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Salome Arizona est. 1904  "Salome where she
danced." ...
Salome was founded by Charles H. Pratt and brothers Earnest and Dick Wick
Hall. As
Pratt was speculating on where the railroad would lay its tracks he miscalculated by
a mile so the community had to be moved to its present location. The Post Office was established April 14th, 1905, and later moved to the current town site in 1906.
Dick Wick Hall was a widely known wit who was responsible for *the story about how Salome was
named. He also published many stories in the Saturday Evening Post. Tales about Greasewood Golf Lynx, the 23-mile course and about "a
frog that couldn't swim." Which has since become the High School Mascot ,in
fact the grade schools mascot was once named "The Tadpoles"!
Born in 1877 in Creston, Iowa, Dick's given name was DeForest Hall, He was a well known journalist and "political
operative." In honor of Henry Wickenburg who was his mentor he changed his name to "Dick Wick Hall." Hall died suddenly in 1926.
You can find Dick Wick Hall's gravesite on
Center Street 2 blocks North of Hwy 60..
 There is a new book about the history of
this area called " McMullen Valley "
It is distributed by Arcadia
Publishing as part of their "Images of America" series. The book sells for $22 per copy; profits will benefit the Historical Society. Orders are being taken
at Ingredients in Wenden, Harcuvar Office Worx in Salome and J&J Produce in Bouse, or directly from Sharon Rubin at the GAOR&I Historical Society, P.O. Box 844, Salome,
AZ 85348 (928) 859-3805.
For shipping, please include $4.50 per book and clearly print the destination address.
It is also available through AMAZON
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