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Joseph City

Joseph City, 13 miles east of Holbrook, is the oldest Mormon settlement in Arizona. It  was named for Mormon prophet Joseph Smith. 

The community was  established in March 1876 as Allen's Camp. It became St. Joseph in 1878 and was then renamed Joseph City in 1923 to avoid confusion with St. Joseph, Mo. 

Joseph City has few remaining Route 66 sites. The most notable is the nearby Jack Rabbit Trading Post established in 1949. The tourist stop promoted itself with signs hundreds of miles away with a jackrabbit image on bright yellow billboards. 

It boasts of being the "Best known Trading Post in the Southwest."

Joseph City is also home to the coal-burning Cholla Power Plant.

Founded: 1876
Elevation: 5,043
Population: 1,465
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An auto repair garage in Joseph City is among more 200 car-related buildings on Route 66 in Arizona, according to a 2012 survey of nearly 900 properties.
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A faded sign tells travelers they've arrived at Jack Rabbit Trading Post.
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Imagine awaiting car repairs at an old garage along Route 66.
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This gas station near the old Jack Rabbit Trading Post is out of business just off Interstate 40 at Exit 269.
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  • Route 66
    • Flagstaff Route 66
    • Hackberry
    • Holbrook Route 66
    • Joseph City
    • Kingman Route 66
    • Lupton
    • Oatman
    • Peach Springs
    • Seligman
    • Truxton
    • Twin Arrows
    • Two Guns
  • Towns (A-F)
    • Bisbee
    • Camp Verde
    • Cave Creek
    • Clarkdale
    • Clifton
    • Cottonwood
    • Douglas
    • Flagstaff
    • Florence
  • Towns (G-P)
    • Globe
    • Holbrook
    • Jerome
    • Kingman
    • Lake Havasu City
    • Mesa
    • Miami
    • Prescott
  • Towns Q-Z
    • Salome
    • Scottsdale
    • Sedona
    • Superior
    • Tombstone
    • Tucson
    • Wickenburg
    • Williams
    • Winslow
    • Yuma
  • Natl Parks
    • Canyon de Chelly
    • Chiricahua NM
    • Grand Canyon North Rim
    • Grand Canyon South Rim
    • Granite Mtn. Hotshots Memorial
    • Hubbell Trading Post
    • Jerome State Historic Park
    • Montezuma Castle NM
    • Petrified Forest NP
    • Saguaro NP
    • San Xavier del Bac Mission
    • Sunset Crater Volcano NM
    • Superstitions
    • Tumacamcori NHP
    • Tuzigoot NM
    • Walnut Canyon NM
    • Wupatki NM
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