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Love is a populated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. It is located on Urea Ranch Road, 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Wenden. An ex-Santa Fe Railway mainline, now owned and operated by the Arizona and California Railroad, runs through Love.

Love, Arizona
Populated place
Love
Location in the state of Arizona
Love
Love (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°51′08″N 113°27′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyLa Paz
Elevation
1,972 ft (601 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST (no DST))
GNIS feature ID24499[1]

Formerly called Lockhart, the railroad station was renamed Love following World War I to honor Ernest A. Love, who died in France during the war, and whose father was a longtime Santa Fe railroad engineer.[1][2] Ernest A. Love Field in Prescott was also named in his honor.

The "Love Derailment" occurred in 1977, when a freight train traveling through the hamlet went off its tracks, causing a tank car transporting butane to explode.[3]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Love
  2. Barnes, Will Croft (1955). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona. p. 255.
  3. "Federal Register" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. July 21, 1980.




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