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  Cochise County Real Estate, REALTORS, Cochise Real Estate Agents, Homes For Sale, Home Values
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www.homegain.com /local_real_estate/AZ/cochise_county.html   (336 words)

  
 The Cochise County Bad Guys: Johnny Ringo & Curly Bill
As part of the countdown to the 125th Anniversary of the Gunfight at the OK Corral, it is time to start examining some of the reasons for the fight and some of the people involved.
In Cochise County these men banded together to form a lose confederation of what I believe is one of the earliest examples of organized crime in the United States.
Breck’s friendship and scant, unsubstantiated allegations with a relationship with Cochise County Deputy Sheriff Billy Breakenridge lead to his glorification of the Ringo legend in Helldorado.
www.blogcritics.org /archives/2006/10/23/031059.php   (2088 words)

  
  Arizona - Cochise County
The eleventh Territorial Assembly established Cochise County on February 1, 1881, as the eighth county.
The county was formed out of eastern Pima County, and Tombstone was designated as the county seat.
The county Superintendent’s annual financial reports, 1941-1957, give recaps of assets and valuation, school district expenditures by purpose and account, receipts and balances.
www.fgs.org /rpa/AzCochise.htm   (496 words)

  
  Cochise County Real Estate, Arizona - Cochise County Homes for Sale, MLS Listings
Cochise County real estate listings from Cochise County Real Estate Agents and Home Builders.
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homes.point2.com /US/Arizona/Cochise-County-Real-Estate.aspx   (208 words)

  
  Cochise County, Arizona History
So bold was he in his depredations, and such terror did he inspire in the breasts of all, that no one finally dared venture within striking distance of the raids of this terrible mountain bandit.
Hence the history proper of this county may be said to have begun with the discovery of the mines in the Tombstone district in 1878, antedating the organization of the county by the space of three years.
Prior to 1878 the country beyond the San Pedro was given over to a domination of the Apache outside of the one traveled wagon road to the east.
www.arizonagenealogy.com /cochise   (572 words)

  
  Cochise County, Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cochise County is located in the Southeast Corner of the State of Arizona and the county seat is Bisbee.
The 1882 Cochise County Courthouse is one of the oldest territorial courthouses in Arizona.
Cochise Stronghold is located to the west of Sunsites, Arizona in the Dragoon Mountains at an elevation of 5,000 ft. This beautiful woodland area lies in a protective rampart of granite domes and sheer cliffs which were once the refuge of the great Apache Chief, Cochise, and his people.
www.willcoxaz.net /cochisecounty.html   (3622 words)

  
 Cochise County, Arizona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cochise County is located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.30% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,105, and the median income for a family was $38,005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cochise_County,_Arizona   (432 words)

  
 Cochise County
"Cochise County was named upon its creationon February 1, 1881, for the famed Chiricahua Apache leader.
The county was carved from Pima County, one of the four original counties in teh territory of Arizona.
The history of Cochise County is one of the most interesting in the state, inasmuch as its remoteness from law and order at one time made it a haven for outlaws.
jeff.scott.tripod.com /cochise.html   (302 words)

  
 Toastmaster Clubs in Cochise County - Public Speaking and Leadership Experience   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cochise County in Southern Arizona has a long and prominent history in the tales of the American West.
Cochise County is home to the famous town of Tombstone, the mining city of Bisbee, and the historic Fort Huachuca, among many other prominent places.
Cochise Toastmasters is the senior club in Cochise County, having existed for over 40 years.
www.angelfire.com /az3/huachucatm   (441 words)

  
 Cochise County
Cochise County: Agriculture continues to be an important segment of the Cochise County economy.
Once known as the cattle capitol of the nation, livestock continues to be important to the county economy.
The county fair is held in Douglas in September/October and you can get in on Rex Allen Days, the celebration of a silver screen cowboy, in Willcox in October.
www.azda.gov /Main/cochise.htm   (169 words)

  
 Superior Court of Arizona - Cochise - History   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This structure continues to serve the county today, housing three of the four divisions of the superior court, the office of the clerk of the superior court, and the offices and departments of the court administrator.
He served as deputy county attorney for Cochise County under Judge Ross and was elected to the office of county attorney in 1931.
Helm served as deputy county attorney for ten years and was elected Cochise County Attorney in 1956, serving in that capacity until 1962.
www.apltwo.ct.state.az.us /cochise/history.htm   (2464 words)

