Fountain Hills

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• Zamość

History

Before the development of Fountain Hills, the area was home to the Yavapai people, and petroglyphs can be found near the Dixie Mine in the northwest corner of the town along the mountains. In the early 20th century, the area that became Fountain Hills and the McDowell Mountain Regional Park was part of the Pemberton Ranch, later renamed the P-Bar Ranch. Fountain Hills High School is built on the site of one of the P-Bar Ranch's buildings, and a plaque stands in the parking lot to commemorate this. Fountain Hills was developed by C. V. Wood, president of McCulloch Oil. It was named after the towering man-made fountain in the center of town, built in 1970, and once the tallest in the world.. The town was incorporated in 1989.

Geography

Fountain Hills is in eastern Maricopa County, on the eastern edge of the Phoenix urbanized area. It is northeast of downtown Phoenix and sits on the east side of the south end of the McDowell Mountains. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which , or 0.42%, are water. The elevation is at the fountain, higher than in Phoenix. all in neighboring Scottsdale.

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Largest nearby schools

• Desert Mountain High School
  High · Scottsdale · 1,880 students · 21.6:1 ratio
• Great Hearts Academies - Archway Scottsdale
  Elementary · Scottsdale · 1,059 students
• BASIS Scottsdale
  Other · SCOTTSDALE · 994 students
• Cheyenne Traditional School
  Elementary · SCOTTSDALE · 880 students · 19.1:1 ratio
• Great Hearts Academies - Scottsdale Prep
  High · Scottsdale · 875 students
• Las Sendas Elementary School
  Elementary · MESA · 747 students · 18.7:1 ratio
• Cochise Elementary School
  Elementary · SCOTTSDALE · 615 students · 17.6:1 ratio
• Copper Ridge School
  Elementary · SCOTTSDALE · 600 students · 15.4:1 ratio