Show Low had its beginnings as a ranch claimed by Marion Clark and Corydon E. Cooley. Around 1876, the partners knew that one of them would have to leave. A card game of "7 Up" lasted until Clark told Cooley, "Show Low and you take the ranch!"

Exhibits

The Arizona Centennial Commission has honored two of our exhibits. The first exhibit called "Show Low 1912-2012, Past, Present and Future."

The second: An exhibit called "The Last Train to Maverick." This exhibit tell the story of the timber industry in the White Mountains.

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