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DOCUMENT Full-Text Christine Lewis.

In 1892 Judge Joseph H. Kibbey, one of Arizona's illustrious pioneers, described the Salt River Valley before the settlers came as a desert, uninhabited except by jack rabbits, coyotes, and rattlesnakes. Its main vegetation was sagebrush and cactus. It was a level, fertile valley about fifteen miles wide, through which the Salt River flowed west for forty miles to its junction with the Gila. The Salt River was a fluctuating stream. Sometimes it was a raging torrent which flooded the level land...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Victoria D. Vargas. Thomas Jones. Scott Solliday. Don W. Ryden.

This document, the first volume of a series of reports created by Archaeological Consulting Services, covers the restoration and preservation of the Hayden Flour Mill; voluntarily undertaken by the City of Tempe. This project surfaced in recognition of the importance of the Hayden Flour Mill and its resources, a desire for its complete documentation, and the development of recommendations for preservation priorities. The City decided to have the cultural resources investigation completed prior...

DOCUMENT Full-Text Earl Zarbin.

Each year thousands of people come to the Salt River Valley, some to visit and some to live. They see a thriving, growing community. But like many who have spent most, or all, of their lives there, they don't know much about the Valley's origins or how it developed. The men and women who built the Valley were like today's people. They were trying to improve their own condition. In doing that, they contributed to the well-being of one another. Jack Swilling was one of them. Swilling...