page_title: Payson, Arizona
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Payson, Arizona / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Mogollon Rim Country Firefighter Memorial - Rim Country Museum - Payson, Arizona. The plaque lists the dates, fires and the names of the firefighters who perished.
context_page_description: Payson is a town in northern Gila County, Arizona, United States. Its location puts it very near to the geographic center of Arizona. Payson has been called "The Heart of Arizona". The town is surrounded by the Tonto National Forest and has many outdoor activities year round. As of the 2010 census, the population of Payson was 15,301.
context_section_description: Payson is the site of the annual Arizona State Championship Old Time Fiddlers Contest, held in September. The fiddle contest features both local and nationally known players and awards cash prizes. Payson is also home of two rodeos. In May the Multi-Purpose Event Center across from the Tonto Apache Indian Reservation hosts the Gary Hardt Memorial Rodeo. In August, the historic August Doin's Rodeo (1884) takes place making Payson, Arizona the "Home of the World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo." Prescott is known as hosting the "World's Oldest Rodeo" (1888), but took a hiatus during World War II.
caption: Mogollon Rim Country Firefighter Memorial - Rim Country Museum - Payson, Arizona. The plaque lists the dates, fires and the names of the firefighters who died.
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