Saturday, July 18th

On this date in 1864, Charles D. Poston was elected Arizona’s first territorial delegate.

On this date in 1864, the Mowry Mines were sold at public auction for $2,000 by Gen. James H. Carleton who had ordered the mines confiscated on the charge that Mowry was a Confederate sympathizer.

Photo: Charles D. Poston – “The Father of Arizona”