Book entry about Winfield Scott's land purchase in July 1888 which became Scottsdale AZ
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Title
Book entry about Winfield Scott's land purchase in July 1888 which became Scottsdale AZ
Subject
Scottsdale Historical Society
Scott, Winfield
Description
As an army Chaplin Winfield Scott and his wife purchase land in the Salt River Valley in Arizona in 1888. Under the provisions of the Desert Land Act of 1887, they paid $2.50 an acre for 640 acres. Chaplin Scott me the chief of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community to ask his permission to settle nearby.
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Winfield Public Library
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Winfield Public Library, Winfield, Kansas, USA
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English
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Unknown, “Book entry about Winfield Scott's land purchase in July 1888 which became Scottsdale AZ,” Winfield Digital Collections, accessed June 24, 2026, https://winfield.digitalsckls.info/item/199.
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During a visit to Phoenix at the invitation of City officials in February 1888, U.S. Army Chaplain Winfield Scott saw the vast agri
northwest comer, ensuring access to water for irrigating future crops. The canal would surely attract other settlers, too. Today, the humble beginnings of world-renowned Scottsdale can hardly be imagined at the site of the former Scott homestead, which was located between Indian
cultural riches and potential of the
School, Scottsdale, Chaparral and
Salt River Valley His skills as a promoter were well known; that’s why he’d been asked to visit the Valley. Early Valley civic leaders hoped he would spread the word about the opportunities in the Salt River Valley during his travels. Scott was so impressed that he invested in the land for himself.
On July 2, 1888,
under the provisions of the federal Desert Land Act of 1877, Scott and his wife Helen made a down payment on 640 acres at Section 23, Township 2
. North, Range 4 East, the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona. The Scotts paid $2.50 an acre for the parcel, and it was a wise action. The nearly-completed Arizona Canal crossed Scott’s property on the
Hayden Roads.
Before he occupied the land, Chaplain Scott visited the Chief of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to ask his permission to settle nearby. This began a life-long friendship, based on mutual respect between the Scotts and the people of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
Because he was still on active duty in the Army, Scott returned to his post at Angel Island near San Francisco, but sent his
During a visit to Phoenix in February 1888, U.S. Army Chaplain Winfield Scott (not to be confused with General Winfield
Scott, another Civil War hero) saw the vast agricultural riches and potential of the Salt River Valley. On July 2, 1888, under the provisions of the Desert Land
Act of 1877, Scott and his wife Helen made a down payment on their homestead.
They paid $2.50 an acre for 640 acres at Section 23, Township 2 North, Range 4
East, the Gila and Salt River Base and
brother George Washington Scott to occupy the land and begin planting citrus and other crops. George Scott thus became the first Anglo-American resident of what would be named Scottsdale a few years later.
CHAPTER II
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Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SCOTTSDALE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Title
Book entry about Winfield Scott's land purchase in July 1888 which became Scottsdale AZ
Subject
Scottsdale Historical Society
Scott, Winfield
Description
As an army Chaplin Winfield Scott and his wife purchase land in the Salt River Valley in Arizona in 1888. Under the provisions of the Desert Land Act of 1887, they paid $2.50 an acre for 640 acres. Chaplin Scott me the chief of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian community to ask his permission to settle nearby.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Winfield Public Library
Publisher
Winfield Public Library, Winfield, Kansas, USA
Date
Unknown
Rights
Format
text/plain
Language
English
Type
Books
Citation
Unknown, “Book entry about Winfield Scott's land purchase in July 1888 which became Scottsdale AZ,” Winfield Digital Collections, accessed June 24, 2026, https://winfield.digitalsckls.info/item/199.Text
During a visit to Phoenix at the invitation of City officials in February 1888, U.S. Army Chaplain Winfield Scott saw the vast agri
northwest comer, ensuring access to water for irrigating future crops. The canal would surely attract other settlers, too. Today, the humble beginnings of world-renowned Scottsdale can hardly be imagined at the site of the former Scott homestead, which was located between Indian
cultural riches and potential of the
School, Scottsdale, Chaparral and
Salt River Valley His skills as a promoter were well known; that’s why he’d been asked to visit the Valley. Early Valley civic leaders hoped he would spread the word about the opportunities in the Salt River Valley during his travels. Scott was so impressed that he invested in the land for himself.
On July 2, 1888,
under the provisions of the federal Desert Land Act of 1877, Scott and his wife Helen made a down payment on 640 acres at Section 23, Township 2
. North, Range 4 East, the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona. The Scotts paid $2.50 an acre for the parcel, and it was a wise action. The nearly-completed Arizona Canal crossed Scott’s property on the
Hayden Roads.
Before he occupied the land, Chaplain Scott visited the Chief of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to ask his permission to settle nearby. This began a life-long friendship, based on mutual respect between the Scotts and the people of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
Because he was still on active duty in the Army, Scott returned to his post at Angel Island near San Francisco, but sent his
During a visit to Phoenix in February 1888, U.S. Army Chaplain Winfield Scott (not to be confused with General Winfield
Scott, another Civil War hero) saw the vast agricultural riches and potential of the Salt River Valley. On July 2, 1888, under the provisions of the Desert Land
Act of 1877, Scott and his wife Helen made a down payment on their homestead.
They paid $2.50 an acre for 640 acres at Section 23, Township 2 North, Range 4
East, the Gila and Salt River Base and
brother George Washington Scott to occupy the land and begin planting citrus and other crops. George Scott thus became the first Anglo-American resident of what would be named Scottsdale a few years later.
CHAPTER II
2 9
Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SCOTTSDALE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Original Format
Paper