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Cochise County's 129th Anniversary celebration Tuesday
Rapid growth in late 1870s into 1880s at Tombstone and Bisbee, fueled by rich mining booms, led local leaders to lobby the State to create a new county. The lines were drawn on the Mexico-New Mexico borders carving 6,256 square miles out of Pima County, one of the original four counties, to create Cochise County named after Cochise the famous leader of the Chiricahua Apaches.
Cochise died in 1874, seven years before the Eleventh Territorial Assembly passed the enabling act which established Cochise County on February 1, 1881. The Act designated the county seat at Tombstone, one of the largest cities in the western U.S. at the time.
At statehood, Cochise County had existed for 31 years. The election in 1929 moved the county seat to Bisbee. Feb. 1, 2010, marks the 129th anniversary of Cochise County. The Board of Supervisors will honor the anniversary with a reception to be held in the Board of Supervisors lobby at 9 a.m. on Feb. 2, 2010.
Cochise died in 1874, seven years before the Eleventh Territorial Assembly passed the enabling act which established Cochise County on February 1, 1881. The Act designated the county seat at Tombstone, one of the largest cities in the western U.S. at the time.
At statehood, Cochise County had existed for 31 years. The election in 1929 moved the county seat to Bisbee. Feb. 1, 2010, marks the 129th anniversary of Cochise County. The Board of Supervisors will honor the anniversary with a reception to be held in the Board of Supervisors lobby at 9 a.m. on Feb. 2, 2010.
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