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Barnes, Will C. Arizona
Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1997
P. 248
"To grow Egyptian Cotton the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in 1916 bought land west of the Agua Fria River. This place was briefly called Agua Fria Ranch, but the name was changed to Litchfield in honor of Paul W. Litchfield, but the post office department shortened it to Lichton." PO Est. Lichton June 13, 1918; William West Burkie PM. Name changed to Litchfield Park, August 26, 1926.
Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona's names : X marks the place Falconer Pub. Co. : distributed by Treasure Chest Publications, c1983. P. 363
Websites
Arizona Department of Commerce Community Profiles-- Litchfield Park, Arizona
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/ltchfdpk.pdf
Litchfield Park, Arizona Local Government Website
http://www.litchfield-park.org
The Arizonan.com Litchfield Park, Arizona
http://www.arizonan.com/LitchfieldPark/
Books/Manuscripts found in the ASU Library Catalog
Story of a town--Litchfield Park / Clyde E. Schetter.
F819
.L67 S33
Items on the Arizona and Southwest Index
Biography of Paul Weeks Litchfield.
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CE EPH DTO Litchfield Park
FE EPH DTO Litchfield Park