Bowie

by Kathy Klump, Peta-Anne Tenney Tenney, Peta-Anne Tenney for the Sulphur Spr Hi, et al.

Book Overview

Founded in 1880 along the Southern Pacific Railroad line, Bowie is located in northern Cochise County. It was originally named Teviston after Capt. James H. Tevis, operator of the Butterfield Overland Stage Station. Later, the town was named after nearby Fort Bowie, which was the scene of many battles with the Chiricahua Apaches. In 1886, the Apaches, including Geronimo and Cochise's son Naiche, were loaded on trains in Bowie and sent to Florida as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738585092
• ISBN13: 9780738585093
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"