Cibola - Arizona
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leadhiker
N 33° 22.553 W 114° 39.498
11S E 717843 N 3695408
If you ever find yourself in Cibola you may need this sign to find your way home.
Waymark Code: WM91D4
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2010
Views: 9
This community on the Colorado River is a recreational center and boat landing. Pior to 1900 it served as the Cibola Boat Landing where river steamers unloaded freight and took on wood for their boilers. Formerly a ferry here crossed the Colorado River to Blythe, California. It is also the site of the old Rhodes Ranch.
In 1957 farmers constructed a bridge to enable them to carry their products across the river. Its construction did not come to public attention until small-boat owners complained that the bridge was too low to permit passage under it. Why this community should be called Cibola is not known. There has been much speculation where the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola were, some conjecturing them to be the Hopi Villages, whereas Luxan names the Zuni pueblo (Cibola or Granada) visited by Espejo in 1583.
[Barnes, Will C. Arizona Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1997 p. 95]
Historic significance:
Placed by the Miller's of Cibola. They have landscaped their yard to look like and old mine from the 1850's.
Location nearest to where you live now:
Parker, AZ
Date placed: Not listed
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