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Trails, Rails, and Roadways in Pima County: Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan

ContributorsBott, Suzanne (Author) / Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office (Publisher)
Created2002-01-07
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Describes the evolution of transportation routes and transportation methods in Pima County throughout time, and the effect that modes of transportation have had on the size and form of the community. Stage, freight, and railroad transportation followed the main historic corridors established by previous cultures and technologies.

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Ranching Within Pima County - Ranch Tradition and Conservation in the Altar Valley Area: Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan

ContributorsChilton, Susan E. (Author) / Pima County (Ariz.). County Administrator's Office (Publisher)
Created1999
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The author takes issue with the statement, "Only three percent of the cows are from the West" and discusses all that is involved in raising cows that are then shipped east to graze before slaughter. They forget that they were born and raised out here. The Altar Valley alone produces…

The author takes issue with the statement, "Only three percent of the cows are from the West" and discusses all that is involved in raising cows that are then shipped east to graze before slaughter. They forget that they were born and raised out here. The Altar Valley alone produces millions of pounds of beef a year.