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Tale of the ‘Arizona Navy’: Old story revived as state competes with California for water

Rachel Leingang//June 29, 2015//[read_meter]

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Tale of the ‘Arizona Navy’: Old story revived as state competes with California for water

Tale of the ‘Arizona Navy’: Old story revived as state competes with California for water

Rachel Leingang//June 29, 2015//[read_meter]

The Nellie T prepares to defend Arizona. The Arizona Navy took to the Colorado River in 1934 to fend off California, which started construction on the...

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Tags: martial law, Colorado River, arizona national guard, Marshall Trimble, 1934, Gov. Benjamin Baker Moeur, water issues, California, naval battle, Arizona Navy, water rights, Arizona

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