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Welcome to Nogales, Arizona.
Nogales is a city located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 20,878. The city is the county seat of Santa Cruz County. Nogales, Arizona, borders the city of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico and is Arizona's largest international border town. Nogales, Arizona is a tapestry of cultures woven through history-a culture unique to the City. In the 1690s the Spanish established missions in this area, which, at the time was inhabited by the Pima people. In 1821, Mexico ceded from Spain and the Nogales area became part of Mexico. In 1854, the Gadsden Purchase placed Nogales into the United States. In 1880, Isaac and Jacob Issacson founded Nogales with a border trading post. In 1882, the railroad arrived, assuring the town a place on the map.
Come! Shop in Nogales! The people in Nogales, Sonora do! Downtown Nogales is an award-winning Arizona Main Street community that includes over 140 establishments in an historic setting. Many of the historic buildings house wonderful retail stores with variety to please everyone. It's a great place to shop and, when you drop, enjoy a newly painted bench in the park. Over the course of the last year, young artists from Nogales have been painting the town just for you. Enjoy the shopping and the history, stop and look at the Woolworth Company building, located at 34-46 Morley Avenue, which was constructed in 1917, and is the only neoclassical commercial building in Nogales as well as the only original terra cotta facade in Nogales.
Stop by the Pimeria Alta Museum, the Old Town Hall, located at 136 North Grand Avenue. In 1914, the Nogales Volunteer fire Department pitched in and built the Old Town Hall on Grand Avenue, which is now home to many historic treasures. Designed by the renowned Tucson architect Henry O. Jaastad, the building was constructed with all of the amenities-steam heat, sewer, electricity, and running water. The entire ground floor can be explored. Ask about a free copy of the Historic Nogales Self-Guided Walking Tour courtesy of Historic Nogales Main Street.
Photo by Dick Crocker, President - International Assemblers, Inc
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Local daily news in Nogales:
Drug cartel tunnelers target US border town
NOGALES, Arizona - A resident walking near the rusted boundary fence in this Arizona border city last month reported suspicious knocking coming from an abandoned warehouse to the Border Patrol.
Tunnel vision: Border Patrol agents to spot tunnels with advanced ground-penetrating radar
Agents discovered this tunnel in Nogales, Ariz. It ended up on the Mexican side of the US -- Mexico border.
A 'Tunnel Rats' Police Makeshift Crossings on U.S.-Mexico Border
Tom Pittman, a Border Patrol supervisor, climbs out of the tunnels under Nogales, Ariz., which are used for smuggling.
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Places of interest:
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