History of Scottsdale
Originally Scottsdale was settled in 1800 and its first name was Orangeville, which was renamed in 1894 by its founder, Chaplin Wendell Scott, a retired U.S. Army soldier and Malcolm White was the first mayor of the Scottsdale, who adopted the slogan “The West’s Most Western Town”. In the start of 1900’s community of Scottsdale supported artists and writer’s culture, culminating in the opening of the region’s first resort in 1909. From 1908 until the year 1933, the population of Scottsdale experienced rapid growth due to the building of the bridge, the Roosevelt Dam and construction of canal. In the New York Times, the City Scottsdale was described as the desert version of Miami’s South Beach and a night of celebration with a stunning view of the hotel. Scottsdale is 31 miles long and 11 miles wide, but filled with beautiful parks, art galleries, resorts, shopping malls and show lobbies.