History
The Native-American tribes of the Mohave, Chemehuevis, Navajos and Hopi lived in the area of La Paz before the arrival of the European settlers from the east coast of the United States. [2]
On February 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed that ended the war between the United States and the Mexican Republic in which 525,000 square miles were ceded to the United States, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. [3]
On March 3, 1865, the United States proceeded to establish a reservation for all the Native Americans living along the Colorado River, in what then was known as the Arizona Territory, by an act of Congress which was approved by President Abraham Lincoln. [2]
The United States Army established a place in the area to land and pick up cargo and personnel. The Army had a detachment that was stationed there at Camp Colorado from 1864 to 1869 during the first years of the establishment of the Colorado River Indian Reservation. The landing was named "Parker's Landing" after Ely Parker, the first Native American commissioner for the U.S. government. The Parker Post Office was established on January 6, 1871, at Parker's Landing. [4] [5] [6] : 118
In 1909, Earl. H. Parker (no relation to Ely Parker), a railroad location engineer, surveyed and laid out the original town site for the Arizona & California Railway. The Town of Parker was officially incorporated as a town in 1948. [2]
The Parker Area Historical Society
The Parker Area Historical Society, founded in 1972, operates the Parker Area Historical Society Museum whose mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and present the culturally diverse history and human experience unique to Parker and the surrounding area. It is located at 1214 California Ave. [7]
Two of the historic properties are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. They are the Old Parker Jail NRHP reference #75000369 and the Old Presbyterian Church NRHP reference #71000122.
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