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2004 Inductee |
ROBERT MASON
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Robert
and Dottie Mason moved to Rio Verde in 1983. Bob became active in
an archaeology club, taking extension classes from ASU, then excavating
at five sites. He has led 118 hikes for residents of the Verdes and
others, also speaking to civic and historical groups about the Verde
River Valley. He served on the original Rio Verde Country Club Board
of Directors and was President of the Rio Verde Community Association
for two years. Bob is recognized as the Lower Verde Valley's most
noted historian and has written four books about this area's history.
Our Desert Oasis traced the history of the Verdes. For the last 11 years he has written a "Verde Valley Lore"column in the Fountain Hills Times featuring historical persons and events. Collections of these are published in two books, Verde Valley Lore and MORE Verde Valley Lore. Another book, The Burning, is based on the life of a pioneering Ft. McDowell family in the 1870s.
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