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Barbara Bardach
Phone (520) 742-0303 Fax (520) 742-0777 Realestate.Com 10355 N. La Canada Dr. Tucson, AZ 85737 Quick Search |
Russ Lyon Sotheby's International RealtyGated & Golf Specialist
Marana, AZ Area GuideIncorporated in 1977, Marana is a relatively new municipality and was incorporated to control the area’s water resource. Although the Town is young, Marana has a rich history, and heritage preservation is one of their priorities. With Marana’s unique location between Tucson and Phoenix, the city is an attractive community dedicated to maintaining a friendly environment where people can work, shop, live and play. Marana History(The following information on Marana’s history has been directly sourced from http://www.marana.com/index.aspx?nid=69 for your convenience.)
Rail transportation came in 1881 and signaled a major change in the area. It gave Marana its first identification as a specific place by appearing on Southern Pacific Railroad maps in 1890. “Maraña” is a Spanish word meaning a jungle, a tangle or a thicket and was chosen as an appropriate name by the railroad workers as they hacked their way through the dense brush. With the early establishment of mining and ranching, it was not until after WWI that Marana became primarily an agricultural center, producing mainly cotton, but also wheat, barley, alfalfa and pecans. During World War II, the impact of the rising importance of military power came quickly to Marana. The Marana airfield (1942-1945) was the largest pilot-training center in the world during WWII, training some 10,000 flyers, and five Titan missile sites were later located in the area as part of a complex of ballistic missile installations built around Tucson.In March 1977, the Town incorporated about 10 square miles and in August the 1,500 townspeople elected their first town council. In early 1979, the town began to grow through an aggressive annexation policy and is nearly 120 square miles with an estimated population of 33,000. Marana Parks and Recreation(The following information on Marana’s parks and recreations was directly sourced from: http://www.marana.com/index.aspx?nid=237.) Marana Attractions(The information and descriptions of each of the following Marana community features has been directly sourced from each of their individual websites. To find out more details about any of these features, please click on the links under each feature’s name.)
Sanctuary Cove The Gallery Golf Club, North Course Please click here for the Marana, AZ Calendar of Events Dove Mountain MasterThe Dove Mountain master-planned development encompassing 6200 acres is located about 5 miles east of the I-10 off of Tangerine Blvd in the Zip Code 85658. The Dove Mountain Map reveals the many locations of properties ranging from golf cottages to single-family to luxury custom homes and homesites. Three golf courses are located in Dove Mountain: The Gallery Golf Club is private and offers two 18-hole courses along with a great Sports Club with tennis courts and a Club house with excellent restaurant. Heritage Highlands is an age-restricted community with golf, tennis courts, fitness center and central clubhouse with restaurants. The new Ritz-Carlton Golf Club is the site of the Accenture Match Play Golf Tournament which is held each year in February. Among the gated and golf communities in Dove Mountain are: Canyon Pass (guard-gated), Dos Lagos (gated), The Gallery (gated), Heritage Highlands (age-restricted, guard-gated), The Preserve (gated), and the Ritz-Carlton’s Dove Mountain Resort (guard-gated). The Gallery’s 2 private golf courses border areas of the Dos Lagos, Gallery and Canyon Pass communities. Shopping and restaurants are located at the entrance to Dove Mountain at the intersection of Dove Mountain Boulevard and Tangerine Road, the main west to east road leading from the I-10 to Oro Valley. Upscale shopping is located at La Encantada at the intersection of Ina/Skyline and Campbell Avenue. Lodging is available at the new Ritz-Carlton Resort. Contact Barbara today for an outstanding real estate experience!
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Although a relatively young municipality, the community has a long and rich history with more than 4,200 years of continuous human occupation in Marana and the surrounding middle Santa Cruz Valley. Long before the coming of the Spanish Conquistadors and missionaries in the 17th Century, the area was inhabited by the Hohokam people who developed extensive canal systems and used waters from the Santa Cruz River to irrigate crops.
The first European to visit the Marana area was a Jesuit Priest, Father Eusebio Francisco Kino in 1694. In 1775, Juan Bautista de Anza, Captain of the Presidio of Tubac led an expedition north along the Santa Cruz River to found the city of San Francisco. With the area under the jurisdiction of the United States in 1854, prospectors seeking mineral riches intensified their efforts in the region. Gold was not discovered in abundance, but by 1865, high-grade copper ore was being shipped from mines in the Silver Bell Mountains.
