Peach Springs, AZ
N 35° 31.736 W 113° 25.639
12S E 279916 N 3934412
Peach Springs is a census-designated place straddling U.S. Route 66 in northwestern Arizona.
Waymark Code: WM183TM
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2023
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"In PEACH SPRINGS, 62.4 m. (4,800 alt., 129 pop.), the trading post of the Hualpai Indian Reservation (rodeo in Aug.), is a small hotel. Litigation between the Indians and the railroad over rights to the springs has extended over a long period. Father Garces, Franciscan missionary, camped at Peach Springs in 1776 on his way to the Hopi villages. His route from the Colorado River to the springs closely approximated that now followed by the Santa Fe Ry."
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Peach Springs is the administrative center of the Hualapai Reservation. The arrival of Route 66, and the attendant tourist influx, introduced a period of prosperity that lasted from the late 1920's through the 1970's. In 1978 Interstate 40 bypassed Peach Springs and traffic was dramatically reduced. The center of town is noted for two buildings from the 1920's, There is a gas station and what was a trading post and post office that still stand. Newer buildings in the town include a motel, market and post office. There are several tribal administrative buildings in the area.
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