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Jack Swilling reopens the canals
1867
Salt River Valley, Arizona
Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A Confederate deserter turned prospector saw the abandoned Hohokam ditches and realised the valley could be farmed again by clearing them. A companion suggested the name Phoenix, for a city rising from the ashes of another.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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