Williams information
The Bill Williams Mountain Men in a Williams parade.
Williams was named after mountain man, William Sherley
Williams, a scout and trapper, and was founded by a local rancher, Charles T.
Rogers in 1881. In 1901 a fire destroyed many of the wooden buildings, and
were rebuilt as brick and stucco buildings and still stand today in the area of
our current Railroad Ave, and Grand Canyon Blvd in down town Williams. As late
as 1901, Williams had the reputation of riotous and rough living, with gambling
halls, opium dens, and brothels making Williams a true Wild West Town.
The Bill Williams Mountain Men have continued
with western tradition as they still wear traditional garb, and once a year
gather in Williams to begin the journey to Phoenix, through the rough Mogollon
Rim.
Check
out the Williams Grand Canyon tourist guide for information to our area.
In Williams there is an extreme sense of
community when you get to know everybody who you see in the town, similar to
Garrison Keillor's Lake Wobegon.
Williams is a Route 66 town. It was the last
section of Route 66 to be bypassed by the highway system in 1984.
Williams is a four-season area. It is cold and
snowy in the winter and moderate in the summer. Williams is almost surrounded by
the Kaibab National Forest. This is great because it leaves the land open for
recreation. There are good trails to hike, and dirt roads to bike. There is an 18-hole golf course open during the warm months. In the winter, there is
skiing at
the Williams Ski Area and the Arizona Snow Bowl. There is abundant game for hunting,
and the lakes are stocked for fishing.
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The Williams Ski Area is a small, fun ski area.
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Jade after a face plant. She was fine.
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The Grand Canyon is only 60 miles north of
Williams on State Route 64. Arizona is known as the Grand Canyon state. The
Canyon is awesome.
The Grand
Canyon Railway is a major attraction for Williams. The train offers daily
round trips to the Canyon. Every time I've ridden the train I've enjoyed the day.
Williams has a lot of lodging because it
is on I-40 and near the Canyon. There are a lot of motels. This is good
for the consumer because you can almost always find a decent room for a modest
price, if you shop around.
Williams population is around 3000 with the
City Limits, however within a 20 mile radius, the population is growing and is
estimated at around 7000, that shop, go to school and work in Williams.
Williams has an interesting and informative
local paper that comes out every Wednesday. For more information on a
subscription or to view the latest news and information published see: http://www.williamsnews.com/
Average Temperatures:
| Spring |
59.5 High |
| Summer |
80.8 High |
| Fall |
65.1 High |
| Winter |
45.8 High |
Click here to view other Interesting
Weather Facts for the Flagstaff and Williams area.
The elevation of Williams is 6,780 ft. with
many higher mountains in the area such as Bill Williams Mountain, Sitgreaves and
Kendricks. The San Francisco Peaks are visible from Williams, 30 miles
away with Humphrey's Peak at over 12,600 ft. being the highest in Arizona.
The Williams School District has a great web
site that has information on the schools, provides students, parents and
teachers with information on up-coming events, schedules and a host of other
information. View this at www.wusd2.org
For detailed demographics for Williams or
anywhere see the 2000 US Census web site http://factfinder.census.gov
or try http://eire.census.gov/popest/archives/place/placest.php
For weather and climate information for the Flagstaff and Williams area go to: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/fgz/
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