Phoenix, Arizona | Phoenix is known for cactus and heat, not pumpkins. But in the 1860s, wild gourds grew in the valley, and an early settlement here actually went by Pumpkinville. This episode uncovers how an astonishing canal-building civilization, a chaotic frontiersman, and one dramatic Brit all collided to shape the unlikely pumpkin-soaked origins of America’s fifth-largest city.

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🐇 Go ahead, down the rabbit hole you go… Here’s the complete list of sources for this episode:
https://kwcdcountry.com/history-of-phoenix-name/
https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2024/4/18/219933-ancient-farmers-dug-canals-that-shaped-phoenixs-modern-water-system/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2019/09/15/trinidad-escalante-swilling-latina-mother-of-phoenix/2276908001/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/local/history/2015/01/19/phoenix-once-named-pumpkinville/21873559/
https://www.newspapers.com/image-view/126148506/?match=1&terms=pumpkinville%20phoenix%20arizona
https://www.phoenix.gov/administration/departments/sedav-vaaki/plan-your-visit.html
https://www.phoenix.gov/history
https://www.srpnet.com/about/history/canal-history
https://www.visitphoenix.com/stories/post/11-unique-facts-you-didnt-know-about-phoenixs-history/

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Quirky Orchestra Waltz - Playful and Mischievousvby zec53 from Pixabay

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