William Sherley Williams - Williams, Arizona, USA.
N 35° 14.918 W 112° 11.724
12S E 391246 N 3901270
William Sherley Williams a town, a mountain, and a river were named after him. How cool is that. Located alongside historic Route 66 in Williams, Arizona.
Waymark Code: WMM80C
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2014
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Old Bill Williams (1787 - 1849) was a noted mountain man and frontiersman. He served as an interpreter for the government, and led several expeditions in the West. Fluent in several languages, he lived with the Ute tribe, & Osage tribe where he married the daughter of a chief.
William Sherley Williams sculpture is an Eight feet tall monument erected by the City of Williams to honour the mountain man for whom the town was named.
The monument was unveiled in 1980 by Senator Barry Goldwater in a celebration that was covered by the national media.
TITLE: William Sherley Williams
ARTIST(S): Pettit, Bill R.,
DATE: April 26, 1980
MEDIUM: William Sherley Williams
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AZ000467
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PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Monument Park, 820 West Bill Williams Avenue, Williams, Arizona
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