The following is atimeline of thehistory of the city ofMesa ,Arizona , United States.
Prior to 20th century [ edit ] 1878 –Mormon settlers arrive.[ 1] 1883Mesa City incorporated. The townsite's bounded by Broadway Road on the south, Mesa Drive on the east, University Drive on the north, & Country Club Drive on the west. Alexander Findlay Macdonald becomesmayor . 1892 –Mesa Free Press newspaper begins publication.[ 2] 1896 – Sirrine House built.[ 3] 1970Lehi becomes part of city.[ 10] Population: 63,049. 1971 – Prehab of Mesa (youth-related nonprofit) established.[ 11] 1972 1973 –Dobson Ranch planned community began selling homes in the first phase of its 26-year development 1975After extensive renovations, theMesa Arizona Temple is rededicated The Park of the Canals is added to the National Register of Historic Places; work then commences for developing park facilities and later the botanical garden 1976 –Mountain View High School opens 1977 1978 –Western Design Center is founded byBill Mensch Mesa celebrates 100-year Centennial 1979 1980 1981 1983 1984 – Al Brooks becomesmayor . 1987 1988 1989 – Sister city relationship established withCaraz , Peru.[ 13] 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 –Tri City Mall closes, all existing buildings demolished except for former site of JCPenney store, which remains standing until 2006 1999Skyline High School opensAMC Mesa Grand 24 cinema in business.[ 21] Saint Ignatius of Antioch Church active (approximate date).[ 15] Sister city relationship established withBurnaby , Canada.[ 13] 2000Keno Hawker becomes mayor. Population: 396,375.[ 23] ^a b c Federal Writers’ Project (1966).Arizona, the Grand Canyon State .American Guide Series (4th ed.). New York: Hastings House. p. 351.OL 5989725M .^a b c "US Newspaper Directory" .Chronicling America . Washington DC: Library of Congress. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^ Lonely Planet 1995 .^ Mesa Public Library,Brief History of Mesa, Arizona the original on March 7, 2012 ^a b c "Falcon Field History" ,MesaAz.gov , City of Mesa, retrievedMay 5, 2012 ^ "Mesa Country Club" . RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^a b "MesaCAN: Timeline" . Mesa, AZ: A New Leaf. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^ Succar, Rayan; Ventura, Roni Barak; Belykh, Maxim; Wei, Sihan; Porfiri, Maurizio (May 8, 2023)."Fame through surprise: How fame-seeking mass shooters diversify their attacks" .Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . RetrievedSeptember 22, 2025 . ^ "Madera Tribune 14 November 1966 — California Digital Newspaper Collection" .cdnc.ucr.edu . RetrievedJanuary 24, 2022 .^ D.L. Turner (2006). "Forgotten City of the Saints: Mormons, Native Americans, and the Founding of Lehi".Journal of Arizona History .47 (1):57– 82.JSTOR 41696951 . ^ "About Us" . Mesa, AZ: A New Leaf. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^ United States Census Bureau (1984),County and City Data Book, 1983 ,Statistical Abstract , Washington DC,OL 14997563M {{citation }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^a b c d e f "About" . Mesa Sister Cities Association. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^ "History" . Mesa AZ: Mesa United Way. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^a b c Pluralism Project."Mesa, Arizona" .Directory of Religious Centers . Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 . ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 ^ Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei, ed. (May 9, 2013)."Mesa, Arizona" .Nonprofit Explorer . New York:ProPublica . RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 . ^ "History of Paz de Cristo" . Mesa, AZ: Paz de Cristo. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^ Annual Report , City of Mesa, 1996^ "Mesa Arizona Homepage" . Archived fromthe original on January 1, 1997 – via Internet Archive,Wayback Machine .^a b c "Movie Theaters in Mesa, AZ" .CinemaTreasures.org . Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^ "Mesa" .Public School Search . Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Department of Education. Archived fromthe original on March 11, 2003. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^ "Mesa (city)" .Arizona QuickFacts . U.S. Census Bureau. Archived fromthe original on March 9, 2005.^ "Arizona Sheriff Conducts Immigration Raid at City Hall, Angering Officials" .New York Times . October 18, 2008.^ "US mayors" .City Mayors.com . London:City Mayors Foundation . RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^ "History" . Mesa, AZ: United Food Bank. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^ "Arizona Food Banks" .Food Bank Locator . Chicago:Feeding America . RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^ "Mesa (city), Arizona" .State & County QuickFacts . U.S. Census Bureau. Archived fromthe original on March 9, 2005. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^ "Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010)" . US Census Bureau. 2012.^ "Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix" . Archived fromthe original on November 2, 2011. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 .^ "About Last Night" .New York Times . February 23, 2012.^ "Mesa Indian ruins open after decades of effort" .USA Today ^ Civic Impulse, LLC."Members of Congress" .GovTrack . RetrievedFebruary 18, 2014 . ^ "Mesa Arizona Temple Rededication" .Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Mesa, AZ",Encyclopedia of American Cities , New York:E.P. Dutton ,OL 4120668M Otis, Reta Reed (1996).Mesa, desert to oasis . Mesa, Ariz.: Mesa Historical Society. Rachowiecki, Rob (1995), "Phoenix: Mesa",Southwest ,Lonely Planet ,OL 24220208M 33°24′54″N 111°49′52″W / 33.415°N 111.831°W /33.415; -111.831
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