10 FUN FACTS ABOUT MESA, AZ Fact 1 The name ‘Mesa’ stems from the Spanish word for table. It gets its name because of its distinctive table-top shape. Prior to being called Mesa the city was known as Zenos. Fact 2 The city is home to several higher educational institutes including the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University. Fact 3 The Arizona Temple is located in Mesa and one of the largest attractions in the state. An extravagant Easter Pageant is held at this venue every year. Fact 4 The Honeymoon Trail stretched through Mesa, going from Winslow, AZ to Saint George, UT where Mormons had to travel to be married before 1926. Fact 5 The Chicago Cubs host their training camp here every year during the spring. Fact 6 The famous Tonto National Forest is located here in the Superstition Mountains. Fact 7 Mesa is known as the largest suburban city in the US. Fact 8 The canals that were built in this city are considered to be some of the largest and most advanced in the prehistoric New World. Fact 9 Tourists enjoy a lot of outdoor activities and excursions when traveling here including: horseback riding, hot air balloon rides, fishing, golfing, hiking, and jeep tours. The city is also home to two major archeological sites- the Park of the Canals and the Mesa Grande Ruins. Fact 10 The Hohokam Indians were the first settlers to the area. They were followed by the Mormons.
Posted on: Fri, 30 May 2014 19:56:57 +0000
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