Charles Miller

Charles Miller (HMR6D)

Location: Scottsdale, AZ 85251 Maricopa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 29.709', W 111° 55.034'

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1862 - 1923

An early Civic Leader of Scottsdale, Charles Miller purchased this property and the 120 acres to the North and West from Scottsdale founder Winfield Scott.

He with two others Founded the Scottsdale Light and Power Company, which brought electricity to Scottsdale in 1918.

He served on the Board of Directors of the Salt River Valley Water Users Association (now known as Salt River Project) in 1921.

In 1922 he donated 10 acres for the Scottsdale High School.

Miller Road is named in his honor.

Bronze [statue] by Gerry Metz, b. 1943
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HM NumberHMR6D
Series This marker is part of the Markers Attached to Sculpture series
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 8:45pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12S E 414796 N 3706557
Decimal Degrees33.49515000, -111.91723333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 29.709', W 111° 55.034'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 29' 42.54" N, 111° 55' 2.04" W
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Area Code(s)480, 602
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7602 E Indian School Rd, Scottsdale AZ 85251, US
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