Mexican Water, Arizona
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in the United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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Mexican Water is an unincorporated community in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Mexican Water is located on the Navajo Nation {{convert|14|mi|km}} west of Red Mesa. It is also approximately four miles east of Tes Nez Iah along Navajo Route 5056.{{cite book | title=Sandstone Spine: Seeking the Anasazi on the First Traverse of the Comb Ridge | last1=Roberts | first1=David | publisher=The Mountaineers Books | year=2006 | place=Seattle, Washington | page=79 |isbn=1594852383 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=srvmham5Ml8C&dq=Tes+Nez+Iah&pg=PA71}}
History
A trading post was established at this site in 1907 under the name Nokaita. It is believed that the current name came from wells that have since disappeared. On July 1, 1939, a bridge was completed 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the site because erosion had made the river crossing impassable.{{cite book|author=Byrd H. Granger|title=Arizona Place Names|url=https://archive.org/details/arizonaplacename00barn|url-access=registration|accessdate=5 December 2011|year=1960|publisher=University of Arizona Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/arizonaplacename00barn/page/15 15]}}
References
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{{Apache County, Arizona}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Apache County, Arizona
Category:Populated places established in 1907
Category:1907 establishments in Arizona Territory