Gila River Indian Reservation
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brwhiz
N 33° 01.706 W 111° 46.301
12S E 427934 N 3654703
This Arizona Historical Marker is mounted on the face of the main building in the Interstate 10 Westbound Sacaton Rest Area north of Casa Grande, Arizona.
Waymark Code: WMFTC7
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2012
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Gila River
Indian Reservation
(Established 1859)
Here the first Government Indian
School was established for Pimas
and Maricopas in 1871, with Rev.
Charles H. Cook as teacher. It was
the location of Pima villages,
friendly resting place for travelers
during the Mexican War and the Gold
Rush. It was also the birth place of
Ira Hayes, a Pima, one of the U.S.
Marines in the famed Flag-Raising
at Iwo Jima.
Arizona Development Board
Arizona Highway Department
1985
Marker Name: Gila River Indian Reservation
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Pinal
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Arizona Development Board
Arizona Highway Department
Year placed: 1985
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