When it comes to the Fourth of July, quirky traditions abound. Maine has its lobster races. California's Catalina Island has its golf cart races. And Arizona has the firing of the anvil, a literal ...
Hundreds of anxious spectators covered their ears in anticipation of an explosive bang outside Railroad Town. For the first time since 2007, the town blacksmith at Stuhr Museum performed the firing of ...
Joel John lights the gunpowder cylinder that sends an 80-pound anvil skyward during the 2023 Firing of the Anvil celebration in Taylor, Arizona.