Cancelled postal stationery entire mailed from Nutrioso, Ariz., September 24, 1894. The name Nutrioso so named because early settlers killed a beaver, (Spanish word “Nurtia”) and a bear, (Spanish word “oso”) in Dry Valley in 1875. Nutrioso offered safety for Mormon settlers from Native Americans. In 1880, settlers built a fort and on April 12, 1883 a post office was established. The present post office at Nutrioso is located in the south-eastern part of Apache County.
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