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Tempe had a population
of almost 170,000 in 2006. The city is 39 square miles and the elevation ranges
from 1140 and 1495 feet above sea level.
The executive offices for US Airways and Arizona
State University
are located in Tempe.
The Fiesta Bowl has been held in Tempe for many
years, but the game was moved to The University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale in 2007. New
Years Eve is time for the annual Insight Fiesta Bowl Block Party. The Los
Angeles Angels hold spring training in Tempe.
In 1865, Fort McDowell was built along Salt
River and that provided protection for settlements down river. Two
of these settlements were - "Hayden's Ferry" and "San Pablo" which were west and east of Hayden
Butte. The Tempe Irrigation Canal Company provided water for these settlements.
They grew alfalfa, barley, cotton, oats and wheat. Tempe was an amalgamation of these
settlements
A series of schools have been located in this area, beginning with the Territorial Normal School,
which eventually became Arizona
State University.
Rail service crossed the Salt River in Tempe
and it provided a link from the town to the national railway system. Over the
years, Tempe
became an important business and shipping center which served the surrounding
area.
Roosevelt Dam was finished in 1911 and it provided enough water for the
valley. Former President Theodore Roosevelt came to the area to dedicate the
dam and predicted that Arizona
would become a prosperous area. Little did he know that it would become a
population center for the southwest.
Transportation Options in the Tempe
Area
Air Service
- Phoenix Sky Harbor
International Airport
Highways
- Interstate -
10
- Loops - 101,
202
- US Route - 60
Transit
- Valley Metro
- Bus routes in the city
- Light rail
system is under construction - to downtown Tempe,
Arizona State University, Phoenix and Mesa
(scheduled to open in 2008)
- Free shuttle
service - Arizona
State University
- Bus service -
Greyhound (left Tempe, but is 15 minutes
away in Phoenix)
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