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Eloy Martín Pérez
Eloy or Eloi may refer to: *Eloy, Arizona, a city in the United States *Eloy (band), a German progressive rock band *Eloy (album), ''Eloy'' (album), the 1971 debut album of the band *Eloy (film), ''Eloy'' (film), a 1969 Argentine film *Eloi, a fictional race in H.G. Wells' science fiction novel ''The Time Machine'' *Eloi (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname *Eloy (given name) *Eloy (surname) See also *Elois, a given name {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eloy, Arizona
Eloy is a city in Pinal County, Arizona, United States, approximately northwest of Tucson and about southeast of Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census estimates in 2019, the population of the city is 19,625. History In 1880, as tracks were being laid for the Southern Pacific Railroad, a small number of boxcars were used as a camp for railroad workers. It was discovered that cotton could be grown in the area's climate. In 1902, the Southern Pacific Railroad named the area train stop Eloy, an acronym for East Line Of Yuma. Alternately, there is a legend that the area was initially called Eloi, after a railroad employee looked around at the barren desert and said, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" (Aramaic and Hebrew for "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"). A town called Cotton City was established in 1918, but in 1919 the newly established post office rejected that name in favor of Eloy. As part of Pinal County, the city incorporated in 1949. Geography According to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
