Land Development in Pheonix, Arizona
For more than 2,000 years people have been settling on the Sonoran Desert, where Pheonix currently sits. From the native Americans to American Civil War veterans setting up camps and small towns here, it has always been occupied.
Geography
Phoenix, Arizona sits on the Sonoran Desert. Running through it is the Salt River, near the White Tank Mountains. The Pleasant Lake Regional Park is just Northwest of Phoenix. The land however, is flat, allowing for Phoenix's grid-like street structure.
History
In the 1800s, many people began buying land, in 1870 for an average of $48. By 1950, 100,000 people lived in Phoenix and towns surrounding it. Now, almost 1,000,000 people live in Phoenix.
Geography
Phoenix, Arizona sits on the Sonoran Desert. Running through it is the Salt River, near the White Tank Mountains. The Pleasant Lake Regional Park is just Northwest of Phoenix. The land however, is flat, allowing for Phoenix's grid-like street structure.
History
In the 1800s, many people began buying land, in 1870 for an average of $48. By 1950, 100,000 people lived in Phoenix and towns surrounding it. Now, almost 1,000,000 people live in Phoenix.