  
 Below the Mogollon Rim
But, Cochise County in Southeast Arizona is among the most historically significant crossroads of cultures in the United States.
The extreme Southeast corner of Arizona is named for Cochise, Chief of the Chiricahua Apaches, who, more than 300 years after Coronado, witnessed the precursors of Westward expansion of the United States and the devastation of the Apaches.
Cochise was known as a great strategist and lost no battles to the superior resources and weapons of the 3rd U.S. Cavalry during his lifetime.
www.houstonculture.org /terra/cochise.html   (2165 words)

  
 Graham County, Arizona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The racial makeup of the county was 67.11% White, 1.87% Black or African American, 14.95% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 13.35% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races.
In the county the population was spread out with 30.10% under the age of 18, 12.00% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 18.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.90% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,668, and the median income for a family was $34,417.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Graham_County,_Arizona   (400 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Effects of immigration debated across U.S.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
PHOENIX — Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever says he pressed politicians in Washington for nearly a decade to do something about invaders swarming into southern Arizona from Mexico.
Cochise County's 83 deputies patrol an area of rangeland, high desert and mountains larger than Connecticut.
Cochise County, in Arizona's southeast corner, became a throughway from Mexico.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2006-04-30-immigration-cover_x.htm   (560 words)

  
 Chiricahua Apache History - Cochise Stronghold
When Cochise saw Winters and his troopers in the distance, he realized he'd never outrun them and make it across the border, so he changed course and headed into Rucker Canyon......
There was a hint of excitement in the air as the Apaches approached the jumble of huge granite boulders, perhaps because they knew that in the idyllic settling Cochise was not only a fighter but a leader of community, someone with a family.
Cochise declared: "When I way young, I walked all over this country, east and west, and saw no other people than the Apaches.
www.cochisestronghold.com /stronghd/history.html   (2463 words)

  
 ARIZONA-Buckle Up Cochise County
Statistics for Cochise County, Arizona indicate that, in 1998, 78 percent of accidental deaths in the county were attributable to motor vehicle crashes.
The Buckle Up Cochise County program was developed in 1999 to reduce motor vehicle- related injuries and fatalities in Cochise County and its local jurisdictions.
The Cochise County Department of Public Safety, the county sheriff, the Sierra Vista Police Department, and the Huachuca City Police Department, collaborated in an aggressive enforcement campaign tied to an alternative sentencing strategy, designed by several local judges.
www.nhtsa.dot.gov /people/outreach/safedige/summer2000/sum00-15.html   (492 words)

  
 Cochise County Intro
Two decades later Cochise County still had few American inhabitants.
The 1870s and 1880s were a period of great transition for Cochise County.
During this time it would go from a landscape of Indians and outposts, to a territorial county with all of the trappings of settlement, industry and “civilization.” It provides a classic story of the development of the western frontier, full of mining booms and busts, lawless towns, railroad settlements, and Indian trouble.
mason.gmu.edu /~kshupe/hist615/vectors/cochise/cochise_intro.html   (414 words)

  
 JJSD Community Advisory Board Projects COCHISE
Joanne Kartchner was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona and graduated from St. Mary's School of Nursing with an R.N. degree.
Irma is bilingual, bicultural third generation Mexican-American born and raised in the border town of Douglas in Cochise County.
Cochise CAB participated in the county fair with a booth for the purpose of public education, communication and member recruitment.
www.supreme.state.az.us /jjsd/CAB/CountyProjects/Cochise/default.htm   (1094 words)

  
 Cochise County News
BISBEE — In a continuing effort to control growth and conserve water, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved rezoning half of an 80-acre parcel in the Babocomari Area Plan to TR-36 and the other half to RU-2.
County Senior Planner Mark Apel said that without the rezoning, the water use budget for the 80 acres was estimated to be about 17.5 acre-feet per year.
By requiring the developer to follow the county's subdivision requirements, which means hooking up to the Whetstone Water Co., about 13 acre-feet of water will be used although more homes will be constructed, Apel said.
www.sahba.org /cochise_county/Dec7_05.html   (524 words)

