Page’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Page. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Page was founded in 1957 as a housing community for workers and their families during the construction of nearby Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. Its 17-square-mile (44 km2) site was obtained in a land exchange with the Navajo Nation. The city is perched atop Manson Mesa at an elevation of 4,300 feet (1,300 m) above sea level and 600 feet (180 m) above Lake Powell.
The city was originally called Government Camp, but was later named for John C. Page, commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, 1936–1943.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Page’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Page’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewVintage sign at Bashful Bob's Mot…, 1980: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Page
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Page, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsHayden Peak2026
CommonsGlen Canyon Conservancy2023
CommonsWelcome to Page Arizona sign2022
CommonsLake Powell2020
CommonsPage, United States (Unsplash)2016
CommonsLac powell 2016 Glen Canyon Bridge and Visitor Center2016
CommonsMy God It S Full Of Stars2015
CommonsPage from United 412012
CommonsSign in2009
CommonsPage, Arizona Aerial2009
CommonsBlick auf2008Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Vintage sign at Bashful Bob's Motel in (1980) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.