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Peoria Arizona News
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The only page on the internet committed to news from the city of Peoria
and the State of Arizona.
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City of Peoria, Arizona - The City of Peoria was
established in the 1880’s when William J. Murphy’s vision of fertile farm lands
fed by water from the Salt River became reality with the completion of the Arizona Canal
in 1885. Once this canal was completed, Murphy went East to interest people in settling in
this new community. Mr. Murphy was successful in catching people’s attention –
over 5,000 acres of land in the new district was purchased by citizens from Peoria,
Illinois. Four families from Peoria, Illinois were among the first to move to Arizona to
occupy and work their land.
Peoria Times Published weekly since 1952, the Peoria Times is
owned and operated exclusively by Pueblo Publishers, Inc.
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