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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMSA_roosevelt-dam_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
On September 20, 1906 the first stone was laid in place. Over the next five years, 350,000 cubic feet of block would be cut, shaped, and fashioned into the Roosevelt Dam.
The blocks of stone were carved out of the canyon walls. They were lifted…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMRH_alchesay_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
Alchesay led his people in war and peace
Alchesay Canyon, to your right, was named for a great leader. Chief Alchesay, born around 1853, was a leader among the White Mountain Apache. Other Apaches looked up to him not only because he towered si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMRB_welcome-to-the-apache-trail-historic-road_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
"The Apache Trail combines the grandeur of the Alps, the Glory of the Rockies, the magnificence of the Grand Canyon and then adds an indefinable something that none of the others have. To me, it is the most awe-inspiring and most sublimely beautif…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMR8_apache-lake_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
Apache Lake is the deepest on the entire chain of reservoir lakes on the Salt River. It was created by the construction of Horse Mesa Dam in 1927.
Apache Lake Marina will help you enjoy the Lake. Food, lodging and marina services are available.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMR7_canyon-lake_Apache-Junction-AZ.html
Canyon Lake was formed following the construction of Mormon Flat Dam from 1923-25 by USDI, bureau of Reclamation. Salt River Project manages the dam for water storage and power generation. Water stored in this reservoir is collected from the 13,00…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLNB_rittenhouse-elementary-school_Queen-Creek-AZ.html
In 1924 construction of a new schoolhouse began. Classes were being held in an old cook shack that had once been used by muleskinners to clear the land. The school, named after Charles Rittenhouse, would be a three-room, u-shaped building made of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKDK_manistee-ranch_Glendale-AZ.html
National Registerof Historic PlacesListed April 9, 1998United StatedDepartment of the InteriorManistee Ranch a treasured Glendale landmark and was the long-time home of Louis M. Sands, a pioneer of modern Arizona cattle ranching. Sands purchased t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKDJ_59th-avenue-residential-historic-district_Glendale-AZ.html
This district is listed in theNation Registerof Historic PlacesBy the United States Department of the Interior
ListedSeptember 6, 2006This District is part of Block 9 and 16 of the Hadsell's Addition. The District is made up of nearly a full se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKDH_floralcroft-historic-district_Glendale-AZ.html
This district is listed in theNational Registerof Historic PlacesBy the United States Department of the InteriorListedApril 6, 2006Flora Mae Statler, the daughter of Glendale pioneer Elder Charles E. Gillett, was born in 1890. As a young woman, sh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKDG_morcombs-service-station-and-house_Glendale-AZ.html
This property is listed in theNational Registerof Historic Places By the United States Department of the InteriorListed April 6, 2006Ed and Bessie Morcomb and their son Den acquired this property in 1935, as an 18-hole miniature golf course called…