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Cotton Center is a populated place situated in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. [2] It has an estimated elevation of 715 feet (218 m) above sea level. [ 1 ]
The history of cotton can be traced from its domestication, through the important role it played in the history of India, the British Empire, and the United States, to its continuing importance as a crop and commodity. The history of the domestication of cotton is very complex and is not known exactly. [1]
A great history of cotton exists in Arizona, but its greatest development came later on with Egyptian cotton (Gossypium barbadense), later called Pima cotton, that is stronger than short-staple cotton and still as soft. Every year, the cotton industry earns the state $400-500 million and creates 3,000 new jobs.
But agriculture was the main economic driver in Chandler's early days with cotton, grains, and alfalfa as primary crops. Farmers also raised cattle, sheep, and ostriches whose feathers were used to adorn popular women's fashions. Cotton became the most common and profitable crop in Chandler, especially during World War I.
Dwight B. Heard Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona. Dwight Bancroft Heard (1 May 1869 – 14 Mar 1929) was an American rancher in Arizona, along with the president of the Arizona Cotton Association. He is famous for publishing the Arizona Republican, now The Arizona Republic, from 1912 to 1929. He was a delegate to the Republican National ...
Phoenix Financial Center Phoenix Convention Center, light rail in front - 2009. The economy of Phoenix was focused during the early years of Phoenix primarily on agriculture and natural resources, dependent mainly on the "5Cs", which were copper, cattle, climate, cotton, and citrus. Since World War II, the Phoenix economy has become diversified.
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Robert Leslie Fletcher was born in Phoenix, Arizona on March 28, 1920 to Emma and Herbert Fletcher. He had one sister, Helen. [1] Fletcher attended Emerson Elementary School, and then Phoenix Union High School, graduating in 1938.