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Sunset, Arizona

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Sunset is a former Mormon town site near Winslow, AZ, about four miles northwest of town and about 2 miles off the old road. Settlers led by Lot Smith arrived in 1876, but drought and flash floods ruined their dams and crops. The town was gone by 1884, and the last families left in 1888. The Little Colorado River now flows over the old town site, and only a small cemetery on a hill remains.

What is Sunset?

Almost nothing of the town survives because the river channel moved across it. The one remaining piece is Sunset Cemetery, a small burial ground on a hilltop that now belongs to Homolovi State Park. Obed, Brigham City and Joseph City were its three sister colonies.

Visiting Sunset: tips

Visit the cemetery as part of a trip to Homolovi State Park, about 1.9 miles away; restrooms are about 0.2 miles off. Treat the graves with respect. The Brigham City site is about 1.8 miles away.

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Brigham City, Arizona

Brigham City

Brigham City, Arizona · 1.4 mi from Route 66

The walled remains of an 1876 Mormon farming colony on the Little Colorado River, just north of Winslow.

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1.8 mi from Sunset

Homolovi State Park near Winslow, AZ

Homolovi State Park

Winslow, Arizona · 1.2 mi from Route 66

Over 300 ancestral Hopi village sites just north of Winslow, with trails, exhibits and a campground.

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1.9 mi from Sunset

La Posada Historic District in Winslow, AZ

La Posada Historic District

Winslow, Arizona · on Route 66

A Spanish Colonial Revival landmark district on Winslow's stretch of Route 66, with a hotel and restaurant.

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2.8 mi from Sunset

Standin' on the Corner Park in Winslow, AZ

Standin' on the Corner Park

Winslow, Arizona · on Route 66

A small Winslow park built around the song Take It Easy, with a mural, a bronze statue and a flatbed Ford.

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2.9 mi from Sunset

Lorenzo Hubbell Trading Post and Warehouse in Winslow, AZ

Lorenzo Hubbell Trading Post and Warehouse

Winslow, Arizona · on Route 66

A 1917 trading post building in downtown Winslow that has been put to work as the town's visitor center.

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3.1 mi from Sunset

Chevelon Creek Bridge near Winslow, AZ

Chevelon Creek Bridge

Winslow, Arizona · 3.5 mi from Route 66

A rare steel pony truss bridge from Arizona's first years of statehood, on the old Holbrook–Winslow road.

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10.9 mi from Sunset

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