CAC to host historical speaker

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Central Arizona College Aravaipa Campus will be hosting an historical talk by historian Jay Van Orden. Jay is a former Director of the Field Services Division of the Arizona Historical Society. He is also the author of Geronimo’s Surrender: C.S. Fly’s Photographs.

The topic will be “When No One Had a Camera: An Artist-Participant Paints the Tully and Ochoa Wagon Fight 1869.” This is the story behind Edward Zinns’ painting of the Aravaipa Apaches attack on an 80 mule 9 wagon train along the Cañon del Oro. The wagon train owned by merchants Tully & Ochoa was on its way to Camp Grant from Tucson when it was attacked. This battle along with other Apache attacks led to the Camp Grant Massacre.

The talk will be held in Room E 102, Community Room of the CAC Aravaipa Campus 80440E. Aravaipa Road. For more information, contact the college at (520) 357-2841.

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John Hernandez lives in Oracle. He is retired and enjoys writing and traveling. He is active in the Oracle Historical Society. He covers numerous public events, researches historical features and writes business/artist profiles.


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