C.C.C. Co. 807

Historical marker location:

Payson, Arizona

( Marker can be reached from Arizona Route 260 at milepost 267.9.)

Texas-Arizona. 1933.

The first documented European exploration of Arizona was in 1539: Spanish explorer Marcos de Niza became the first European to explore what is now Arizona in 1539. He claimed the area for Spain and named it "Arizona" after a Native American word meaning "silver-bearing."