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Mount McDowell (O'odham: S-wegĭ Doʼag, Yavapai: Wi:kawatha), more commonly referred to as Red Mountain, is located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation, just north of Mesa, Arizona. It is named after General Irvin McDowell, a Union officer in the Civil War. Its elevation is 2,832 feet (863 m).
Ida Redbird (Maricopa, 1892–1971) was a Native American potter from the Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona. She was the first president of the Maricopa Pottery Maker's Association and was widely credited with the revival of ancient Maricopa pottery techniques and forms. Her polished black-on-redware ...
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Maricopa County, Arizona, excluding those in Phoenix, for which there is a separate list. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maricopa County, Arizona , United States, excluding Phoenix.
The Maricopa are known for their basket weaving and textiles, [1] in particular, for their highly burnished red-on-redware pottery. Their traditional pottery practices enjoyed a revival from 1937 to 1940. Elizabeth Hart, a US Home Extension Agent, worked with a leading Maricopa potter, Ida Redbird, to form the Maricopa Pottery Cooperative.
The first train departed from Maricopa for Phoenix on July 4, 1887. All east–west rail travelers had to stop at Maricopa, and those who wanted to go north had to shift to the M & P Railroad. [4] [5] [6] Maricopa was officially incorporated as a city on October 15, 2003, becoming the 88th incorporated municipality in Arizona.
Red Jacket (known as Otetiani [Always Ready] [1] in his youth and Sagoyewatha [Keeper Awake] Sa-go-ye-wa-tha as an adult because of his oratorical skills) (c. 1750 – January 20, 1830) was a Seneca orator and chief of the Wolf clan, based in Western New York. [2]
Maricopa: 1858: Neglected site: Hotel, ruins of a stone house and a swimming pool. Alamo Crossing [2] Alimo Mohave: 1899: 1918: Submerged: Submerged in Alamo Lake. Alexandra [2] Yavapai: 1875: c. 1903: Barren site: The town is located in Peck Canyon and was named Alexandra after Mrs. T.M. Alexander, a founder and the first lady to be at the ...
Created by the Maricopa Water District's Carl Pleasant Dam, which was finished in 1927, and upon completion, was the largest multi-arch dam in the world. The lake originally had a surface area of 3,700 acres (5.8 sq mi; 15 km 2) and served as a private irrigation project. At 76 ft (23 m) high and 2,160 ft (660 m) long, the original Carl ...