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Narrated by The Historian 116 km · about 70 min · 15 stories

From the Presidio walls through Southern Pacific country to the town too tough to die: the Butterfield stage, the Mormon Battalion's march, the artesian wells of St. David, and the Earp-Clanton feud — thirty seconds of gunfire and a century of argument.

The stories

In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.

  1. 1
    Tucson, Arizona

    The Fox Tucson Theatre

  2. 2
    Tucson, Arizona

    Tucson's Presidio Origins

  3. 3
    Tucson, Arizona

    The Butterfield Overland Mail

  4. 4
    Tucson, Arizona

    The 1903 Esmond Train Wreck

  5. 5
    Vail, Arizona

    The Southern Pacific Railroad System Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3

  6. 6
    Vail, Arizona

    The Southern Pacific Railroad System Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3

  7. 7
    Vail, Arizona

    The Southern Pacific Railroad System Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3

  8. 8
    Benson, Arizona

    Restoring the San Pedro River

  9. 9
    Benson, Arizona

    Sky Islands of Coronado Forest

  10. 10
    Benson, Arizona

    The Mormon Battalion March

  11. 11
    St. David, Arizona

    Saint David Artesian Wells

  12. 12
    St. David, Arizona

    The Sweetwater Rescue Hero

  13. 13
    St. David, Arizona

    The Industrial Roots of St. David

  14. 14
    Tombstone, Arizona

    The Earp-Clanton Feud

  15. 15
    Tombstone, Arizona

    The Lawman Turned Outlaw

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Where the stories come from

Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.