Some 75 to 100 people attended the Aug. 22 dedication of the centennial monument marking the 100th anniversary of the naming of the city of Apache Junction.
The Apache Junction Founders Centennial Committee invited all to attend the event at the Apache Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, 567 W. Apache Trail.
On Aug. 21, 1922, George Cleveland Curtis gave Apache Junction its name.
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Apache Junction centennial monument dedicated
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Some 75 to 100 people attended the Aug. 22 dedication of the centennial monument marking the 100th anniversary of the naming of the city of Apache Junction.
The Apache Junction Founders Centennial Committee invited all to attend the event at the Apache Junction Area Chamber of Commerce, 567 W. Apache Trail.
On Aug. 21, 1922, George Cleveland Curtis gave Apache Junction its name.
The area in and around Apache Junction once was known by a different name, a word that rhymes with iceberg.
It was “Youngsberg,” starting with a Phoenix mayor’s last name.
Another spelling --- “Youngberg” without the “s” --- can be seen in Google maps of northeast Pinal County for the area near Goldfield Ghost Town.
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