Below among the large cottonwood trees are the historic hdqtrs of Fred T. Colter's Cross Bar Ranch. Originally homesteaded in 1881 by Texan Micajah Phelps, Colter built the ranch into one of the largest cattle operations in Northeastern AZ.

Marker is at the intersection of School Bus Road and West Central Avenue (Arizona Route 260), on the left when traveling south on School Bus Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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