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Gila Bend (/ ˌ h iː l ə ˈ b ɛ n d /; O'odham: Hila Wi:n), founded in 1872, is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The town is named for an approximately 90-degree bend in the Gila River , which is near the community's current location. [ 4 ]
Cochise County – named after the eponymous Chiricahua chief, from k'uu-ch'ish, meaning "oak". [2] Coconino County – named after the extinct Coconino tribe, of which the Havasupai are descended from. [3] Gila County – from the Yuma phrase hah-quah-sa-eel, meaning "salty running water". [4] Shared with the city of Gila Bend, and the Gila River.
The famous Gila Bend of the river changes the west-southwest flow to south-flowing, then back to west-flowing. Painted Rock Reservoir and the Dendora Valley are nestled at the south of the Gila Bend Mountains, the monolith which causes the diversion of the Gila Bend. Gila Bend, Arizona is located at the southeast of the bend, on Interstate 8.
GRBC launched in December 2014, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 years after the GRIC (Gila River Indian Community) filed for the new television stations with the FCC. However, when Gila River Telecommunications was founded in 1989, a television station was planned but found to be cost-prohibitive. [1] Its official launch occurred on April 6, 2015.
The Tucson, Cornelia and Gila Bend Railroad was built from Gila Bend to serve the mining industry and was in service from 1916 to 1985. In 1921, Phelps Dodge , the nation's largest copper company, bought New Cornelia and the mine became the New Cornelia Branch of Phelps Dodge, managed by Michael Curley.
Today is the last day of the year — and an era for Americans. Some Republicans this week haven't committed to backing Mike Johnson for House Speaker despite President-elect Donald Trump's support.
The annual rainfall is only about six inches and the nearest irrigational water is the Gila River. In prehistoric times the Gila flowed west out of the mountains of western New Mexico, made a big dogleg turn at the town of Gila Bend and continued west to empty into the Colorado River. The Hohokam people once lived and farmed here. Ruins of ...
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