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City/Town Snapshot: City of Page, AZ
Located atop a mesa near the Arizona and Utah boarder on the southern shores of magnificent Lake Powell, Page offers visitors outstanding
recreational and cultural opportunities. Our community offers hiking, biking, boating and off-road adventures. You can marvel at the
beauty of the slot canyons, take in the majesty of Lake Powell and the Colorado River, spend the day photographing Horseshoe Bend or
explore hundreds of miles of lake shore. Whether you travel by air, land or water there is no place on earth quite like Page, Arizona.
This year marks the City of Page 40th year as an incorporated municipality, making us one of the youngest communities in the United
States. The town began in 1957 as a housing camp for workers building the Glen Canyon Dam. In 1958, some 24 square miles of Navajo land
were exchanged for a larger tract in Utah, and "Government Camp" (later called Page in honor of Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner
John C. Page) was born.
At first, the frontier community consisted of temporary homes and house trailers, with a few streets carved out of the sandy, rocky
slopes. Gradually, permanent homes were constructed and churches sprang up along Lake Powell Boulevard. Twelve religious denominations
were granted building sites; today, that portion of Lake Powell Boulevard is affectionately called "Church Row" by local residents. During
the seven years required to construct the dam, Page was a federal municipality. It became an incorporated town on March 1, 1975 and is now
home to more than 8,000 people.
The enormous task of building the Glen Canyon Dam began in 1956 and was completed in 1963 as part of the U.S. Congress's authorization to
the Bureau of Reclamation to build a dam on the Colorado River. Today, Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell fulfill the goals of water storage
and hydroelectric power generation for the southwestern states. They also comprise a major recreational area that is visited by more than
3 million people annually. Our location in the Grand Circle is ideal for exploring many of the American Southwest's renowned national
parks and monuments, and discovering the unique culture of the Navajo Nation. We invite you to come explore Page.
To learn more about the City of Page, visit their website.
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League of Arizona Cities and Towns
1820 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-258-5786
Fax: 602-253-3874
http://www.azleague.org
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