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Populated place in Arizona, United States
Sunset, Arizona
is a
populated place
and former town in
Navajo County
,
Arizona
, United States, located approximately four miles north-west of
Winslow
. It was settled in 1876 by a group of members of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
under the direction of
Lot Smith
. Drought and flash flooding that washed away the dams and irrigation systems led to crop failures. It ceased being a town by 1884 and the last settlers moved out in 1888.
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The channel of the
Little Colorado River
now runs where the town site used to be. Only the small hilltop Sunset Cemetery remains and is part of the
Homolovi State Park
.
Sunset was one of four Little Colorado River colonies.
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The other colonies were
Joseph City
,
Brigham City
, and
Obed
. Joseph City is the only remaining colony.
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