COLDWATER

NAME: Coldwater COUNTY: Maricopa ROADS: 2WD LEGAL INFO: T1N, R1W CLIMATE: Warm winter, hot summer BEST TIME TO VISIT: Winter, fall, spring

COMMENTS: On the west bank of the Agua Fria River. REMAINS: Unknown.

Coldwater began as a freight station in the 1890's. Coldwater was named after the river and a nearby well. Later, the railroad established a station nearby which it called Litchfield. The residents of Coldwater moved to the railroad stop. The original post office was called Coldwater and was established in 1896. In 1897 it was changed to Cold Water and continued under this name until 1905. In 1911 it was restablished, this time as Avondale.

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