Northern Arizona
Tug-of-War Settles Oraibi Dispute
ORAIBI -- This small community on the Hopi Reservation vies with Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico and St. Augustine in Florida for the honor ...Cornville Named After Post Office Mistake
CORNVILLE -- This pleasant little community in Yavapai County got its current name due to an error committed by the U.S. Post Office Department ...Pipe Spring National Monument Named After Sharpshooter Feat
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT -- William Hamblin, also known as "Gunlock Bill," was a sharpshooter who arrived in the area with an advance party ...There’s No Bull in Bullhead City
BULLHEAD CITY -- The reason behind this city's rather uncommon name is just a vague memory in the minds of old timers. Years ago, ...A Well-Traveled Dinosaur in Holbrook
HOLBROOK -- A bronze statue of a dinosaur stands almost forlornly in Living West Park here. How it got there is an interesting story. ...In Memory of Mike, at Prescott’s Courthouse Plaza
PRESCOTT -- The Courthouse Plaza, downtown Prescott's centerpiece, is a square block that encompasses an old courthouse, a large gazebo, statues of heroes, and ...Sedona’s Damfino Canyon Named After Mix-up
SEDONA -- Many of the red rock formations that surround Sedona have earned their names by resembling such common items as a teapot, steamboat, ...Even More Odd Street Names in Sedona
SEDONA -- A recent Arizona Oddities entry listing peculiar street names in Sedona drew responses from numerous readers. Mike Peach commented that all the ...Grand Canyon Steam Engines Powered by Cooking Oil
WILLIAMS -- The old steam engines that once chugged and their way across the nation are, for the most part, relics of a bygone ...Help Needed for Shrine of St. Joseph in Yarnell
YARNELL -- The deadly Yarnell Hill fire that killed 19 firefighters and caused heavy property loss in Yarnell also damaged the Shrine of St. ...
