b'OLD WEST LEGENDSTown Named After A Card GameBy Dakota LivesayWere all aware of towns named after everything from animals to zoos. But, have you ever known of a town named after a winning hand in a card game?B ack in 1875Shortly afterward Marion Clarkthe government and Corydonopened a post Cooley squattedoffice in the on about 100,000region. Corydon acres of land inCooley became the northeasternpostmaster. The post Arizona Territory.office was named Their objective wasShow Low. As Show Low grew, so did the legend. to start a farmingThe main street in Show Low was named The Deuce and ranchingof Clubs. The locals just call it The Deuce. In operation to supplykeeping with the card theme, some of the streets Fort Apache, ahave names like Full House Lane, nearby military base.Aces Wild, Clubs Straight Lane, and Blackjack Road.While Marion Clark supervised theThe history of Americas West is farming and ranchingengrained in legend. The story you operation, Corydonjust read may be full of legend. But Cooley worked withas the newspaper editor said in the the military andJohn Wayne movie The Man Who became friends withShot Liberty Valance This is the the White MountainWest, sir. When the legend becomes Apache Indians whofact, print the legend. lived in the area. Not only did Corydon learnCorydon Cooley and his ranchthe Apache language, but he also ended up marrying two, yes, I said two,The game they played was believed to of the chiefs daughters. Corydon got along so well with the White Mountain Apache that he was hiredhave been seven up. They supposedly as an interpreter by the army. It was felt by some thatplayed all night with neither having an Corydons relationship with the White Mountain Apache and the U.S. Government was a factor in theadvantage over the other. So, they decided Apache being able to stay on their traditional lands. to cut the cards, Corydon loved working with the Armyand the person who and the Apache but his partner didnt like running the ranch by himself.showed low would According to legend, Clark told Cooleywin everything. to either put in some time at the ranch or get out. Cooley, on the other hand, felt his relationship with the military atStatue of the game Fort Apache was contributing to theirthat named the town success. Because neither had the moneyof Show Lowto buy the other out, and both were obviously gamblers, they decided to play 169 E Wickenburg Way cards and the winner would take all.Wickenburg, AZ 85390 The game they played was believed to 928-684-6123 have been seven up. They supposedly played all night with neither having an Open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. DAILY advantage over the other. So, they decided to cut the cards, and the person who showed low would win everything. The cards were shuffled and each person drew a card. Corydon Cooley supposedly drew the deuce of clubsthe lowest card in the deck. Marion Clark accepted the outcome, left the area, and was never heard from again.32 February 2022'