PHX Reporter

In 1889 John Gardner started the first city waterworks at what is now Verde Park in the Garfield Historic District near 9th St. and Van Buren St. In the early days of Phoenix water was delivered by a redwood pipeline from the Verde River over 30 miles away and distributed by a canal across the city. The pumphouse was built in 1938 to serve as a backup in case the main pumphouse failed.
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