ably ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁contin ental ▁United ▁States ▁escaped ▁the ▁large - scale ▁aer ial ▁bomb ings ▁that ▁dev ast ated ▁many ▁Asian ▁and ▁European ▁cities . ▁ ▁The ▁background ▁to ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁N aco ▁started ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁when ▁José ▁Gonz alo ▁Esc obar ▁led ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Em ilio ▁Port es ▁Gil . ▁Mexican ▁federal ▁troops ▁d ug ▁in ▁around ▁N aco , ▁ ▁Patrick ▁Mur phy ▁was ▁an ▁av i ator ▁who ▁owned ▁his ▁own ▁bi - wing ed ▁air plane ▁and ▁performed ▁tr icks ▁with ▁it . ▁Mur phy ▁decided ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁reb els ▁by ▁offering ▁to ▁build ▁hom em ade ▁bomb s ▁and ▁drop ▁them ▁on ▁federal ▁positions . ▁His ▁offer ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁reb els , ▁who ▁promised ▁a ▁reward . ▁ ▁Three ▁of ▁his ▁bomb s ▁in ad vert ently ▁land ed ▁on ▁the ▁Arizona ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁border , ▁hitting ▁various ▁buildings ▁in ▁N aco . ▁ ▁Geography ▁N aco ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 1 . 3 3 7 2 8 7 , ▁− 1 0 9 . 9 4 4 4 6 1 ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁CD P ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁of ▁it ▁land . ▁ ▁Att ra ctions ▁N aco ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Tur qu o ise ▁Valley ▁G olf ▁Cour se , ▁the ▁oldest ▁continu ously ▁operated ▁golf