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If
anyone has information about the history of Beaver Dam or
anything that you think would be of interest, please email me
with info and pictures that you may have. Also any links
where I can download information. Thank you.
Send to
monty@beaverdamaz.com
Click for interactive map.
(None of the map programs recognize Beaver Dam. They do recognize
Littlefield.)
(Some of the this information is from the
WIKIPEDIA web site.)
Beaver Dam
is an unincorporated community in
Mohave County located in the
extreme northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is located
along Interstate 15 approximately 10 miles northeast of
Mesquite, Nevada.
Beaver Dam is located in the 86432 zip code, which had a
population of 1,053 as of the 2000 census.
Beaver Dam is home to the three
schools that make up the Littlefield Unified School District,
the geographically largest school district in Arizona. The schools,
Beaver Dam
Elementary &
Beaver Dam Middle School, are
located at 3436 E. Rio Virgin Road.
Beaver Dam High
School
is located just a block up the road at 3475 E. Rio Virgin Road, with
an overview of the towns and the I-15 Freeway.
Beaver Dam & neighboring
Littlefield, have the distinction of being the only towns in
Arizona along I-15. Owing to its location northwest of
Grand Canyon National Park
and west of the
Virgin River,
it is essentially isolated from the rest
of the state. Travel to other towns within Arizona requires crossing
through either Nevada or Utah, or by traversing unpaved roads to Arizona
State Route 389 (which is paved).
The
Virgin River Gorge is located just to the east of
Beaver Dam.
Some notable businesses located in
Beaver Dam include the
Beaver Dam Station,
The
Beaver Dam Bar,
Wally's Auto Repair,
Coyote Motorsports,
Chief Sleep Easy RV Park
and the defunct Hamilton Ranch Golf Course
which has recently been reopened to the public as
The Historic Beaver Dam
Lodge.
All are located along
Old Highway 91.
The Post Office
is located in
Beaver Dam on McKnight Boulevard.
Beaver Dam/Littlefield Fire Station No.
1 is located in
Beaver Dam.
(No. 2 is located in Desert Springs
and 3 is in Scenic)
Beaver Dam has a large population
of "snowbirds" (retirees from colder latitudes seeking temperate winter
temperatures) during the winter months.
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