Patricia Brock

Maricopa (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Hohokam built an extensive network of canals with sticks and stone hoes, but mysteriously disappeared in 1450. Later, the Pima and Maricopa Indians occupied their farmlands near the Gila River, and Maricopa took on the name of the latter. In 1858, Maricopa became an isolated little town in the middle of the desert. It served as the major stage station for the Butterfield Overland Stage Station and became a beacon of light for trappers, traders, and immigrants brave enough to travel its unknown land. Maricopa moved south in 1879 to latch onto the newly built Southern Pacific Railroad and became Arizonäs freighting distribution center. A second move took it 4 miles east to better align with Tempe. Thus began Maricopäs life as an important railroad junction, playing host to two presidents, 1911 flying machines, honeymoon couples, actors, and a nest of wildcats to entertain the hundreds of passengers who waited for their connections to Phoenix or east-west. In the early 2000s, Maricopa grew from a small farming community to a city, earning it the title of one of the fastest growing cities in the nation. Today its population continues to grow with more than 40,000 inhabitants from all over the United States and world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439639993
• Artikelnr.: 40088012

Autorenporträt

Patricia Brock, author of Reflections of a Desert Town, and the Maricopa Historical Society proudly share Maricopäs rich heritage through its finest visuals from early pioneers that highlight the incredible role it played in the growth and development of the Southwest.