Willcox, at an elevation of 4,167 feet, is in the northernpart of the Sulphur Springs Valley, which cuts throughCochise County for nearly 100 miles and averages more than15 miles in width. The town was established in 1880 andincorporated in 1915. Located on I-10 halfway betweenPhoenix and El Paso, Texas, Willcox serves as the major tradeand service center for agriculture and … [Read more...] about Willcox Arizona
Phoenix Trivia
Here are some interesting “facts” about the Phoenix area. The following list, though intended to be authentic, has not been updated to ensure currency and those interested in verifying the items on the list are invited to do so! Phoenix is not only a city in Arizona, it is also a city in New York, Maryland, and Oregon.• It is illegal to hunt camels in the State of … [Read more...] about Phoenix Trivia
Parker Arizona
Parker is on the east bank of the Colorado River, 163 mileswest of Phoenix. The Parker “vicinity” consists of a number of separatebut interrelated areas. There is the town of Parker, ParkerSouth, the Arizona side of the Colorado river area, and the communitieson the California side. Established in 1871, the town wasmoved some four miles north to the site of the Atchison, … [Read more...] about Parker Arizona
Mohave County
Mohave County Arizona In the far northeast corner of Arizona, bordering on Utah, Nevada, and a bit of California, Mohave County holds about 200,000 Arizonans. The county has long been at the cross roads of transportation routes cutting across the country so the county has grown with the boom of the American West over the past 150 years. Further past the land has known humans … [Read more...] about Mohave County
Page Arizona
Page is a planned community near the Arizona/Utahborder. Named for John C. Page, a 1930s commissioner of theBureau of Reclamation, the city was planned and developed forthe workers building Glen Canyon Dam in 1957. At an elevationof 4,300 feet atop Manson Mesa, overlooking WahweapBay of Lake Powell, Page has become a major resort area andwas incorporated in March 1975. … [Read more...] about Page Arizona