"Mormon hamlet on creek of same name about 35 miles north of Fort Apache. It was at first, about 1875, C.E. Cooley's home where he lived with his wife, "Mollie", daughter of old Chief Pedro of White Mountain Apache Tribe. In 1881, Cooley sold half interest in his place to Henry Huning of Las Lunas, N.M. and they branched out in many ways. A first class saw mill was built, and the C.C. herd of cattle established and run for many years.
They enclosed some 100,00 acres of land with barbed wire fence which soon got them into trouble with the government and had to come down. They also had a large store and did a good business with settlers. About 1890 they fell out and the ranch was sold to W.J. Flake for the Mormon Church. Huning moved to Santa Barbara, California, where he died. Cooley moved back on to the Apache Reservation where he died, March 15, 1915.
Corydon E. Cooley, who was a government scout in Crook's campaigns, 1872 and 1873, located on what is now called Show Low Creek about 1875. He and Marion Clark made the settlement together. They decided later there was room for but one location, so they agreed to play a game of Seven-Up to decide which of them should move. When the last hand was dealt Cooley needed but one point to win. Clark ran his cards over and said: "if you can show low you win." Cooley threw down his hand and said, "Showlow it is." Has been called Showlow ever since. Cooley told the author this story at Fort Apache in 1880.
Clark later moved up the creek near present town of Pinetop and located a ranch where he lived for many years."
P.O. Est. August 19, 1880. Originally called Show Low, changed to Showlow by Decision, USGB 1933.
Barnes, Will C. Arizona
Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1997.
P. 402
Arizona Department of Commerce Community Profiles- Show Low, Arizona
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/showlow.pdf
Arizonan.com- Show Low, Arizona
http://arizonan.com/Showlow/
Show Low, Arizona Local Government Website
http://www.ci.show-low.az.us/
Arizona Newsflash
http://aznewsflash.com/
Show Low Public Library
20 N. 6th Street Show Low, Arizona
928-532-4070
http://ci.show-low.az.us/departments/library/
Show Low Historical Society
541 E DEUCE OF CLUBS SHOW LOW AZ 85901-4803
(520) 532-7115
Books/Manuscripts found in the ASU Library Catalog
The early history of Show Low, Arizona [microform] / Edward Van Metre.
FILM
9355
Show Low ward, Snowflake stake, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints : dedication May 31, 1953.
F819.S5
S56x
Eric H. Marks collection, 1948-1959 [manuscript]
MS
FM MSS 87
Items on the Arizona and Southwest Index
Show-Low Arizona: Named by Turn-Of-Card
CE EPH DTO-SHOWLOW.1
CE EPH DTO-SHOWLOW-Newsclippings
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