The city is named after a Ponderosa Pine flagpole made by a scouting party from Boston (known as the Second Boston Party) to celebrate the United States Centennial on July 4, 1876. Flagstaff is located adjacent to Mount Elden, just south of the San Francisco Peaks, the highest mountain range in the state of Arizona. The city has a strong tourism sector, due to its proximity to Grand Canyon National Park, Oak Creek Canyon, the Arizona Snowbowl, Meteor Crater and historic Route 66. The city is also a center for medical device manufacturing. Flagstaff is home to two institutions of higher education, Northern Arizona University and Coconino Community College.
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