Williams, Arizona
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Williams is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, located west of Flagstaff. Its population was 3,023 at the 2010 census. It lies on the routes of Historic Route 66 and Interstate 40. It is also the southern terminus of the Grand Canyon Railway, which takes visitors to Grand Canyon Village.
Steam locomotive 29 and train sitting at Williams Depot, 1993
Franklin D. Roosevelt (seated, center) at Greenway Ranch in Williams on September 26, 1932, during that year's presidential campaign. He is accompanied by Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Hayden of Arizona, standing far right, along with—among others—three other Democratic senators (seated): Key Pittman of Nevada, Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, and John S. Cohen of Georgia.
Williams, Arizona, Town Center December 2019
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Urban Route 66, Williams
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U.S. Route 66 through Williams, Arizona began as a dirt street in the center of town which was
later cindered and then paved. Despite some modern encroachments, most of U.S. Route 66
through Williams is lined with properties dating from the historic period. The four
block long Williams Historic Business District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1984.
Motor Hotel, southeast corner of 4th and U.S. Route 66
Vintage Gas Station, northeast corner of 1st St. and U.S. Route 66
Rock Building, 326 W. Route 66