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| Phoenix
- Population: 983,500 (Metro : 2,000,000)
Situated in the "Valley of the Sun"overlooked by the Camelback Mountain,
Phoenix is the heart of Arizona and was first settled by the Hohokam Indians
who conquered the desert with irrigation ditches and then mysteriously
disappeared.
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During the 19th century, Phoenix developed from a village supplying hay to the north central Arizona district to a bustling town filled with prospectors. Cowboys and miners frequented the town and saloons and gambling houses multiplied. The resulting lawlessness was squashed by two public hangings at the turn of the century. Now the thriving capital of Arizona, countless suburbs and ranch-style homes retain the western look, while Spanish Colonial and Pueblo architecture gives clues to the origin of this city. |
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