EST. 1870 • HERITAGE
2♣
Named by the Turn of a Single Card
“If you can show low, you win.”
Marion Clark and Corydon E. Cooley homesteaded a 100,000-acre ranch here in 1870. Deciding there wasn’t enough room for both partners, they agreed to let a marathon game of Seven-Up decide who would keep the ranch and who would move on.
With one point left to win, Clark told Cooley, “Show low, and the ranch is yours.” Cooley cut the deck, turned up the Deuce of Clubs (2♣), and replied, “Show low it is.” Today, their ranch is our townsite, and our main street is proudly named Deuce of Clubs.
1870100,000-Acre Ranch Won
1953City Incorporated
65 Sq MiCity Land Area
140,000Trade Area Served