The Park of the Canals - Mesa Arizona

Approximately 300 B.C. Prehistoric Indians entered the Salt River valley. They developed an extensive canal system. The Park of the canals preserves about 4,500 feet of ancient canals. The National Geographic Society of Civil Engineers has awarded the Hohokam canal system an award for excellence in prehistoric engineering. The park is open from sun up to 10 p.m. This park is a hidden secret in the middle of Mesa Arizona.
Located @ 1710 N Horne, Mesa, AZ
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[@RobertGlover-uf9rd]

Thanks for the video. My family worked the canals in the 1870's. My Great grt grt Grandfather Danial Webster Jones was the leader of the wagon train that settled in what became Lehi and Mesa.

[@sr-vv7bs]

GREAT Video! THANK YOU for your research and doing a video on this area. There is a metal panel in the Park of the Canals of the people who worked on the canal or donated to the project. If anyone is from the Mesa/Lehi area, you should go see it, if they left it up standing, your grandparents names might be listed on it! 4 of mine are listed on the panel! Fun to see!

[@kenstanley1968]

Nice work, this rocks!!

[@raulviera7546]

Thanks very interesting! Keep on with the videos please

[@TouringTastebuds]

Nice new intro! Always enjoy learning more about the history of the area, thank you!

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

Thanks for watching. I find places like this so interesting. Most people who live here have never heard of this place.

[@heather9165]

We are new to Arizona and are loving learning so much about the area. I am making a list of all of these points of interest. Thanks for the history lessons!

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

The park of the canals is a must see. Thanks so much for the support.

[@JohnWheeler81]

Very cool! Very informative great job

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

Thank you.

[@edwardbush3466]

The Huhukam Indians didn’t leave. The Pima Indians are the modern day Huhukam. Reservation is south by Casa Grande. Nice video!

[@HappyCarlsonsTV]

Love the drone shots! *new sub*

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

Really enjoying flying the drone when I can. Thanks for watching!

[@DowntheWrabbitHole]

I had never heard of these! I love ancient history like this, so this is a place I'd probably really enjoy! Thank you for sharing! :)

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

Thanks for watching!

[@adventureswithLK]

Great video and history lesson. Keep up the work. 50Tube

[@Pureinfinitelove]

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[@landonm7013]

Wow he made this place seem cool. I mean I guess it is with the cool bike rides. But it is so hot when me and my friends go out there. And it is kinda boring just going by the playground. Idk me and my buddies just mess around at this park. I only go here for the bike rides and just chilling with my friends.

[@landonm7013]

Haha and also me and my friends just mess by the canal. Never really thought much of it as it was just a canal. But then SRP got mad at us for “destroying Indian property” and we didn’t even touch the canal. Except for crossing over it when we had to go to the other side

[@MrDavidParikh]

Thanks for making your video. I’ve probably driven by and figured it was just dirt.

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

Thanks for watching.

[@Iseekoutthetruth]

on all my hikes and people I have met on my hikes, no one has ever heard of the HoHokam Indians, I think thats crazy.

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

I agree.

[@bobfincher1767]

I was there May 3, 2020 it look like somebody was driving around that area ran over a couple bushes

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

If you don't know it's there, you can definitely miss the history. Thanks for watching.

[@orange70383]

These are all over the planet and are 12,000 years old.

[@goshuafisk4966]

You missed a very amazing thing there besides the canals....

[@goshuafisk4966]

It is off the trail, And double fenced off. It is a super old house in the back built with stones and old wood and foundation may be concrete but if you look close it's of the time ...

[@arizonatimelesstourist846]

I did see the old house. But wasn't sure about it's history. Thanks so much for watching.

[@goshuafisk4966]

@@arizonatimelesstourist846 there simply isn't enough historical facts... when I was a young kid I want in there. It was a mess whole bunch of Arizona documents scattered all over the floor... but that was over 20 yrs ago.