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Leona Carlyle-Kakar (Ak-Chin), Instrumental in Securing the 1st Water Rights Settlement in Indian Country, Walks On

Leona Carlyle-Kakar, a prominent member of the Ak-Chin Indian Community, has passed on to the spirit world. Carlyle-Kakar was born on the Ak-Chin Reservation on March 29, 1936 in Casa Grande, Ariz. After earning her GED in 1965, she served on the Ak-Chin tribal council for 40 years. Carlyle-Kakar and her brothers were instrumental in organizing the Ak-Chin community. ....

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Here's what happened this week in Arizona history

A collection of the interesting and sometimes unusual events that happened this week in Arizona history.May 22On this date in 1894, Dr. A.E. Douglass selected a site in Flagstaff for the Lowell Observatory.On this date in 1923, four people died in an explosion at the Apache Powder Plant at Benson.On this date in 1925, a solid copper flagpole, donated by Inspiration ....

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Here's What Happened This Week In Arizona History: May 23-29

A collection of the interesting and sometimes unusual events that happened this week in Arizona history.May 23On this date in 1868, Col. Christopher “Kit” Carson, who directed the campaign against the Navajos which resulted in their surrender and the exile of about half the tribe to Fort Sumner between 1864 and 1868, died at Fort Lyon, Colorado., just nine days before the ....

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Street names a road to city's history

InMaricopa
John and Mary Lou Smith. Photo by Michelle Chance
People are moving toÂ Maricopa every day. But do the newcomers â or the old timers, for that matter â give any thought to the names on our street signs, with the possible exception of John Wayne, of course.
InMaricopa delved into local history to tell you how some of our local roads received their names.
PORTER ROAD
Elton K. Porter farmed in Maricopa in the early 1950s. He and other community volunteers dug a large ditch at Porter Road and Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway and filled it with water, creating a popular swimming hole for teens in the early 1950s. In 1954, he died of a heart attack while fighting the fire that destroyed Maricopa Elementary School, the townâs 1914 red-brick school. The name of the school was changed to Elton K. Porter Elementary School for the former school board member, but over time returned to its original name. ....

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