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Tempe AZ: Scenic Retirement Community
Tempe, Arizona is a scenic retirement community and home of Arizona State University. Senior Travel Genie offers resources for Tempe restaurants, hotels, resorts and more.
Tempe, AZ History
In 1865, enterprising farmers moved into this area and dug out the irrigation canals left by the prehistoric Hohokam Indians and built new ones to carry Salt River water to their fields. Valley farms soon supplied food to Arizona’s military posts and mining towns.
The first settlers to move to the Tempe area, south of the Salt River and east of Phoenix, were Hispanic families from southern Arizona. They helped construct the first two irrigation canals and started small farms to the east and west of a large butte. The town was named Tempe in 1879. Darrell Duppa, an Englishman who helped establish Phoenix, is credited with suggesting the name because the area reminded him of the Vale of Tempe in ancient Greece.
With a network of canals that extended several miles south of the river, irrigation water was carried to more than 20,000 acres of prime farmland. With the advent of the railroad in 1887, Tempe became one of the most important business and shipping centers for the surrounding agricultural area.
In 1885, the Arizona legislature selected Tempe as the site for the Territorial Normal School, which trained teachers for Arizona’s schools. The town's small teachers college grew and in 1958, the institution became Arizona State University.
Tempe, Arizona – Retirement Community and University Town
Today, Tempe, Arizona is the home of the Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona Cardinals and is a scenic retirement community. Senior Travel Genie provides resources for restaurants, hotels and more in Tempe.
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