Established in 1904 with the first P.O. Box coming a year later, Salome started as a business venture between 3 men. Charles H Pratt, and Earnest and Dick Wick Hall began plotting a town site based on the speculative path of the coming railroad. They missed the mark by over a mile and the town was moved to the current site. Mr. Pratt's wife, Mrs. Grace Salome Pratt gave the town not only it's name but also it's slogan. One day she took off her shoes and found the sand beneath her feet burning hot to the touch. Thus was born the slogan "Salome, where she danced".
Citation: Will C Barnes, Arizona Place Names (Tucson AZ: University of Arizona Pub.,1960).385
