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John W. Swilling
- John W. Swilling (April 1, 1830 – August 12, 1878) was an early pioneer in the Arizona Territory. He is commonly credited as one of the original founders of the city of Phoenix, Arizona.
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John W. Swilling (April 1, 1830 – August 12, 1878) was an early pioneer in the Arizona Territory. He is commonly credited as one of the original founders of the city of Phoenix, Arizona. Swilling also played an important role in the opening of the central Arizona highlands to white settlement.
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- Jack Swilling served in the Mexican-American War. Swilling was born on April 1, 1830, in South Carolina. Around the age of 17, Swilling made his way to Georgia, where he enlisted in the Mexican-American War.
- Swilling suffered a serious head injury that affected him for the rest of his life. Around 1854, Jack Swilling was involved in an incident that left him with a serious and painful head injury.
- Swilling headed west under vague circumstances. In the late 1850s, Swilling left his wife and child — for no known reason — and moved west to work as an ox train teamster.
- Swilling joined both the Gila Rangers and Arizona Guard. Around 1860, a group of Apaches apparently raided the camp and a group of men banded together to create the Gila Rangers.
May 16, 2015 · If you've done some research on the history of Phoenix, you've heard of Jack Swilling. He organized a company that built the first modern canal in Phoenix, right after the Civil War.
Sep 21, 2018 · Jack Swilling might well be called Arizona’s “Forrest Gump” because seems to have had a penchant for being involved in a number of historic events in Arizona’s early history. In 1858 he was a prospector at Gila City, site of the first gold rush.
Sep 21, 2017 · Along with being the father of modern irrigation in the Salt River Valley, he was a founding father of Wickenburg, Prescott, and Phoenix. Some historians even credit him with naming the future state capital. That’s quite a resume for a man who’s hardly a footnote in Arizona history books. It may have something to do with his dark side.
May 7, 2015 · Arizona pioneer Jack Swilling was a founder of both Prescott and Phoenix—and an accused stage robber. In 1878, Jack and two friends were mistaken for a trio that held up a stage near Wickenburg. He was arrested and jailed in Yuma, awaiting trial.
Nov 27, 2016 · Nov 27, 2016 Updated Apr 12, 2017. 0. John William “Jack” Swilling may have been the first man to settle the Gila Valley by forming the Montezuma Canal Co. Contributed Photo. John William...
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