Agua Caliente, Arizona
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Agua Caliente in Maricopa County, Arizona on the border with Yuma County, is a place north of the Gila River near Hyder, Arizona. Named 'Santa Maria del Agua Caliente' in 1744 by Father Jacob Sedelmay
Agua Caliente Resort
Olive Oatman
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Olive Ann Oatman was a white American woman who was enslaved and later released by Indians in the Mojave Desert region when she was a teenager. She later lectured about her experiences.
Agua Caliente, Arizona
…the water, what an excellent mark we made for any prowling Tontos that might be in the vicinity. It was here that the Indians who had in captivity the Oatman girls made their first halt after the massacre of the family. The barren mountains in the rear, and the wild and desert appearance of the surrounding country…
Olive Oatman c. 1863
The Oatman Family Massacre site.
The Oatman Family grave.
Death of Mary Ann Oatman