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The Williams News was founded in Williams, Arizona in July 1891, by a group of men which included A. R. Kilgore, a local sheep rancher. It was recognized as the official paper of both Williams, and Coconino County. In 1892 J. F. Michael took over editing and publishing responsibilities, and held them through 1893.
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In 1901, the same year that the town of Williams was incorporated, the Williams and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway extended its passenger line from Williams to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, thus Williams became known as "Gateway to the Grand Canyon". The slogan first appeared in the Williams News in 1901.
Grand Canyon National Park has announced it will temporarily halt overnight stays on the South Rim (affecting El Tovar, Bright Angel Lodge, and Maswik Lodge, plus Phantom Ranch, Yavapai Lodge, and ...
Williams (Havasupai: Wii Gvʼul [4]) is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, located west of Flagstaff. Its population was 3,023 at the 2010 census. [5] It lies on the routes of Historic Route 66 and Interstate 40. It is also the southern terminus of the Grand Canyon Railway, which takes visitors to Grand Canyon Village.
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Williams Depot is now the southern terminus for the Grand Canyon Railway, containing a gift shop, coffee stand, rest room facilities, ticket counter and restaurant. Although the Fray Marcos hotel closed in 1954, the original building remains and is the oldest poured-concrete structure in the state of Arizona. [ 14 ]
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