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Pine was established by four Mormon families in 1879. Pine and the adjacent community of Strawberry are rapidly growing vacation and retirement centers in north-central Arizona, below the Mogollon Rim. Pine's elevation is 5,369 feet (1,636 m), and the Pine post office was established in 1884. [3]
Strawberry is located in the northwest corner of Gila County at (34.4078063, -111.4934754). [4] It is bordered to the south and east by Pine, and to the north by Coconino County. The county line follows the edge of the Mogollon Rim.
The building where the Pine-Strawberry Museum is housed was built in 1917 and once served the Mormon community as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or "The LDS Chapel." It is located on 3886 AZ-87 and now houses the Pine-Strawberry Historical Society (PSHS) [7]
Gila County (/ ˈ h iː l ə / HEE-lə) is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,272. [1] The county seat is Globe. [2] Gila County comprises the Payson, Arizona micropolitan statistical area which is included in the greater Phoenix–Mesa, AZ combined statistical area.
Other nearby communities are Pine, Strawberry, Gisela and Rye, all within Gila County. Globe , the Gila County seat, is 80 miles (130 km) to the south via State Routes 87 and 188 . State Route 87, the Beeline Highway, leads 90 miles (140 km) southwest to Phoenix and 90 miles (140 km) northeast to Winslow .
In 1927, it was rerouted to end in Eloy, and the old route was renumbered AZ 187. In 1959, it extended to Strawberry Junction. In 1967, it extended north over State Route 65 to its current terminus. By 1983, almost half of the Beeline Highway, between Mesa and Payson, had already been widened to either three or four lanes; in 1989, work began ...
The Strawberry Schoolhouse is a historic one-room school building located in northwestern Gila County, Arizona, in the small mountain community of Strawberry.Built of pine logs in 1885, the Strawberry Schoolhouse is reputed to be the "oldest standing schoolhouse in Arizona" and now functions as a fully restored local history museum, complete with a late-19th century classroom exhibit.
Pine-Strawberry School District 12 is a school district in Arizona. Much of the district is in Gila County, where it includes the communities of Pine and Strawberry. [2] A small section of the district extends into Yavapai County. [3] The Chevelon Butte School District, which covers most of Blue Ridge, [4] does not operate any schools. It sends ...