The story of Sierra Vista, Arizona begins with Coronado's explorations of the southwestern desert in the sixteenth century, long before the 1877 establishment of Camp Huachuca, home of the famed 24th Infantry "Buffalo Soldiers." Sierra Vista grew up in the fury of the silver and copper mining days surrounded by three stunning mountains and the San Perdro River. Once known as Fry, this frontier town bloomed from a virtually unpopulated settlement into the Hummingbird Capital of the World. Local author and journalist Ethel Jackson Price is a member of the Sierra Vista Museum and Historical Society. Readers have enjoyed her historical columns for years. This new comprehensive history of her adopted hometown brings together an engaging, compelling narrative and vivid images from many different collections.