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Left: A letter Reavis wrote claiming his water rights on the Gila River. Right: A quitclaim deed Reavis wrote out to D.C. Stevens, the owner of the Texas-California stagecoach operation. (Photo by: Gabby Ferreira/Arizona Sonora News)

Phony baron swindled early Arizona residents

Gabriella Ferreira April 16, 2015

Once upon a time, the area of land stretching from Phoenix to New Mexico was part of the Barony of Arizona. At least, that's what James Reavis, the "Baron of Arizona," would have had you believe. In...

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