Why, Arizona

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Why is a small rural community near the western border of the Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation and due north of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Southern Arizona.

The unusual name of the town comes from the fact the two major highways, Arizona 85 and Arizona 86, originally intersected in a Y-intersection. Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) later removed the old Y-intersection for traffic safety reasons and built the two highways in a conventional T-intersection to the south of the original intersection.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why,_Arizona
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Coordinates:   32°16'5"N   112°44'11"W

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