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Fool Hollow was named for a hapless settler (Thomas Jefferson Adair [2]) who attempted to farm the rocky canyon in the 1880s.The Arizona Game and Fish Department constructed the lake through the construction of a dam at Fool Hollow Wash and Show Low Creek, [3] thereby covering up the community of Adair, in 1957 specifically to provide water-oriented outdoor recreation.
With more than 8,000 acres (3,200 ha) of trees, [1]: 23 Arizona has the biggest pecan grove in the world, and the biggest date plantation as well. [1]: 9 In 2016, the state produced about 22 million pounds (10.0 kilotonnes) of pecans and earned about $55 million in revenue.
The community also includes a functioning urban farm, a community garden, a private 470-student Christian school, a community center, a retirement home, and four restaurants. [3] The developers established neighborhood covenants which encouraged home-based and agricultural businesses, and pedestrian transit, but discouraged rental housing.
White Mountain Lake is a private reservoir owned by the Silver Creek Irrigation District. The reservoir is located within White Mountain Lake Estates, an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. [2]
Show Low has twice reached 100 °F (38 °C), its record high temperature: once on May 31, 1969, and again on July 14, 2003. Show Low's record low temperature of -25 °F (-32 °C) was set on January 8, 1971. Show Low averages about 15.7 inches (400 mm) of rain per year. The city has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa).
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There are 15 counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. [1] Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the Arizona Territory in 1862.
Many Farms is an English translation of the Navajo name of the area and is descriptive. The farms became fully irrigated in 1937. [5]From 1952 to 1962, the Many Farms community was the location of two major medical experiments led by Walsh McDermott.