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Laveen ( ) is a community in
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,
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, United States, situated southwest of
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Phoenix, between South Mountain and the
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of the Gila and
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rivers. Parts of Laveen constitute an
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in Maricopa County, while the remainder falls within the city limits of Phoenix, constituting the city's "Laveen Village" an
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. Laveen Village is split between District 7 and District 8, both notable as minority-majority districts for the city. Although Laveen has been home to "pastoral alfalfa, cotton, and dairy farms" since the 1880s, housing and commercial developments have been increasingly urbanizing the area.


History

The Laveen area was first settled by farmers and dairymen in 1884. Despite its proximity to Phoenix, the community was isolated from its larger neighbor by the Salt River, which carried water year-round until the
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was completed in 1911. The only bridged crossing was at Central Avenue, more than away. Because of its isolation, like the rest of south Phoenix, early Laveen was
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of Phoenix, and became relatively self-sufficient, supporting two
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s, a
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shop, repair garage, two
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s, and a building for the Laveen Women's Club. These businesses served as important gathering places for the greater Laveen community, which includes modern south Phoenix, and the neighboring Gila River Indian Community (GRIC).History section of http://www.laveen.org. Accessed April 21, 2006.


Walter Laveen

In the early 1900s, Walter Emanuel Laveen Sr. and his family homesteaded an area encompassing all four corners of present-day 51st Avenue and Dobbins Road, where they also built the area's first general store on the southeast corner. Members of the Laveen family donated land adjacent to their store for a school built in 1913, and named "Laveen School." A second general store, the Del Monte Market, was built in 1908 at 27th Avenue and Dobbins Road, and is considered the oldest still-standing building in Laveen. In 1915, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation noted the community was called Laveen and had a population of less than 25. In March 1918, Walter Laveen was appointed the area's first postmaster, and operated the post office in the back of his store. Laveen later served as Sheriff in
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.


Dee Cheatham

Armon Deconda "Dee" Cheatham succeeded Walter Laveen as postmaster, and served in the post for the next 30 years. Cheatham and his wife, Lula, were from
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, where they had owned a dairy. In 1919, the Cheathams sold their dairy, and moved to Laveen along with Cheatham's brother, Shelton. Dee and Shelton bought the general store from the Laveens, along with of farmland on the southeast corner of 51st Avenue and Dobbins Road. They sold the store after running it for a few years, and used the proceeds to set up separate farms. Shelton's farm was on the original , while Dee and Lula moved south to 51st Avenue and Elliott Road, where they set up not only a new farm, but also a dairy. By 1941, the Cheathams' dairy operation had outgrown their farm, so they bought of land south of Baseline Road, between 43rd and 51st Avenues. While constructing the dairy, the Cheathams had to clear the site of
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and
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s. Once complete, it was one of the larger dairies in Arizona and used registered
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. The Cheathams grew their own hay on nearby land for the operation, and originally used a large herd of Belgian and
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draft horses to pull the hay mowers, rakes, baler, and wagons. Although tractors eventually took over most of the work, the horses were still used for feeding the dairy herd until the operation was shut down in 2003, and the family sold most of the land to developers.


Cotton harvest

Several farmers in Laveen raised (and continue to raise) cotton. In 1916, Andrew Benton Clevenger moved his family from St. George, Utah, onto rented land in Laveen. With the whole family's help, they put in a cotton crop. Other farmers planted cotton as well, and around harvesting time, migrant workers who picked the cotton by hand would arrive, swelling the local population. Most farms provided housing for the workers. The seasonal migrant population has dropped off due to the increased use of farm machinery in harvesting cotton.


Well water

Laveen School had the area's only deep well, which also supplied the Laveen Store. Water from residents' shallow wells was acceptable for washing and crop cultivation, but too salty for culinary use. Therefore, the community set up a public-use hydrant south of the store, where people, including members of the Maricopa and Pima tribes, came for their drinking water. Tribe members would bring wagon loads of milk cans to fill with water, and firewood to trade for groceries. During the winter, the store would sell excess wood to wood lots in and around Phoenix. In a landmark water rights ruling involving several Laveen residents, ''Bristor v. Cheatham'', the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on January 12, 1952, that percolating water was not private property. Several residents had sued Dee Cheatham for what they believed was excessive pumping of ground water, causing their wells to run dry. The court cited the principle "Rock stays, water moves." However, on February 26, 1952, the court reversed itself, ruling that ground water should be limited to "reasonable" use, but still fell under the ownership of landowners.


