Siblings to share memories of early 1900s Maricopa

The Keeping Maricopa’s History Alive series will continue on Sept.18 with an evening of memories from the 1920s Edwards Hotel, which played a vital role in the growth and development of Arizona and the Southwest.

Marjorie Deal Smith from Tempe and her brother Paul, currently a Georgia resident, lived in Maricopa in the early 1900s when it was still a junction for two railroads. Paul Deal is flying to Arizona to share his stories of early Maricopa when their family lived in the old Edwards Hotel on the north side of the railroad station, and the children attended a two-room school.

Hear what it was like to get up in the morning with the sound of a train within a few feet of your bed and to go to sleep at night with guests from all over the country. The event offers an opportunity to relive all of this and more through the eyes of two youngsters who were actually there.

Area residents are invited to hear stories that keep Maricopa’s history alive.

For further information, contact Patricia Brock at [email protected].

If you go:

What: Keeping Maricopa’s History Alive series
When: Friday, Sept. 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: University of Arizona’s Maricopa Agricultural Center (MAC), 37860 W. Smith Enke Rd. (3.6 miles east on Smith Enke Road)
Cost: Free

Photo courtesy of Patricia Brock