Tom Graham
Ed Tewksbury
The scene of the murder
Notes
Arizona’s
reputation as being wild and uncivilized was belied by many law
abiding, peaceful communities. Tempe was one of these
communities. The city began as a place to ford the Salt River,
however, that same river supplied the water that fostered an
agricultural based community leading to stable family ownership, long
term planning, and law and order. The agricultural communities were in
sharp contrast to the cattle and mining areas that had a more transient
population and a “get rich quick” mentality. The contrast to life
in agrarian Tempe was nowhere more evident than in the cattle raising
area known ironically as Pleasant Valley.
1892
Today
