Arizona

GRAND CANYON

After visiting the Grand Canyon we headed back to Route 66

In downtown WIlliams, AZ on the square we found the
PINE COUNTRY RESTAURANT Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
HOMEMADE PIES
107 N. Grand Canyon Blvd.
WIlliams, AZ 86046
928-635-9718
Fax 928-635-4568
owned by Dee and Jim Seehorn

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Capital: Phoenix
Marcos de Niza, a Spanish Franciscan friar, was the first European to explore Arizona. He entered the area in 1539 in search of the mythical Seven Cities of Gold. Although he was followed a year later by another gold seeker, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, most of the early settlement was for missionary purposes. In 1775 the Spanish established Fort Tucson. In 1848, after the Mexican War, most of the Arizona territory became part of the U.S., and the southern portion of the territory was added by the Gadsden Purchase in 1853.