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December 21, 2024

9:00 AM | On The House Hour

Segment 1
11:47
Segment 2
7:01
Segment 3
12:44
Segment 4
6:12

History Of Phoenix: Desert To City Dwellers

GUESTS

  • Steve Schumacher/Mayor’s Office Official Historian
  • Don Ryden/Historical Architect

COMMENTARY

  • Late 1800’s population around 5400
  • Completion of the Roosevelt Dam in 1911 for water supply, flood control and hydroelectric power
  • The most successful crops were cotton and citrus
  • Town of Goodyear was established by The Goodyear Tire And Rubber Company
  • Two major Army Air Corps bases were a turning point for Phoenix: Williams Field and Luke Field

ON THE HOUSE HOUR

From Desert Dwellers to City Dwellers – An Overview of the Settling of Phoenix Part 2

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On The House Topic: IIn part 1 of our History of Phoenix series, we covered, albeit briefly, life in Phoenix from the prehistoric Hohokam up to 1901 when Phoenix READ MORE IN THIS BLOG>> and scroll below for a breakout of each segment in this podcast with resource links.

 

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