Winslow - Ann-Mary J. Lutzick, Winslow Historical Society, Old Trails Museum Archives - Google Books

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In 1880, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad laid out the Winslow townsite along its new transcontinental line through northeastern Arizona Territory because the nearby Little Colorado River supplied a vital water source. The river had sustained the…