Phoenix: Born of Ashes – Summit Video

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• > City of Phoenix: History

  Phoenix Is Born
  By 1868, a small colony had formed approximately four miles east of the present city. Swilling's Mill became the new name of the area. It was then changed to Helling Mill, after which it became Mill City, and years later, East Phoenix. Swilling, having been a confederate soldier, wanted to name the new settlement Stonewall after Stonewall Jackson. Others suggested the name Salina, but neither name suited the inhabitants. It was Darrell Duppa who suggested the name Phoenix, inasmuch as the new town would spring from the ruins of a former civilization. That is the accepted derivation of our name.
  
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• > Phoenix: Native Lands

  Find information on Phoenix's Native American history and heritage:
  
  Native American Connections: Phoenix Indian School »
  
  Phoenix Indian Center: History
  
  Pueblo Grande Museum and Archeological Park »
  
  The Heard Museum: Away from Home »
  
  Brophy College Preparatory: Native Lands Initiative »

• > U.S. News & World Report: Arizona Ranking

  "Following the war, the increasingly widespread use of air conditioning resulted in massive population and business growth in the state, including in the state capital, Phoenix. Today, it is the only state capital with more than 1 million people."
  
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