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How did Phoenix get its name?

How did Phoenix get its name?

Is it related to the mythological Phoenix?

Valley 101 · The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com

March 25, 201911m 13s

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Is it related to the mythological phoenix, a bird that lived for hundreds of years, died in an explosion of flames, and would be reborn from its ashes? It would make sense, given that Phoenix summers set us on fire and yet here we are still.

Who named our city? And was it ever called something else? To answer those questions, Valley 101 producer Téa Francesca Price dug into Phoenix's history.

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