Flagstaff, AZ
N 35° 11.865 W 111° 39.028
12S E 440786 N 3895166
Arizona Historical Marker in Flagstaff, AZ.
Waymark Code: WM4CGG
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2008
Views: 46
Text from the plaque: "NAMED FOR A PINE TREE STRIPPED OF ITS BRANCHES BY A PARTY OF IMMIGRANTS AND USED AS A FLAGPOLE FOR A PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION ON JULY 4, 1876. NEARBY ANTELOPE OR OLD TOWN SPRING PROVIDED WATER AND LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION CAMP WHEN THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC PUSHED WEST IN 1882."
The marker is in front of the chamber of commerce building at 101 W. Route 66.
Marker Name: FLAGSTAFF
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Coconino
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Arizona Development Board
Year placed: 1961
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