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Best Way To Walk 1,000 Years In One DayThe Desert Archaeology Downtown Tour
STAFF PICK: Did you know the first commander of the Spanish
garrison who established the Tucson Presidio was an Irishman?
Have you followed the line of the old adobe wall through downtown?
Did you know the Edward Nye Fish House on the corner of Alameda
Street and Main Avenue was part of the gate to the old city? More
historic anecdotes are in store on the Desert Archaeology Center's
Downtown Tucson Tour. Center director Connie Allen-Bacon leads
a walking tour through and around downtown Tucson, revealing the
disappeared neighborhoods of Tucson's past. The tour offers a
terrific overview of local history, from pre-historic times through
the devastating urban renewal of the '60s. Call 881-2244 to book
a tour. (Recommended reading for history buffs who like to hoof
it: Harry and Mary Cuming's walking guide, Yesterday's Tucson
Today--full of illustrations, maps and historical anecdotes,
it'll guide you through the different eras of Tucson's architecture.
It's available at Tucson Map & Flag, and other area bookstores.)
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