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Pinal County Open Space & Trails
Casa Grande Historic Downtown Street Fair - January Art, Pottery, Jewelry, Clothing, Sculptures, Entertainment, 200 Exhibitors, Car & Bike Show, Beer Garden, Food, Kids Area Casa Grande Cowboy Days and O'odham Tash - February Carnival, Parade, Native American Arts & Crafts Festival, Rodeo Featuring Ak-Chin, Gila River, Salt River Pima, & Tohono O'odham Nations Cactus Antique Fly-In, Casa Grande Airport - March Arizona's Premier Antique Aviation Event, Military & Civil Aircraft, Flying Displays Pinal County Fair - March Classic County Fair with Livestock, Exhibits, Food, Carnival Games & Rides, Entertainment, and More
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Coolidge is the home of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. This was the first prehistoric cultural site to be protected by the United States Government when President Benjamin Harrison signed the Executive Order proclamation on June 22, 1892. And what a treasure it is. The four story building was built by the Hohokam Indians who had settled along the Gila and Salt Rivers by about 300 and begun irrigating the area. Their Classic Period began in the 1100s when they began developing large communiBUCKET LIST ties like this one. The Casa Grande ("Big House") was completed in about 1350 • Casa Grande National Monument and abandoned in about • Pinal Geology & Mineral Museum 1450. The first modern • Artisan Village of Coolidge report of the ruins came from Missionary Father • Copper State Heritage Museum Eusebio Kino in November, • Glass Studio 1694. He's the one who called it Casa Grande. A steel roof structure was Coolidge Cotton Days - March Parade, Arts & Crafts, Car Show, Gem Show, 5K Fun Run, Volleyball and Horseshoe Tournaments, Cotton Displays, Cotton Bale Rolling, Entertainment, Teen Dance, Food Calvin Coolidge Days Celebration - October Parade, Entertainment, Carnival, Food, Arts & Crafts, Horseshoe, Volleyball, & Corn Hole Tournaments, Pancake Breakfast, 5K and Bike Run
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placed over it in 1932 to help protect it from the elements. This is an absolute must-see in Arizona.
The town of Coolidge came later. It was founded in 1925 during the planning for the construction of the Coolidge Dam, which was completed in 1930, and named for President Calvin Coolidge. The new source of water made this a very productive agricultural area. The city incorporated in 1945 and is rapidly becoming a dynamic manufacturing center, as well.
Home to Central Arizona College, it has also become a creative center. Plan to take some time to visit the Pinal Geology & Mineral Museum. The displays are truly fascinating. And explore the Artisan Village of Coolidge, the Copper State Heritage Museum, the Glass Studio, and the Artisan Village Art Gallery. You'll be very glad you did.
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Casa Grande Ruins Located Between Phoenix & Tucson Off I-10 National Monument - FREE Admission
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Construction
Gallo Construction 701 W. Second St. Casa Grande, AZ 85122 520.836.8899 www.galloconstruction.com
Education
Central Arizona College 8470 N Overfied Road Coolidge, AZ 85128 800.237.9814 ext. 5111 CAC serves and educates the diverse communities of Pinal County.
Real Estate
Elite Real Estate Pros 502 E. Cottonwood Lane, Ste. 11 Casa Grande, AZ 85122 520.836.6325 www.eliterealestatepros.com
Coldwell Banker ROX Realty 1919 N. Trekell Rd Casa Grande, AZ 85122 520.423.8250 www.roxsells.com
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PICACHO PEAK
Fun Fact: Eloy is named for the East Line of Yuma Railroad.
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Next along the • Santa Cruz Valley Historic Museum Golden Corridor • Sunland Visitor Center is Eloy, strategi• Picacho Peak State Park cally located just south of the Junction of I-8 and I-10. Long recognized • • SkyDive Arizona Bent Prop Saloon & Cookery as an important cotton • Robson Ranch Resort Community growing center, Eloy is now experiencing dramatic industrial growth thanks to, as they say, location, location, location. That's true throughout
Pinal County and it's certainly true here. The city was founded in 1902, but how it got its name was a mystery until recently.
One favorite story was that a railroad engineer stepped off his train onto a rattlesnake and hollered out "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachtini" (My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?), the last words of Christ on the cross, and the name stuck! The truth is much more prosaic. The Southern Pacific train from Yuma arrived in 1902 and construction halted for awhile, causing the place to be called the East Line of Yuma, or Eloy.
Your first stop should be the Santa Cruz Valley Historic Museum in the Old Toltec Elementary School, operated in conjunction with the Sunland Visitor Center. Learn about history and gather current information at one stop. The Hohokam history exhibit is something special. It's a short distance to the Picacho Peak State Park, site of the furthest west battle of the Civil War. Visit the Robson Ranch Resort Community and Golf Course. They also offer meeting rooms, as does the Desert Rose Bahá'í Center.
Eloy has become a world-recognized sky diving center thanks to SkyDive Arizona, the world's largest parachuting resort. They have hosted many National and World Championships and the Bent Prop Saloon & Cookery at the airport has become quite the gathering spot.
Eloy Yearly Events
Fiestas Patrias - September Parade, Entertainment, Music, Folklorico Dancing, Car/Bike Shows, Dance Contest, Art, Kid's Rides & Games, Vendor & Food Booths
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