Religion

Although many of the early settlers were religious, including the Clevengers who were
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, through April 1939, various attempts by churches to set up a
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in Laveen had failed. However, that month, members of the Central Baptist Church of Phoenix leased space in the Laveen School Auditorium, and after their "mission" took hold, grew into the Laveen Baptist Church by 1943. That year, the church purchased land for a permanent building on the northeast corner of 51st Avenue and Dobbins Road, across from the school. The church added a
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in 1948, and had a full-time pastor by the 1970s. Today, Laveen supports seven churches, and has an Islamic
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under construction on the site of the old Laveen General Store, named the Islamic Center of Laveen.


Laveen Cowbelles

The Laveen Cowbelles were women from Laveen ranching and dairy families who worked to promote the beef industry. Their parent group, the Arizona Cowbelles, was formed in
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, in 1938 to "cement the goodwill and friendship among the wives and mothers of cattle men in Cochise County." They were initially a local service organization, putting together socials and picnics, but eventually expanded their mission to include promoting the industry's beef products. Laveen women formed a chapter in 1947, and the group was organized statewide by 1949. In 1956 alone, the Laveen Cowbelles affixed 138,000 stickers reading "Beef for Father's Day" to envelopes mailed by various banks and businesses, and in 1959, the statewide group had the then-Governor, Paul Fannin, proclaim "Beef for Father's Day." The Cowbelles also gave members the ability to "communicate with one another about their collective identity." Their mascot was "an ample-bosomed, blonde caricature named Lil' Dudette."


Annual barbecue

In 1950, the Cowbelles organized a barbecue to give the community a chance to gather on the last Sunday of the year, and to raise money for the
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. In 1960, the non-profits and churches in Laveen formed the Laveen Community Council (LCC), which took over the barbecue, and began channeling most of the proceeds to pay for lights on the baseball fields at Laveen School, although donations to the March of Dimes continued into the 1970s. By 1984, the barbecue had raised a cumulative $71,000. The date of the event was gradually moved into early February. In recent years, the barbecue has grown into a very large event held at Corona Ranch, a venue in Laveen with rodeo grounds. The event attracts vendors from all over Arizona, and serves as an opportunity for community members to come together. The barbecue has held tight to its rural roots, and hosts a variety of events, including: a cow milking competition, pot-belly pig racing, country music, and more.


Notable historical events

* February 4, 1923: Laveen farmer R.F. Payton used an ax to murder his wife and 9-year-old daughter, and seriously injured his 5-year-old son. Payton then took his own life. * January 14, 1930: The "Toledo Family Bandits," two men and a woman whose recent criminal activity involved gunning down a Pennsylvania state trooper and a Maricopa County sheriff, as well as kidnapping a Florence, Arizona, deputy sheriff, were captured alive by a posse in the Estrella Mountains above Laveen after a "sharp gun fight." Walter E. Laveen, by then serving as
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Sheriff, "enlisted almost every able-bodied man" in the area to capture the trio, which had been the subject of a nationwide manhunt. After their capture, the woman, Irene Schroeder, became the first woman executed by electrocution in Pennsylvania, and the fourth woman electrocuted in the United States. * July 3, 1983:
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linebacker, Larry Gordon, collapsed while jogging in Laveen during his off-season training program. He died about an hour later at a Phoenix hospital. * December 25, 1998: A fire destroyed the Laveen home of former
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linebacker Byron Evans. Evans and his family made it out safely. * June 2002: The City of Phoenix took over the Laveen Fire Department, a step in the slow annexation of Laveen by the city. * May 25, 2003: A developer clearing land for a housing development razed two
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s standing near the northeast corner of 43rd Avenue and Dobbins Road. The silos dated from around 1900, and were visible landmarks throughout Laveen. They were torn down "at four in the morning on a weekend when everybody was sleeping." A Richmond-American Homes subdivision was later built on the land. * 2006: Former NFL running back, Emmitt Smith, spearheaded a large, retail development at the intersection of 35th Avenue and Southern, which has sat mostly empty since
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closed its doors several years ago. * April 3, 2012: Laveen made national headlines when Daniel Adkins was shot while walking his dog past a
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at night. This case added to the
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controversy unfolding at the same time in
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. Both were cases of concern about murder versus self-defense.


Other

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Alamo Scout (US 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit) Joshua Sunn was born and raised in Laveen. The endangered
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is spoken by fewer than 100 members of the Maricopa (or Piipaash) tribe, most of whom live at the Maricopa Colony near Laveen.


Community

Laveen became less isolated as bridges were built across the Salt River. The store, barber shop, and one of the pool houses burned down. Roger Laveen, later elected Maricopa County Recorder, tore down the other pool hall. The Laveen Women's Club donated its building to the community, which moved it west of Laveen School. The LCC restored the buildingnow called "Building A"using barbecue proceeds as well as federal funds. Although some dairies and farms have sold out to residential and commercial developers, some remain, contributing to the continued rural feel of the area.


