![]() In 1895, Murphy platted the original town site and amended the plat to include a town park and some business lots. ![]() Attracted by the town's ban on alcoholic beverages, other settlers continued to arrive. In 1891, Burgess Hadsell worked with Murphy to bring 70 Brethren and River Brethren families to Glendale to form a temperance colony. In order to develop and interest potential investors and settlers in the new town, Murphy decided to provide a better means of access between Phoenix, Glendale, and the neighboring town of Peoria by building an 18-mile-long (29 km) diagonal road which he named Grand Avenue. Murphy had to raise capital from out-of-state sources in order to meet payroll and construction expenses. ![]() His objective was to sell the land and water rights south of the canal he decided to name the area "Glendale". In 1887, Murphy founded the Arizona Improvement Company. Murphy soon found himself deep in debt since he had agreed to be paid in Arizona Canal Company stock, bonds, and land instead of cash. With the use of whatever machinery was available and the help of 225 mules, Murphy and his team completed the canal by 1885. Hancock and Clark Churchill, and together they landed a $500,000 contract to build the 40-mile-long (64 km) Arizona Canal from Granite Reef to New River. In 1882, he joined three Arizona builders, M.W. Murphy learned about the Arizona Canal Company project, which would bring water to the arid lands of Maricopa County. The family first moved to Flagstaff and later to Prescott. During this time Murphy was contracted with railroad companies including the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad for grading and road work services. In 1880, Murphy moved with his family to what was then known as the Arizona Territory. That same year he met and married Laura Jane Fulwiler and they had four children. In Nashville, he lived with his wife and two children until April 1871, when his wife died. Bigelow, a native of Nashville, Tennessee. He was awarded the Army Civil War Campaign Medal for his participation in the war.Īfter the war, Murphy met and married Mary C. Murphy was honorably discharged from the military on July 24, 1865. The Union forces overwhelmed and defeated Confederate forces defending the city under General John Bell Hood. Murphy joined the Union Army upon the outbreak of the American Civil War and participated in the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, 1864, as an officer under the command of General William T. During his youth, his family moved to Chicago and later Pontiac, Illinois, where he continued to receive his education. His family soon moved to the state of Ohio, where he received his primary education. Murphy was born in New Hartford, New York, to George Alexander Murphy and Nancy Allen, both immigrants from County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Murphy House was built in 1895 and is located at 7514 N.
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