These 'Twin Arrows' are surely not the ones fired by Eros, the god of love in Euripides' Iphigenia in Aulis, which in marriage not only bring lifelong content but also ruin and confusion. It dates back to 1954, and may be a counterpart to the neighboring 'Two Guns'. The land north of present Twin Arrows forms part of the Navajo and Hopi reservations. The railway passed to the north of the modern alignment of Route 66 and I-40 and the station of Hibbard was built to the east of Padre Canyon a few miles to the west was Angell station followed by Winona. The wagon roads surveyed by Whipple in 1853 and Beale in 1857 after ran further north, closer to the Little Colorado River.Ī shorter route between Flagstaff and Winslow was surveyed in the 1880s, and was chosen by the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad (later acquired by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad) to build the railroad along it. In 1767 they were attacked by Indians en route to their base in Santa Fe, NM and most of the group was killed near neighboring Canyon Diablo ('Devil's Canyon'), but a group of padres survived and reached Santa Fe.Īrizona became a part of the US following the Mexican American War of 1846-48. The legend originated during the Spanish Colonial period in New Mexico and it tells about fabulous silver mines in the region that were operated by Franciscan missionaries. 'Padre', in Spanish means 'Father' and it linked to missionaries and the legend of the 'Lost Mines of the Padres'. The canyon that runs to the west of Twin Arrows is known as Padre Canyon. The gigantic 'Twin Arrows' at Twin Arrows, AZ.įor the early history of Twin Arrows, please see the History of Winslow or Flagstaff, which are both very close to the now abandoned 'town' (actually a trading post).

It less than one mile west of Toonerville, another abandoned trading post.

Twin Arrows is a ghost 'town' located on US Route 66 in Coconino County, in the central part of Arizona. Time zone: Mountain (MST): UTC minus 7 hours. Enable Javascript for a better user experience, and to see the images on this webpage About Twin Arrows, Arizona Facts, Trivia and useful informationĮlevation 5,879 ft (1.793 m).

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