"The Gandy Dancer"

Historical marker location:

Flagstaff, Arizona

( Marker is at the intersection of Route 66 and South San Francisco Street, on the right when traveling east on Route 66.)

Marker installed: 2000

Before becoming a US territory in 1848, Arizona was part of Mexico. The Mexican government established the region as part of the state of Sonora, but it later became its own separate territory.