Long before the cavalry and stagecoaches traveled through on military roads and the Old Black Canyon Stage Road; the ancient Hohokam people relied on New River�s peaks for fortresses and lookouts. In the late 1800s; the military sweep of the last native people; the Apache and Yavapai; rendered the region safe for settlers. Situated between the cool north and the hot; arid Salt River Valley below; New River became a key location for watering sheep and cattle driven between seasonal pastures. Ranches; such as the Triangle-Bar; sprang to life in the cactus-studded foothills. From the 1920s to the 1940s; the arrival of tough; capable homesteaders formed the community that thrives today. Still an unincorporated area of north Maricopa County; New River retains its western heritage and scenic desert vistas
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