Maps used by early Arizona Babbitts are now preserved and available in the Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public Library. Reference librarian and Babbitt relative Claudine Taillac says the weathered, frayed and stained documents likely were carried in pockets or saddlebags as ranchers rode horseback and moved cattle to pastures and water sources. Taillac has been carefully preserving the documents this summer. Previously, they had been stored in the Babbitt Building and were donated to the … [Read more...] about Historic Maps Chart Path to Understanding, Honoring the Past
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