  
 Welcome to Cochise County   (Site not responding. Last check: )
That is what Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever wrote to me. Hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze at a cost of nearly $2 million.
We in Cochise County need all our limited resources for schools, health services for our elderly and mentally ill, irrigation and flood control, fire districts, highway and road maintenance, and for paving our many dirt roads.
Unlike most American counties, cities and towns, a large portion of our problems are created by outsiders, by the unending flow of illegal immigration.
azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/viewpoints/articles/0612maharis0611.html   (1024 words)

  
 Partnership members
Cochise County encompasses 6200 square miles of the southeastern corner of the State and has jurisdiction over tax assessments, health and social services, solid waste, elections and floodplain issues throughout the County.
The overall goal of the County in its Comprehensive Plan is to promote growth in an orderly, harmonious, environmentally and economically responsible manner.
According to the Cochise County Water Resources Inventory prepared by Engineering and Environmental Consultants, Inc., the daily average effluent volume from Huachuca City is 100,000 gallons as compared to 1,000,000 from Fort Huachuca.
www.usppartnership.com /partners2.html   (2154 words)

  
 The Cochise County View of the Border   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cochise County report that they are unable to keep up with the surge in demand for both guns and ammunition.
Light forces with rapid airmobile (helicopter) mobility can cover large remote border areas with minimal assets while freeing up limited Border Patrol assets to concentrate on congested urban areas or where their particular expertise is needed.
Finally, the military would be genuinely welcomed by the local citizenry who are frustrated at the unsatisfactory state and national response to the problem.
www.azanderson.org /anderson_report_border_issues_cochise_county_view_of_the_border.htm   (3204 words)

  
 HOPWA Grantee Awards - Cochise County - CPD - HUD   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cochise County received a new HOPWA grant of $677,377 to implement the HOPWA Housing Assistance Program (HHAP).
The Housing Authority of Cochise County, as the project sponsor, will provide tenant-based rental assistance, housing information services, and emergency housing assistance including short-term rent, mortgage, and utility payments to prevent homelessness for eligible families.
These partners include: Cochise County Health Department, City of Douglas Housing Department, St. John's Episcopal Church, the Arizona Department of Health Services, Southwest Fair Housing Council, Impact Consultants, Bisbee Coalition for the Homeless, and Good Neighbor Alliance in Sierra Vista.
www.hud.gov /offices/cpd/aidshousing/local/az/cochisecounty/awards.cfm   (185 words)

  
 Cochise County Roads and Rails
Long before American explorers or settlers ventured through the Cochise County area, there were Spanish explorers and travelers and there were also several attempts at establishing Spanish settlements.
The line did not make it into Cochise County until three months later and the actual unification of this Southern Pacific line with the Santa Fe Railroad, making it the second transcontinental line, was not until a year later.
This policy of reserving lands so that the railroad had first choice and they could not be homesteaded was challenged in the Supreme Court in 1875 in the case of Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston Railroad Company vs. United States where the Court ruled that the 80 mile limit could not be reserved.
mason.gmu.edu /~kshupe/hist615/vectors/cochise/cochise_roads.html   (611 words)

  
 NACo
County News explores county efforts to curb youth and gang violence.
NACo is seeking nominations of model county practices in transitioning jailed persons with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders to the community upon release.
This guide will help county officials understand what NIMS is and the role counties play in planning to prepare for and respond to emergencies of any type and of any scale.
naco.org /Template.cfm?.../counties/citiescounty.cfm&countyid=4003.0   (241 words)

  
 Cochise County Magazine
It seems, at least a couple times a year, somewhere in Cochise County is used as a movie set.
Some of he costumes of the old Tombstone characters are more obvious than others and the roll players come from all over to parade down Allen Street during the festival.
county were on their way to becoming ghostly, but since then people have moved mobile homes into the old towns, or fixed up some of the existing residence and are perfectly content with the peace and quiet of these ghostly surroundings.
www.buyaz.50megs.com /ccmag1.html   (929 words)

  
 Cochise: Cochise County One-Stop Training Information   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Whether you need to update specific job skills, want to be certified in a new technology or wish to pursue a degree, there are several sources for training and education in Cochise County.
Center for Economic Research provides economic research and forecasting data and education for the Cochise County area.
Small Business Development Center helps small businesses in Cochise County start up, survive, and grow by providing services and referrals to small business owners and entrepreneurs.
www.cochise.cc.az.us /information/students/countyonestop/ccos_traininglinks.asp   (306 words)

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