Chalender, Arizona

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Chalender or Challender was a populated place in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. [1] It had a mainline railway station, [2] sawmill, [3] and school. [4] [5] It was located on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad between Williams and Bellemont.

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References

  1. "Chalender". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. Barnes, Will Croft (1988). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 87. ISBN   978-0-8165-1074-0.
  3. "Country Doings". The Coconino Sun. 18 May 1923. p. 11.
  4. "Building Boom at Chalender". The Williams News. 31 August 1912. p. 1.
  5. "Board of Supervisors: Polls Selected for the Different Precincts - Other Business Transacted". The Coconino Sun. 15 October 1898. p. 4.

Coordinates: 35°14′04″N112°01′31″W / 35.23444°N 112.02528°W / 35.23444; -112.02528