George Hirko,Southeast Valley Real Estate

History of the Phoenix Area-Early yearsIn a desert, there is little more precious than water. The early inhabitants of the area, theHohokam , were keenly aware of what an asset they had with the Salt River. At that time,without dams, the river flowed freely, although flow was heavier in the spring.The river, a tributary of the Gila River, which ...

History of the Phoenix Area-Part VThe city of Phoenix had now been around for just over 20 years.In 1890, the ArizonaRepublic was established as a daily paper.1891 marked the greatest flood in the Valleyknown to that time; none of the upriver reservoirs had been constructed yet, so nothingwas there to control the flow when large amounts of water ...