A trading post was established at this site in 1907 under the name Nokaita. It is believed that the current name came from wells that have since disappeared. On July 1, 1939, a bridge was completed 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the site because erosion had made the river crossing impassable.[3]
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^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mexican Water, Arizona
^Roberts, David (2006). Sandstone Spine: Seeking the Anasazi on the First Traverse of the Comb Ridge. Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers Books. p. 79. ISBN1594852383.
^Byrd H. Granger (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 15. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
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