Comments on: How Did Phoenix Get Its Name? http://arizonaoddities.com/2010/01/how-did-phoenix-get-its-name/ Fri, 18 May 2012 16:21:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Wes Novackhttp://arizonaoddities.com/2010/01/how-did-phoenix-get-its-name/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 Wes Novack Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:40:50 +0000 http://arizonaoddities.com/?p=659#comment-1195 Great history here! Glad to now know how our city name was selected. Great history here! Glad to now know how our city name was selected.

]]> By: SaraDhttp://arizonaoddities.com/2010/01/how-did-phoenix-get-its-name/comment-page-1/#comment-1155 SaraD Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:34:19 +0000 http://arizonaoddities.com/?p=659#comment-1155 "Stonewall" may not have been the greatest choice for a name, but at least Jack Swilling didn't want the town to be called "Swilling". ;) @Chuck Reynolds: We do grow pumpkins here. In the Fall, several locations in AZ have events where you can pick your own pumpkin. Check out www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/AZpumpkins.php “Stonewall” may not have been the greatest choice for a name, but at least Jack Swilling didn’t want the town to be called “Swilling”. ;)

@Chuck Reynolds: We do grow pumpkins here. In the Fall, several locations in AZ have events where you can pick your own pumpkin. Check out http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/AZpumpkins.php

]]> By: Arizona Oddities’ Top 10 Posts of 2011 |http://arizonaoddities.com/2010/01/how-did-phoenix-get-its-name/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 Arizona Oddities’ Top 10 Posts of 2011 | Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:37:36 +0000 http://arizonaoddities.com/?p=659#comment-1140 [...] by yourselves. I usually just throw away the bug questions because they are usually pretty vague.How Did Phoenix Gets its Name? – Arizona’s capital city might have been called “Salina,” “Stonewall,” or even [...] [...] by yourselves. I usually just throw away the bug questions because they are usually pretty vague.How Did Phoenix Gets its Name? – Arizona’s capital city might have been called “Salina,” “Stonewall,” or even [...]

]]> By: Chuck Reynoldshttp://arizonaoddities.com/2010/01/how-did-phoenix-get-its-name/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Chuck Reynolds Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:41:28 +0000 http://arizonaoddities.com/?p=659#comment-311 Thanks for this post - comical that we could have been called "pumpkinville".... I mean all I can think of regarding that is.... Farmville We don't even grow pumpkins here do we? lol... Anyways thanks for the info Thanks for this post – comical that we could have been called “pumpkinville”…. I mean all I can think of regarding that is…. Farmville

We don’t even grow pumpkins here do we? lol…

Anyways thanks for the info

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