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This probably is not what we all learned in history classes in school growing-up - it is more real for sure. What might be of interest to those of us who live in The Salt River Valley starts at about 10:00 into this 48-minute new program produced by The Smithsonian Channel.
< Here's a black-and-white image of Teddy Roosevelt riding on The Apache Trail in a car caravan in 1911 with at least one early Mesa businessman - O.S. Stapley - in his company. Some people who live here now might recognize others that celebrated the opening of The Roosevelt Dam way back then. Its cost in today's money: $190M.
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At that time, according to what the narrator says in the show, Teddy Roosevelt believed that 175-200,000 people could live here. Contrary to what Mayor John Giles said last year that "except if you need an aircraft carrier, everything else comes from cities" he was dead wrong in-the-water. Mesa would not be what it is today without infusions of federal money.
At the beginning of the 20th Century Phoenix was regarded as the Dawn of The New American West.
Listen to what the narrator has to say about the "Indians" who did live here - hundreds of thousands of them. That real history is an eye-opener for some Latter-Day arrivals and others with a short-view of history.
Published on Nov 10, 2018
In the 20th century, the Wild West faced an industrial and political boom that echoed across the nation. Presented for the first time in color, revisit the frontier, influenced by Buffalo Bill, Teddy Roosevelt, and those seeking adventure and riches.
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For those of you who want an update on one legacy of our of our local colored history:
Phoenix Indian School Legacy Project - Duration: 2:26.
3 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8MM1CavmO8
