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Gilbert
Maricopa County, Arizona
ZipCodes
85234
Motto
"The Hay Capital of the World"
"A community of Excellence"
History & History-related items
Chamber of Commerce.
Community events.
Organizations, Churches, and Sports.
Two history pages for Gilbert: from the Chamber and the City of Gilbert
William "Bobby" Gilbert, owned property where a rail siding was established in 1902. He had first come to the area in 1893 with other settlers. The siding and the town around it eventually became known as Gilbert.
Gilbert was a center for agriculturally-based business - farming, produce, sheep, dairy-related products, cotton and alfalfa. In fact, during World War I the area produced so much alfalfa hay for the cavalry, it was known as the "Hay Shipping Capital of the U.S."
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Gilbert Days, the Town's annual celebration and rodeo each November
Concert In The Park series each summer.
There are many places to go and things to see in the Gilbert Area. Among these are:
Arizona Chamber Symphony
Arizona Opera (also in Tucson)
Desert Botanical Garden
Chandler Center for the Arts
Heard Museum of Anthropology and Primitive Arts
Grady Gammage Auditorium (at ASU)
Nelson Fine Arts Center (at ASU)
Phoenix Art Museum
Phoenix Symphony
Phoenix Zoo
Red River Opry
Taliesin West, former summer home of famed architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.
SPORTS & RECREATION:
Outdoor recreation abounds in the area. Among the offerings are:
The Arizona Cardinals (NFL Football)
Phoenix Suns (NBA Basketball)
Arizona Diamondbacks (Major League Baseball)
Phoenix Coyotes (NHL Hockey)
Arizona Rattlers (Arena Football)
Arizona San Sharks (Indoor Soccer)
Cactus League (professional baseball spring training)
Professional golf tournaments during the season
Phoenix Greyhound Park Racing
Phoenix International Raceway
Golf Courses - 25 within 15 minutes
The Fiesta Bowl
Learn about Gilbert's Glbert sister cities around the globe.
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Gilbert has a Mayor/Council form of government.
Chandler Unified School District
1525 W. Frye Rd.
Chandler, Arizona 85224
Phone: 480-812-7000
Fax: 480-812-7015
All of Arizona is on the Mountain Standard Time - year round. When other parts of the country go on daylight savings time, Arizona remains on standard time.
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