Show Low, Arizona

2 3 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 City of Show Low, Arizona A partnership in the early 1800s devolved into a high-stakes card game for rights to live in the area; it also gave rise to the city’s official name. It’s a unique feature of the city to have stumbled into its namesake through a feud settled with cards, but according to local lore, the city’s name came from a marathon poker game between two early settlers, Corydon E. Cooley and Marion Clark. The two men, who were equal partners in a 100,000-acre ranch, had a falling out and decided that there wasn’t enough room for both of them on the ranch or in the settlement. The men agreed to settle their dispute through a game of “Seven Up” (with the victor taking the ranch and the defeated party, leaving). After a lengthy game with no end in sight Clark said, “If you can show low, you win.” In response, Cooley turned up the deuce of clubs (the lowest possible card) and replied, “Show low it is.” As a tribute to the legend, the city’s main street is named Deuce of Clubs. Show Low, Arizona is also known for its beauty AT A GLANCE CITY OF SHOW LOW, ARIZONA WHAT: A popular, scenic community; population approx. 13,000 WHERE: In the White Mountains of eastern Arizona WEBSITE: http://showlowaz.gov/ Unique in name and character