George Hirko,Southeast Valley Real Estate

February 2011 - Posts

• History of Gilbert

  The History of Gilbert Gilbert started off as a train station. There was a small farming community located on the site of the present day town . In 1902, the Arizona Eastern Railway was looking for donations of right of way for a rail line between Florence Read More... Posted Friday, February 04, 2011 11:14 AM by George Hirko | 0 Comments Filed under: canals, safest city, hay capital of the world, arizona eastern railway, gilbert road, bobby gilbert

• History of Chandler

  The History of Chandler Chandler was once a quiet farming community. The town is named after Dr. A.J. Chandler, who was the first veterinary surgeon for the territory of Arizona. In 1891, Dr. Chandler bought 80 acres south of Mesa. He studied irrigation Read More... Posted Friday, February 04, 2011 11:08 AM by George Hirko | 0 Comments Filed under: san marcos hotel, east valley, chandler ranch, salt river project, arizona eastern railroad, a.j.changler, ostrich feathers

• History of Apache Junction

  History of Apache Junction Apache Junction didn’t really start off as a town; it just sort of began as a settlement along the Apache Trail, which was a major transport route for construction of the Roosevelt Dam. Originally thought to have been Read More... Posted Friday, February 04, 2011 10:57 AM by George Hirko | 0 Comments Filed under: salt river, roosevelt dam, pima, apache trail, golbe, goldfield, goldfield mountains, salado, superstition mountains, lost dutchman, george hunt, apache junction

• History of Scottsdale

  The History of Scottsdale After the collapse of the Hohokam civilization around 1400, the area of present day Scottsdale became a Pima village, whose name translated as “rotting hay”; even after European settlement began, some Pima continued Read More... Posted Friday, February 04, 2011 10:41 AM by George Hirko | 0 Comments Filed under: arizona, hohokam, valley of the sun, rotting hay, orangedale, pima, mcdowell, frank lloyd wright, winfield scott, taliesin westbiltmore hotel, scottsdale, ingleside inn, gammage auditorium