Mesa Home For Sale & Arizona Real Estate Listing Information
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Mesa, Arizona has a long history. Mesa is the Spanish word for "table top," which means a flat-topped, raised area. The first inhabitants of the area, the Hohokam Indians were here around 2,000 years ago. They built the first irrigation ditches but suddenly left their settlements for reasons unknown. Various missionaries and explorers came and went during the 1500's and 1600's. The Apaches drove out the Spaniards in the 1700's. In the 1800's, the troops of the United States fought with the Apaches which opened the way for more white settlers to come. Around 1877, Daniel Webster Jones was asked by Mormon Church leaders to bring a group down to Arizona. They built Fort Utah from adobe in July of 1877 in what they then called Lehi.
A new group of Mormon settlers came in January of 1878, passing through the Lehi area. They decided to move up to the mesa and proceeded to clear the land and prepare a town site. They utilized the irrigation ditches which were dug by the Hohokam Indians. The availability of water in the area has allowed it to grow tremendously. A number of factors, including flooding in the lower Lehi area, caused Mesa to grow much faster, eventually overtaking and absorbing the Lehi area. Mesa was known as Mesa City among the early residents, but the post office first called it Hayden's Ferry, but eventually changed it to the popular name of Mesa.
The City of Mesa official website can be found at http://www.cityofmesa.org
The site is designed to be a citizen resource to the
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City of Mesa including government services, recreation
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to residents and visitors interested in visiting or
relocating to the City of Mesa, Arizona.
The Mesa Chamber of Commerce, formed is 1912 is very active in the Mesa community. The Chamber has helped in creating an environment that is attractive to business and encourages positive economic opportunities. The Chamber is a member of the East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance, a coalition of East Valley chambers with a powerful lobbying force which represents over 5,000 Arizona businesses. The Mesa Chamber of Commerce’s mission and vision is to serve its members, to act as the collective voice of business, industry and the professions, to maintain and strengthen a prosperous business climate in Mesa, and to enhance the quality of life in the community.
More information on Mesa including Mesa maps, Mesa weather, Mesa websites, Mesa zip codes, and more can be found on the website Area Connect. Mesa Area Connect is your local search tool, allowing you to search multiple Arizona yellow pages, Arizona white pages, Arizona local directories and more all tailored for the city of Mesa, AZ. The Area Connect website for Mesa can be found at http://Mesa.areaconnect.com
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