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Flagstaff (/ ˈ f l æ ɡ. s t æ f / FLAG-staf) is the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona, in the southwestern United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 76,831. Flagstaff is the principal city of the Flagstaff metropolitan area, which includes all of Coconino County, and has a population of
The Sinagua people [a] were a pre-Columbian culture that occupied a large area in Arizona from the Little Colorado River, near Flagstaff, to the Verde River near Sedona, including the Verde Valley, area around the San Francisco Peaks, and significant portions of the Mogollon Rim country, [2] [3] between approximately 500 CE and 1425 CE. [4]
It has 18,661 sq mi (48,300 km 2), or 16.4% of Arizona's total area, and is larger than the nine smallest states in the U.S. Coconino County comprises the Flagstaff metropolitan statistical area, Grand Canyon National Park, the federally recognized Havasupai Nation, and parts of the federally recognized Navajo, Hualapai, and Hopi nations.
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Part of a series on the. History of Arizona; Periods; Pre-Columbian before 1539; Territorial ...
The Arizona Lumber and Timber Company Office – built in 1900 and is located on 1 Riordan Road. The Bank Hotel, originally called "The Arizona Central Bank and Hotel" – built in 1887 and located on Route 66 and Leroux Street. The Weatherford Hotel – built in 1887 by John W. Weatherford. The hotel is located at 23 N. Leroux Street.
Heritage Square is "one of Flagstaff's most popular public spaces" and contains an array of built-in links to the area's past. [2]: 168 Much of Flagstaff's downtown follows a similar cultural trend, with businesses and residents alike "increasingly applying themes and images to the landscape in an attempt to enhance the local sense of place".
Henry F. Ashurst – one of Arizona's first two Senators (originally from Winnemucca, Nevada) Bruce Babbitt – former governor, and former United States Secretary of the Interior [2] Paul Gosar – House of Representatives (originally from Rock Springs, Wyoming) Ann Kirkpatrick – House of Representatives (originally from McNary, Arizona)
Fort Valley is a historical settlement at the base of Mt. Agassiz in Flagstaff, Arizona. It gained its name as a fort that was established to defend against Apache tribes although it was never actually used. Wagon trains migrating from the east came upon Flagstaff and settled here. Many of the old settlements can still be seen today.