Episode 120: The Pleasant Valley War, Part I: The Battleground

The original Jim Tewksbury cabin, built in 1880 and now on display at the Pioneer Living History Museum in Phoenix. Original photo from Wikimedia Commons. License info.

In the 1870s, a new spot in one of Arizona’s most isolated corners suddenly opened up for American colonization. Among the few daring souls that would try their hand at ranching in this place known as Pleasant Valley were two families - the Tewksburys and the Grahams.