Camelback East Village in Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Hunt Bass Hatchery
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 15, 2010
1. Hunt Bass Hatchery Marker
Work Program
WPA
Hunt Bass Hatchery
Erected A.D. 1936
Sponsored By
Arizona State
Game Department
O.P. No. 65-2-544
Erected 1936 by Arizona State Game Department.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 33° 27.005′ N, 111° 57.177′ W. Marker is in Phoenix, Arizona, in Maricopa County. It is in Camelback East Village. It is on North Mill Avenue 0.2 miles east of North Galvin Parkway, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located at Papago Park. Marker is about 100 feet north of the roadway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Phoenix AZ 85008, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert and in the Tohono Oodham 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George W. P. Hunt / Arizona's First Governor (approx. half a mile away); Papago Park's Military History (approx. 1½ miles away); Sallie D. Hayden (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of Hayden's Ferry (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hayden House (approx. 1.6 miles away);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Papago Park Prisoner of War Camp (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 15, 2010
2. Hunt Bass Hatchery Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, August 15, 2010
3. Hunt Bass Hatchery Marker
Photographed by Chris English, December 27, 2013
4. One of the Hunt Bass Hatchery Ponds
The rocks in the foreground are the Papago Buttes, between them, Camelback Mountain is visible.
The ponds of the Hunt Bass Hatchery are now water features in Papago Park. They feature urban fishing, bird watching, picnic and relaxation spots for Phoenix.
Photographed by Angie Jeter, September 7, 2017
5. The Hunt Bass Hatchery Caretaker's House located on the grounds of the Phoenix Zoo
Photographed by Angie Jeter, September 7, 2017
6. The Hunt Bass Hatchery Caretaker's House located on the grounds of the Phoenix Zoo
This house is also known as "Ruby's House" as it was previously the residence of a famous elephant at the zoo.
Photographed by Angie Jeter, September 17, 2017
7. The Hunt Bass Hatchery Caretaker's House marker at the Phoenix Zoo
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,127 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 18, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 4. submitted on December 27, 2013, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 18, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
