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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN3G_hunt-bass-hatchery_Phoenix-AZ.html
* USA *Work ProgramWPAHunt Bass Hatchery Erected A.D. 1936Sponsored ByArizona StateGame DepartmentO.P. No. 65-2-544
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN3F_double-butte-cemetery_Tempe-AZ.html
Tempe's first cemetery, named for the Buttes in the background, was established before 1900. It was located on 80 acres of high ground because lower areas were waterlogged. Members of Tempe's best-known families lie here, along with victims of han…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN3E_goodyear-ocotillo-cemetery_Chandler-AZ.html
This small plot of land was designated a cemetery by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio. Goodyear owned and farmed the surrounding acreage from 1916 until 1943. Goodyear workers and their families are buried here. Local oral histo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN3D_arizona-cotton-land_Chandler-AZ.html
The land surrounding this cemetery represents the beginning of commercial cotton growing in Arizona. In January 1917, during World War I, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company founded the Southwest Cotton Company to begin producing long-staple c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMTZ_scottsdale-grammar-school-the-little-red-schoolhouse_Scottsdale-AZ.html
State Plaque:Scottsdale Grammar SchoolDedicated February 26, 1910on the 73rd birthday of Scottsdale's founderChaplain Winfield ScottThis building served thepeople of Scottsdale asSchool Community CenterCity Hall and Justice CourtLibraryCity of Sco…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMSG_the-bridge_Roosevelt-AZ.html
Before dam modifications could begin, a $21.3 million bridge was built to relocate traffic off the top of Roosevelt Dam. Roosevelt Lake Bridge is the longest two-lane, single-span, steel-arch bridge in North America. The bridge, spanning 1,080 fee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMSF_tonto-basin_Roosevelt-AZ.html
Over six million years ago, the mountains surrounding you were lifted skyward. As they rose, the land in between sank, creating the valley known as Tonto Basin. Melting snow and summer rains drain from the vast Salt River watershed toward the b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMSE_salt-river-before-the-dam_Roosevelt-AZ.html
The Salt River begins high in the White Mountains as runoff from melting snow, finding its way into streams and creeks that eventually form the White and Black rivers. The confluence of the two rivers marks the beginning of the Salt. Early Phoe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMSC_the-people-who-made-it-happen_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
The construction of Roosevelt Dam involved several thousand people over the course of the project. Hiring was straightforward; a foreman would simply size up a man and decide if he could do the work. Jobs requiring diverse skills were plentiful. S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMSB_roosevelt-dam_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
After nearly nine years of work, $430 million in construction cost, 450,000 cubic yards of concrete, and 849 miles of reinforcing steel, another vivid chapter in Arizona history has been rewritten. Modifications to Roosevelt Dam were required beca…
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