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The Salt River Valley consists of nearly half-million acres in central Arizona. It is a semiarid area with alluvial soils suitable for agriculture, but low rainfall makes irrigation a necessity for cultivation. Early settlers knew that a system of canals and laterals was necessary for agricultural production. For sustained growth, the farmers needed a water storage facility. With the passage of the National Reclamation Act in 1902, the federal government authorized the Salt River Project (SRP)....
Map of Salt River Project (1934)
1934, map of Salt River Project service territory with canals, waterways, and transmission lines marked.
Map of Salt River Project (1946)
August 22, 1946. Map of Salt River Project service territory water uses with city lines, canals, waterways marked.
Map of Salt River Valley, Arizona (1892)
1892 map of Salt River Valley, Arizona and the Consolidated Canal System, the South Side Fruit Belt complied and corrected by Schultz & Franklin. With references of "remains of ancient Aztec Canals" and "Ancient Ruins and Mounds" which refer to the Huhugam. Excerpt from the map: Land with perpetual water right at from $25 to $35 per acre. Water free of charge for three years, thereafter the regular annual charge of $1 per acre per year. And as an inducement we will to the first 20 settlers...
Salt River Project - Project Map (1914)
July 22, 1914. Department of the Interior, United States Reclamation Service, Salt River Project - Project Map prepared by the Board of Survey in Limiting the Area of the Project. Map depicts canals, ditches, and waterways within SRPs service territory, along with transmission lines, and other developed areas of Maricopa County.
Salt River Project - Project Map (1916)
March 1, 1916 Department of the Interior United States Reclamation Service, Salt River Project - Project Map prepared in the Department of Operation and Maintenance, Phoenix, Arizona. Map depicts canals, ditches, waterways and transmission lines within SRP's service territory in 1916, along with developments within Maricopa County.
Salt River Valley Water Users Association Operating Salt River Project - Project Map (1918)
1918, map of Salt River Project service territory with canals, waterways, and transmission lines marked.
The Salt River Valley, Arizona Map (1907)
1907 map of the Salt River Valley, Arizona irrigated by the Roosevelt Dam. "In this valley under the irrigation project. The valley has been under cultivation since 1865, no pioneering to be done. Neighbors are close at hand, churches and schools at regular intervals as shown below. For further information write Geo. W. Cowgill, Secretary Phoenix Board of Trade, Phoenix, Arizona."
The Yaquis of Scottsdale, Arizona: Family, Indomitable Spirit, Generosity (2002)
This book is a glimpse at the visual and narrative history of the Yaqui Indians, who came to Scottsdale to work for the Salt River Valley Water Users Association (SRVWUA) in the early 1900s. It is the stories of their descendants who chose to remain in Scottsdale as an independent Yaqui community when the Salt River Project closed its company labor camps. It begins with a real life example of the Yaquis' escape from Mexico as refugees, which spanned the period 1886 to 1927. It tells of their...