Crestwood in Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

S. (Frenchy) Sawyer

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 4, 2010

1. S. (Frenchy) Sawyer Marker

Inscription. At this site
in the Spring of 1868
S. (Frenchy) Sawyer Built the first farm dwelling and harvested the first cultivated crop (barley) in the Anglo-American occupation of the Salt River Valley. These same fertile acres had been irrigated centuries before by Indians who later abandoned their canals and lands.

Erected 1956 by Maricopa County Farm Bureau.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 33° 26.889′ N, 112° 1.759′ W. Marker is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is in Crestwood. It can be reached from East Washington Street 0.1 miles east of South 24th Street. Marker is along the south curb of East Washington Street but is hidden by the Metro Station. It is best to park in the lot between Washington Street & Jefferson Street east of 24th Street (see photo #3). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2416 East Washinton Street, Phoenix AZ 85034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert

and in the Tohono O’odham Nation.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Gadsden Purchase,

and Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eastlake Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Latter-day Saint Chapel in Phoenix (approx.

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2.1 miles away); The Carriage House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Phoenix Union High School World War I Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Father Edouard Gerard (approx. 2.3 miles away); Pope John Paul II (approx. 2.3 miles away); Saint Mary's Basilica (approx. 2.3 miles away); Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenix.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Rosson House (was approx. 2.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 4, 2010

2. S. (Frenchy) Sawyer Marker

Rear of S. (Frenchy) Sawyer Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, May 4, 2010

3. Rear of S. (Frenchy) Sawyer Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,665 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.