Statehood celebration: A look at Arizona's history

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• soricobob posted at 6:05 am on Sun, Feb 13, 2011.

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  We have so much to be proud of!

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• Accuracy posted at 6:08 pm on Sun, Feb 13, 2011.

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  East Valley History . . . also

  The Hohokam Indians built the original canal system that spread over 125 miles in Arizona. The Mesa Canal was enlarger with heavy machinery in 1895 by Dr. A.J. Chandler to allow enough water flow to start an electric power plant. The City of Mesa purchased the utility company in 1917. It is still used today.

  In 1891, Dr. Alexander John Chandler, the first veterinary surgeon for the territory of Arizona, bought 80 acres of land from the federal government south of Mesa in the Salt River Valley.

  Dr. A.J. Chandler also built the first retail/office complex in Mesa. This building was located on the northwest corner of Main and Macdonald. It used the first evaporative air-cooling system in Arizona.

  He later started the city of Chandler, bearing his name, south of Mesa.
  

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