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Safford (Western Apache: Ichʼįʼ Nahiłtį́į́) [3] is a city in Graham County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city is 10,129. [4] The city is the county seat of Graham County. [5] Safford is the principal city of the Safford Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Graham County.
Safford Theater – built in 1911 – The theater, established by Thomas Malcolm, began as an Airdrome Theater. On September 6, 1913, the theater showed its first talking movie. B.F. Thum Dry Goods Store – built in 1920 and located on 418 W. Main St. – The owner of the building, B.F. Thum, served as city clerk and treasurer.
Initially, the county seat was located in the city of Safford but was later moved to Solomonville in 1883. This change was undone in 1915, returning the county seat to Safford. [6] Graham County is named after the mountain of the same name which was, in turn, named after Lt. Col James Duncan Graham. The county was the first in Arizona to break ...
The W. C. Baker House is an airplane bungalow located at 301 E. Commerce in the city of Altus, Oklahoma. The house was built in 1917 for the sister of William Clarence Baker; however, Baker bought the house shortly afterward. Baker owned a local machine shop and cotton gin, and he served on Altus' original city council. The house has a typical ...
The Buena Vista Hotel was a historic hotel and entertainment center located in the downtown district of Safford, Arizona. [2]Built in 1928 at cost of $80,000, [3] the 2-story, 46-room hotel was conceived by Fred and Minta Waughtal who previously owned and operated a cattle ranch in Dos Cabezas, as well as the nearby Olive Hotel, which later became the Safford Inn Hospital. [4]
Altus (/ ˈ æ l t ə s /) is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. [5] The population was 18,729 at the 2020 census. [6] Altus is home to Altus Air Force Base, the United States Air Force training base for C-17, KC-46 and KC-135 aircrews. It is also home to Western Oklahoma State College and Southwest ...
In 1997, the prison became a unit of an Arizona State Prison complex headquartered in Safford. The main road to and from Fort Grant is Arizona State Route 266 . An abandoned general-aviation airport, Angel Field , is immediately south of the prison.
After Arizona achieved statehood in 1912, Safford was chosen as the location for Graham's county seat in a 1915 election, moving it four miles west from Solomonville, the county seat since 1883. [2] A$50,000 bond was authorized to finance construction of a courthouse with courtrooms, offices, and jail.