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Founded as Hayden's Ferry in 1871, Tempe originally was named for Charles Trumbull Hayden, who owned a flour mill and operated a ferry across the Salt River. The town was renamed Tempe (Tem-PEE) in 1879 for the area's alleged resemblance to the Vale of Tempe in ancient Greece.

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