Towns split asunder
An open dirt street is all that marked the U.S.-Mexico line in June 1890. That's Nogales, Sonora, on the left, and Nogales, Ariz., on the right, similar to the situation that existed between Douglas and Agua Prieta, Sonora. The informal divisions are long gone, replaced today with imposing barriers.
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Like so many border cities, Douglas and Agua Prieta used to be one community. A physical and…
1893: The city of Nogales is incorporated.
