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History · East Fork

East Fork’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

East Fork (Western Apache: Hawúʼishįįhé) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The population was 699 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 699 to 672 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1984.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of East Fork yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Zella DayZella DayPinetop-Lakeside · 23 miAnn KirkpatrickAnn KirkpatrickMcNary · 20 miMarie NordstromMarie NordstromFort Apache · 4 miWalter L. ReedWalter L. ReedFort Apache · 4 miCortlandt ParkerCortlandt ParkerFort Apache · 4 miFrank B. UphamFrank B. UphamFort Apache · 4 mi
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East Fork, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in East Fork is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean East Fork has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fort Apache Historic District in Fort Apache, 4.1 miles away.

East Fork and the nearest listed places

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Fort Apache Historic DistrictBlack River BridgeCedar Canyon BridgeCorduroy Creek BridgeLos Burros Ranger StationQuinn Cabin

Closest to East Fork

Fort Apache Historic DistrictFort Apache · District4.1miBlack River BridgeCanyon Day · Built 192918miCedar Canyon BridgeCarrizo · Structure23.8miCorduroy Creek BridgeWagon Wheel · Structure24.4miLos Burros Ranger StationMcNary · Built 191024.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Fort Apache Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in East Fork?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to East Fork’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Pinetop-Lakeside📜 Show Low📜 Eagar📜 Springerville
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