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Gila Bend Unified School District
The Gila Bend Unified School District is a small school district in the town of Gila Bend, Arizona. It operates a combined elementary/junior high school and Gila Bend High School Gila Bend High School is a high school in Gila Bend, Arizona under the jurisdiction of the Gila Bend Unified School District. It is a member of the CAA. References External links * Public high schools in Arizona Schools in Maricopa .... References External links * {{Authority control School districts in Maricopa County, Arizona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gila Bend, Arizona
Gila Bend (; O'odham: Hila Wi:n), founded in 1872, is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. The town is named for an approximately 90-degree bend in the Gila River, which is near the community's current location. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 1,892. Just outside the town is the San Lucy district (O'odham: Weco Cekṣanĭ) of the Tohono O'odham Nation, with a small settlement, San Lucy (O'odham: Si:l Mek) bordering the town itself. History Oyadaibuc The town of Gila Bend is situated near an ancient Hohokam village. Father Eusebio Francisco Kino was the first European to visit, arriving in 1699 on his first journey of exploration to the Colorado River. The Hohokam site along the fertile banks of the Gila River had been abandoned, and other tribes lived in the vicinity. 132 Pima people lived in a ranchería called ''Oyadaibuc'', or as Kino named it ''San Felipe y Santiago del Oyadaibuc'', near the modern town, and other Pima lived in three r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gila Bend High School
Gila Bend High School is a high school in Gila Bend, Arizona under the jurisdiction of the Gila Bend Unified School District. It is a member of the CAA. References External links * Public high schools in Arizona Schools in Maricopa County, Arizona {{Arizona-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
