Arizona communities with puzzlegacies
Pima introduction
Pima, Arizona is a small community located in Graham County in southwest Arizona and is situated along the Gila River as it flows through the Gila Valley. Mount Graham rises prominently to the south. Pima was originally settled in 1879 by Mormons who were looking for farmland. At first they called it Smithville, but then the Postal Service said there were too many communities by that name, so they changed the name to Pima because at the time it was within the boundaries of Pima County. The name “Pima” may have come from the Spanish colonists who first encountered the native people. The natives were heard to say “pi mac” repeatedly. Later, it was discovered that they were saying “I don’t know”, but the Spanish used it to refer to the whole tribe. The Mormons created several small towns after Pima including Eden, Bryce, Central, and Thatcher, but for the first few years Pima was the primary location to gather for safety and worship. Additional protection for the settlers came from Fort Thomas where the U.S. Government had established a post in 1876 to fight against the Apache.
Pima puzzlegacies
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