Editing Williams, Arizona (section)

==History==
[[File:Franklin D. Roosevelt and others in Williams, Arizona - NARA - 197042.jpg|thumb|left|[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (seated, center) at Greenway Ranch in Williams on September 26, 1932, during [[1932 United States presidential election|that year's presidential campaign]]. He is accompanied by Democratic U.S. Senator [[Carl Hayden]] of Arizona, standing far right, along with—among others—three other Democratic senators (seated): [[Key Pittman]] of Nevada, [[Thomas J. Walsh]] of Montana, and [[John S. Cohen]] of Georgia.]]

Founded in 1881, Williams was named for [[Old Bill Williams|William Sherley "Old Bill" Williams]] (1787–1849), a famous trapper, trader, scout and mountain man, who often trapped in the area. A statue of "Old Bill" stands in Monument Park, located on the west side of the city. The large mountain directly to the south is named Bill Williams Mountain. The city was incorporated on July 9, 1901.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find Things to Do In Williams, AZ |url=https://www.williamsaz.gov/home |access-date=December 6, 2022 |website=www.williamsaz.gov |language=en-US}}</ref>

Williams was the last city whose section of [[U.S. Route 66|Route 66]] was bypassed, due to lawsuits that kept the last section of [[Interstate 40 in Arizona]] from being built around the city.  After settlements called for the state to build three Williams exits, the suits were dropped and I-40 was completed.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JrGH3ZuNggIC&pg=PA212 |title=Around the States in 90 Days |first=Andy |last=Moseley |page=212 |year= 2009 |access-date=June 25, 2012 |isbn= 978-0956155108}}</ref>  On October 13, 1984, Interstate 40 was opened around the town and newspapers the next day reported the essential end of US 66.<ref>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=64500038}} |title=U.S. Route 66 in Arizona Multiple Property Submission (National Register of Historic Places)|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|page=26|date=April 5, 1989}}</ref>  The following year, Route 66 was decommissioned.

The [[Williams Historic Business District]] and [[Urban Route 66, Williams]] were added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984 and 1989, respectively.