Urban development

In 2000, a commercial home builder broke ground on "Arlington Estates," a large residential development in what, at the time, was rural Laveen. Since that time, the community has experienced explosive residential growth. That growth has been tempered, however, by community activist groups, such as the LCC and two newer groups, "Laveen Citizens for Responsible Development" (LCRD), and "South Laveen Against High Density" (SLAHD). These groups put pressure on developers to include equestrian trails, open spaces, and other bucolic and rural elements in new developments. For example, when
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opened its Laveen location in 2007, it looked “a little different than most other Walmart. The face of the building has more of a rural design, and there is more dense and mature landscaping than other Walmart stores.” Although official zoning recommendations for the area of Laveen falling within the city of Phoenix come from the Laveen Planning Commission (LPC), the Phoenix City Council has historically taken the recommendations of both the commission and the LCRD into consideration when voting on zoning matters. Zoning in both the county and city areas of Laveen is guided by a master plan called the "Southwest Regional Growth Study." In the 1980s, the
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(ADOT) proposed building part of the 202 Freeway through Laveen. ADOT later shelved its plans due to funding problems. However, the freeway construction eventually began, and the extension, passing through most of Laveen at about 59th Avenue, officially opened on December 21, 2019. As a result, there are plans for a new Laveen hospital, regional retail centers, and potential
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expansion in 2011–2012. A new retail development, called Laveen Park Place, opened around the time of the freeway opening.


Golf courses

Laveen supports two golf courses: the forme
Bougainvillea Golf Club
(formerly private), which became a public course under new management in October 2012, and now known a
Southern Ridge Golf Club
and th
Aguila Golf Course
(public), 18-hole pro golf course featuring 3 lakes that is owned by the city of Phoenix. Southern Ridge, located at 59th Avenue and Baseline Road, was an 18-hole, par-72 course with six par 5's, 4's, and 3's, as well as a driving range. Aguila is an 18-hole public course located at 35th Avenue and Dobbins Road. In addition to its main course, Aguila has a 9-hole par-3 executive course as well.


Education

The community is served by the Laveen Elementary School District and Roosevelt Elementary School District (for both elementary and middle school students), and the Phoenix Union High School District. In addition to the original Laveen School, now a K-8 school named Laveen Elementary, the community supports seven other K-8 schools: Bernard Black, Cheatham Elementary, Desert Meadows, M.C. Cash Elementary, Rogers Ranch, Trailside Point, and Vista del Sur (a traditional school that was named the #1 Elementary School in the state of Arizona in 2012 by the
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). Rogers Ranch Elementary, the seventh school in the district with a curriculum focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math ("
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"), opened in August 2012. There are two charter schools in Laveen, and a private school in nearby Maricopa Village. Laveen has two high schools ( Fairfax High School and César Chávez High School), and
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plans to build a campus at 59th Avenue and Vineyard Road. The K-8 tribal school Gila Crossing Community School, affiliated with the
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, is in Komatke, with a Laveen address.


Governmental representation

Laveen is in Arizona's 7th Congressional District, and is served by Representative
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, a Democrat. Laveen is also represented by Phoenix City Council's 7th district, and Arizona Legislative district 27.


Geography

Laveen is located near the
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of the
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and
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s, southwest of
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. The area of Laveen contains approximately of largely undeveloped, agricultural property, as well as several groups of residential housing developments. It is bounded on the north by the Salt River, on the south by
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, on the west by the
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, and on the east by 27th Avenue. After several annexations from the mid-1990s to the present, a large portion of the community lies within the city limits of Phoenix, and is designated by the city as Laveen Village (an
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).


Climate

Laveen is located entirely within the
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, an arid climate. High temperatures in the summer season can average over 105 degrees
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. The daily high temperature ranges from over during the hottest days of summer, to about in winter. There are two
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s: first in spring, and then in late summer, when sometimes-powerful
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thunderstorms roar through the area. Occasionally, a winter storm will leave snow on the nearby Estrella Mountains, which occurred between March 11–12, 2006 and on March 2, 2023.Cronin, Mike. "Snow draws hundreds to northeast Valley". ''Arizona Republic''. March 13, 2006. See also http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/0313weather0313-CP.html.


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See also

*
Gila River Indian Community The Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) ( O'odham language: Keli Akimel OĘĽotham, meaning "Gila River People", Maricopa language: Piipash) is an Indian reservation in the U.S. state of Arizona, lying adjacent to the south side of the cities of ...
* Akimel O'odham (Pima) * Pee-Posh (Maricopa)


References


External links


Laveen Community Council

Laveen Association of HOAs

Laveen News
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