MARICOPA, Calif. (AP) -- For nearly a century the fortunes of this tiny town were tied to the oil fields that surrounded it and the people who worked them....
Report: Troubled Town Turning 100 In July Must Go
TRACIE CONE, Associated Press: Nation
Sun, 06/19/2011 - 5:20pm
Topics: bakersfield california cities dying city maricopa town
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