LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA

Breathtaking sunsets across the crystal clear blue water, beautiful beaches and coves, spectacular rock formations; water skiing, fishing, boating, and other water sports; clear fresh air, 350 days of sunshine per year, friendly residents and merchants - - all of these things grace our ‘Havasu.'   This is home to 45,000 residents, and another 20,000 ‘snowbirds' swell our ranks in the winter months.   Located on the majestic Colorado, the 45-mile lake is formed by Parker Dam.

Lake Havasu City got its start during World War II as an Army Air Corps rest camp.   About two decades later Mr. Robert P. McCulloch, chairman of McCulloch Oil Corporation, established it as a city.   He needed a bridge to the island which was created when a channel was cut through to improve water flow for his projects.

The City of London needed to replace the bridge which had spanned the Thames for 140 years and Mr. McCulloch bought it for $2.6 million.   Each block was carefully removed, marked, and shipped to Arizona, and over a three year period it was meticulously reconstructed.   It still bears the scars from both World Wars. A crowd of 100,000 witnessed its dedication in October of 1971 and it continues to draw millions of visitors to our city.

The DAR Insignia is the property of, and is copyrighted by, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

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