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La Salle built Fort Crevecoeur at the foot of the lake and spent the winter of there. He had intended to use the fort as a base for exploring the lower Mississippi, but the fort was destroyed during a mutiny of his garrison and it was never rebuilt. In the next decade, a trading post was built that flourished for a few years before being abandoned. A new French settlement developed after the defeat of the hostile Fox Indians in Explore more than 60 miles of hiking, biking, and horseback riding trails.

When it comes to entertainment, Peoria is hard to beat! We offer Spring Training baseball, two community theatres, an art museum, and a year-round calendar of festivals and special events. Our P83 Entertainment District offers a wide variety of local restaurants, shopping, and entertainment options for the whole family. The City of Peoria takes pride in providing excellent municipal services to residents. Brown, who had invested in large tracts of land in the growing city.

This photo shows the Mann homestead in As soon as the proposed Peoria town site was surveyed, however, a hand-dug water well was sunk in on the public right-of-way at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Washington Street. Five years later the well was refashioned into a water tower and tank.

Peoria Water Tower. Two brothers named McLaughlin stocked their groceries in a newly built brick building with three arched doorways facing north on Washington Street, saving their customers the arduous trip to Phoenix for supplies. Maricopa County supervisors defined the boundaries for School District Eleven, comprising forty-nine square miles, and appointed Valley resident Florence Kay to teach the first term, starting in September. The school was replaced by a new two-room schoolhouse in As agricultural activity around Peoria increased, another pivotal event took place that encouraged continued development.

William J. Peoria, AZ www. Osuna Park is Peoria's oldest city park, dating to the early s. It is named after Johnny E. Osuna, a former city councilmember serving from The park features many amenities including a decorative walking path, architectural steel trellises with picnic areas and a grassy turf centerpiece. The arts are highlighted at Osuna Park with tile mosaics, bronze sculptures, and the public art piece "Back on Track" by artist Kevin Berry, which was installed by the Peoria Arts Commission in A unique feature within Osuna Park is Harmony Park, an interactive outdoor musical display featuring musical bells, tubes, and a xylophone.

The free attraction is open to all ages and abilities.