"On November 2, 1982, by majority vote the fifteenth county in Arizona came into existence, becoming a political entity on January 1, 1983. La Paz County is comprised of land seperated from its parent county, Yuma, lying mostly north of the Gila and Salt River Base Line between townships north and south. It takes its name from that of the first county seat for Yuma County, La Paz, which relinquished that honor to Yuma (then known as Arizona City) in 1870. THe town of Parker is county seat for La Paz County."
Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona's names : X marks the place Falconer Pub. Co. : distributed by Treasure Chest Publications, c1983. P. 354
Websites
County Profile-Arizona Department of Commerce
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/county/lapaz.pdf
Local Government Website
http://www.co.la-paz.az.us/
Arizonan.com-La Paz County
http://www.arizonan.com/LaPazCounty/
La Paz County History
http://www.arizonaguide.com/cities/parker/lifestyle.htm
Rootsweb- La Paz County History
http://www.rootsweb.com/~azlapaz/la_paz.html
Sites to See
La Paz/Parker Library District
http://www.ci.parker.az.us/parker_public_library.htm
La Paz County Parks
http://www.arizonahandbook.com/parker.htm
COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES
Tribal Public Library/Archive
Route 1 Box 23-B * Parker, AZ 85344
(928) 669-9211
http://www.critlibrary.com/
Parker Area Historical Society
1214 California Ave
Parker, AZ
QUARTZSITE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tyson's Well Stage Station Museum
PO BOX 331
QUARTZSITE, ARIZONA 85346
520-927-5229
http://www.quartzsitechamber.com/museum.shtml
Cities of County
Bluewater
Bouse
Brenda
Cibola
Ehrenburg
Hope
Parker-County Seat
Quartzsite
Salome
Wenden
Books/Manuscripts found in the ASU Library Catalog
La Paz, County of Peace / by Jan and Marc Meng ; photos. by June Mohr.
F817
.L3 M46x 1984
Last Updated: July 23, 2002
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