Did You Know?

I’ve often wondered what the “Babad Do’ag” sign means that was erected on Catalina Highway a couple of years ago.  Come to find out the Catalina Mountains were originally known by the Tohono O’odham nation as Babad Do’ag and then later named by Italian Jesuit priest Eusebio Francisco Kino in honor of St. Catherine in 1697, thus the Santa Catalina Mountains, as we know them today.  The sign is a silent reminder . . . back to the beginning.  Thank you to the Pima County woker who came up with the idea  🙂