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This apparently unique series of late classic prehistoric mountain stream fed water management structures have been recently rediscovered in the Safford Basin of Arizona's upper Gila Valley. [1] [2] At least 28 hanging canal systems or fragments have been identified to date. The longest canals are about 9.5 kilometers (ca. 6 miles) and the ...
The following is a brief description of some of the historic buildings in Safford [12] The Arizona Bank and Trust rod and light. Arizona Bank and Trust – built in 1920 and located at 429 Main Street. According to its NRHP marker: "on May 28, 1921, the general public was invited to view the fine interior.
Safford (Western Apache: Ichʼįʼ Nahiłtį́į́) [3] is a city in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city is 10,129. [4] The city is the county seat of Graham County. [5] Safford is the principal city of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Graham County.
Six miles south of Superior, Arizona. Lightning Desert Scrub Pinal 7,500 0 0 0 2012 Grapevine Fire [79] Twenty miles southwest of Safford, Arizona. Lightning Desert Grass, Shrubs Graham 19,100 0 0 0 2012 Hobble Complex Fire [80] Four lightning sparked fires merge 35 miles south of St. George, Utah. Lightning Desert Grass / Juniper Pinyon Mohave ...
In 1975, Gila Printing, owned by Louis F. Long, sold the Graham County Guardian to Robert G. Gentry, who had published the Eastern Arizona Courier of Safford since 1967. [9] Gentry merged the two papers together to form the Eastern Arizona Courier and Graham County Guardian and then sold them in 1983 [10] to Wick Communications. [11]
The Safford High School building, which was located where Safford Middle School is currently located, opened to students on September 13, 1915. It was designed by Henry O. Jaastad . [ 2 ] It served as the main high school building through the 1979–80 school year.
Location in Northern Arizona The Pinnacle Fire was a wildfire that started near Safford , Arizona on June 10, 2021. The fire burned 34,417 acres (13,928 ha) and was fully contained on July 16, 2021.
It is the fifth courthouse of the county, following one in Safford during 1881–83, two in Solomonville, Arizona during 1883–1915, and the 1901 Riggs building at Main and Central in Safford during 1915–16. After Arizona achieved statehood in 1912, Safford was chosen as the location for Graham's county seat in a 1915 election, moving it ...