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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR95_irrigation_Glendale-AZ.html
The water for Sahuaro Ranch came by gravity flow from the Arizona Canal, located about two miles to the north. It was carried from the canal by a ditch on 59th Avenue known as Lateral 18 and then flowed onto the ranch through smaller ditches such …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR94_orchards_Glendale-AZ.html
The most important crops in the early years of Sahuaro Ranch were fruits and nuts. These commanded high prices, which meant they could profitably be raised here and sold to buyers across the country despite the high cost of shipping from such a re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR92_fruit-packing-shed_Glendale-AZ.html
This packing shed, constructed in 1891, is one of the oldest farm buildings on the ranch. It was designed by James M. Creighton, a prominent architect in territoral Arizona.
Exactly how the shed was used is not known, but presumably it was here…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR8P_foremans-house_Glendale-AZ.html
Built sometime around the turn of the 20th century, this house was the last residence to be constructed at Sahuaro Ranch.
Little is known about who lived in the house, but it appears to have been built as a residence for the employees of Willia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR8N_corrals-and-tack-house_Glendale-AZ.html
The corrals here are the remnants of the sprawling complex of corrals and pastures needed to raise the livestock that was always important to the operations of Sahuaro Ranch.
In early years, horses and mules were the primary source of power for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR8M_stable-granary_Glendale-AZ.html
Little is known about the history of this building, which started out as a horse stable, but it almost certainly was one of the earliest work buildings to be erected at Sahuaro Ranch.
The eastern half, with the vertical wood siding, was built f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR8D_blacksmith-and-machine-shop_Glendale-AZ.html
Farm and ranch work have always been hard on machinery, making frequent repairs necessary. Throughout Sahuaro Ranch's history, most of these repairs were made here by the ranch's own employees.
This building, which is believed to have been erec…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR8B_the-barnyard_Glendale-AZ.html
The barnyard was the center of activity as Sahuaro Ranch. Horses and mules were stabled, trained, and shoed here. Cattle were brought to the corrals for branding, treatment and shipment. Farm implements and wagons were stored and repaired here.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR7Z_dairy-barn_Glendale-AZ.html
Although some cows were probably always kept on the ranch to supply fresh milk and butter, it was not until after Richard W. Smith bought Sahuaro Ranch in 1927 that dairy cows were raised here commercially.
At first the Smith family sold only b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR7X_well-house_Glendale-AZ.html
This building, which houses a groundwater well pump, is a re-creation of a Salt River Project (SRP) pump house from the 1920s. In the original pump houses, a wooden derrick was erected first and used to drill the well. Once the well was working, a…