22  AZ     Arizona 

In late 1800’s, Arizona attracted settlers for a variety of reasons. Sam Hughes & Levi Manning are two interesting examples.

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23a HM  History Makers

Not only did this lady challenge the legal licensing and educational system that totally  favored  men, but she also introduced a legal system still practiced in the U.S. today.

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23b HM    History Makers 

After an illustrious career as a railroad union leader, he was recruited by President Truman and  Martin Luther King to advance civil rights.

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24 Lin     Lincoln Family

Lincoln’s granddaughter had 2 children. Were they the last Abraham Lincoln’s lineage?

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25a  RR   Railroads

A former Buffalo Bill sideman and gold prospector convinced a railroad he had to get tChicago for a business meeting as fast as possible.  The result: a new speed record.

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25b  RR    Railroads

The event of the century was delayed for two days when non paid railroad workers prevented the railroad’s president train from passing until they were paid.

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26 Pla       Places

Years before the U.S. first transcontinental railroad, this was the fastest route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

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27a FAV     Favorites

Summers in Tucson have always been brutally hot …and, accordingly, a legend was  born when a teenage girl did the unthinkable.

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27b  FAV    Favorites

A prolific swindler, he would change his name and location several times before getting caught. He met his end after eating a box of Fannie May candy.    

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28 Gen      General Interest

Would this fairy tale meeting between a NY society beauty and a bachelor railroad  baron turn out to be a everlasting love story or something else?

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