The reason I'm doing this is for my Citizenship in the Community merit badge...enjoy.
History: Back in 1927, The Rittenhouse farm went bankrupt. Rittenhouse was sort of Queen Creek's original name. Leo Ellsworth bought the farm; he later asked his brother, Larence, to join him in partnership. Donald Ellsworth joined them later, when they had about 400 employees at the Ellsworth farm. The Ellsworths were Mormons--in fact, they were the first Mormons to settle where we now know as Queen Creek. Queen Creek got its name from a mine called Silver Queen. There was a creek (which is now a wash) called Picket Creek. Then it got renamed "Queen Creek". Then our town got named that. During WWII, there was an air force base. In the 1980's, Queen Creek was officially a town.
Cultures and Ethnic Groups: There are (approximately) 75% white people, 5.5% black people, 19.5% other races, and 20% Hispanic (or Latino) in any race.
Best Features: Queen Creek's best features are the Queen Creek library and the Equestrian Park.
Popular Places for Gathering: There are many parks. There are also the Rec
center and Barney's Sport's Complex. The "Barney" I'm talking about is not your MHTD (Most Hated Talking Dinosaur), it is the last name of a family. There are also many churches for religious worship for people to gather.
Challenges: There are 2 challenges with Queen Creek: one of them is hyper-growth, the second challenge is to balance residential, industrial, and agricultural needs so that the tax burden between all three is balanced.
References:
"The Church in Queen Creek, Arizona - 1949-2004", Edition 1, October 2004. Editor: Norma McInerney Matheson.
http://www.queencreek.org/
History: Back in 1927, The Rittenhouse farm went bankrupt. Rittenhouse was sort of Queen Creek's original name. Leo Ellsworth bought the farm; he later asked his brother, Larence, to join him in partnership. Donald Ellsworth joined them later, when they had about 400 employees at the Ellsworth farm. The Ellsworths were Mormons--in fact, they were the first Mormons to settle where we now know as Queen Creek. Queen Creek got its name from a mine called Silver Queen. There was a creek (which is now a wash) called Picket Creek. Then it got renamed "Queen Creek". Then our town got named that. During WWII, there was an air force base. In the 1980's, Queen Creek was officially a town.
Cultures and Ethnic Groups: There are (approximately) 75% white people, 5.5% black people, 19.5% other races, and 20% Hispanic (or Latino) in any race.
Best Features: Queen Creek's best features are the Queen Creek library and the Equestrian Park.
Popular Places for Gathering: There are many parks. There are also the Rec
center and Barney's Sport's Complex. The "Barney" I'm talking about is not your MHTD (Most Hated Talking Dinosaur), it is the last name of a family. There are also many churches for religious worship for people to gather.Challenges: There are 2 challenges with Queen Creek: one of them is hyper-growth, the second challenge is to balance residential, industrial, and agricultural needs so that the tax burden between all three is balanced.
References:
"The Church in Queen Creek, Arizona - 1949-2004", Edition 1, October 2004. Editor: Norma McInerney Matheson.
http://www.queencreek.org/
Thanks for the info Rem. Its always a plus to know how your town came to be.
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