"This location takes its name from the nearby Pinal Mountains, see Pinal Mountains."
The earliest spelling for the name of these mountains was Penal in 1789. Despite the fact that pinal is said to mean "deer" in Apache, the Apache Indian name for these mountains is Zil-In-dil-che-deig-e-la. The name Pinal Mountains was in use at least as early as 1864 when the Woosely Expedition passed through them. They were the home of the Pinal Coyotero Apache, often referred to as the Pinalenos."
"The first American name for this location and one by which it was known locally in 1886 was Strawberry Valley, because of the wild strawberries which grow profusely in the region. This is the area which in 1864 Henry Clifton, a member of King S. Woosley's second expedition, said was called Wah-poo-eta because it was the home of a Tonto leader of that name. Prescott citizens called the man Big Rump. Associated names include Strawberry Canyon, Creek, Hallow, and Mountain. PO est Dec. 13, 1886, Lafayette P. Nash PM; Disc December 31, 1904."
Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona's names : X marks the place Falconer Pub. Co. : distributed by Treasure Chest Publications, c1983. P. 589
Websites
Department of Commerce Community Profiles- Pine and Strawberry, Arizona
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/pine-str.pdf
Arizonan.com- Pine, Arizona
http://www.arizonan.com/Pine/
Arizonan.com- Strawberry, Arizona
http://www.arizonan.com/Strawberry/
Pine-Strawberry Museum
Located on Route 87 (Beeline Highway)
P.O. Box 564 • Pine, Arizona 85544
(928) 476-3547
http://www.pinestrawhs.org/
Rim country history / compiled by Northern Gila County Historical Society ; foreword by Barry M. Goldwater
F817.M45 R5x 1984
An interview with Edith Peach Slaughter : cassette and transcript, February 2, 1982 / by Kristina Minister ; sponsored by the First Interstate Bank of Arizona.
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