona politician who served a single term in the Arizona State Senate during the 2nd Arizona State Legislature. He served 3 consecutive terms as mayor of Nogales from 1927 to 1933. While in office, he oversaw the paving of the streets of Nogales, installation of a sewer system, and street lights. Personal life Karns was born in Jamestown, New York in 1880. He moved with his family when he was very young to the Pittsburgh area. In the early 1890s, Karns attended the Collegiate Institute in Towanda, Pennsylvania. In 1899, while working as a well-driller on an oil well in Wellsville, Ohio, Karns received serious burns when a boiler exploded, killing several others. He was living in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, at the time. He married his wife, Molly, on January 1, 1900. The couple had two daughters, Helena and Glenna. Karns moved to Nogales, Arizona, in 1907. Karns was a charter member of the Nogales Chamber of Commerce. He ...
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Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Santa Cruz is a county in southern Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population is 47,669. The county seat is Nogales. The county was established in 1899. It borders Pima County to the north and west, Cochise County to the east, and the Mexican state of Sonora to the south. Santa Cruz County includes the Nogales, Arizona Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Tucson-Nogales, Arizona Combined Statistical Area. History Santa Cruz County, formed on March 15, 1899, out of what was then Pima County, is named after the Santa Cruz River. Th