Marana

History

Archaeologists found evidence of about 4,200 years of continuous human settlement in the vicinity of Marana and in the middle of Santa Cruz Valley. Many significant archaeological sites have been found near Marana. * Las Capas, a large, early agricultural site, is related to the nearby Costello-King site near present-day Ina Road and the Interstate 10 interchange. It was occupied from 4,200 to 2,500 years ago. It is the site of the oldest-known cemetery in the American Southwest and the oldest-known canals in North America. The oldest tobacco pipes in the world were found here. * Marana Mound, dating between 1150 and 1300 A.D., is the remnant of a large platform mound that was the center of the Hohokam community. The people lived between the Santa Cruz River and the Tortolita Mountains. The mound is surrounded by an adobe compound wall. Multiple rooms were constructed against the wall and were associated with 30–35 nearby residential compounds. Multiple house features have been found both inside and outside the compounds, as well as wall segments and trash mounds. The whole complex covers an area of approximately one square mile. * Linda Vista Hill, dating between 1200 and 1350 A.D., is a Trincheras culture site in the Tucson Mountains. The people inhabited mountain slopes overlooking arable land along streams. The hillside site has more than 150 terraces and 75 pit houses excavated into the terraces. A massive, adobe-walled compound is located on the hill summit. * Los Morteros, a Hohokam ballcourt village ruin, is located on the Santa Cruz floodplain near the Point of the Mountain at the northern end of the Tucson Mountains. Los Morteros has also been identified as the probable location of the Llano del Azotado campsite used by the Juan Bautista de Anza expedition in…

Geography

Marana is located at (32.386539, -111.125437). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.22%) is water. The town extends along Interstate 10 from the line between Pinal and Pima counties to the Tucson city line, except for the area around the unincorporated community of Rillito. The town has a history of farming and ranching. Marana is located in the Sonoran Desert and is surrounded by the Tortolita Mountains, the Santa Catalina Mountains, and the Tucson Mountains. It includes the Dove Mountain area. The Tucson Mountains and the western half of Saguaro National Park are located to the south. Phoenix is approximately 90 minutes northwest via Interstate 10.

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Largest nearby schools

• Marana High School
  High · TUCSON · 2,379 students · 20.2:1 ratio
• Mountain View High School
  High · TUCSON · 1,831 students · 19.7:1 ratio
• Ironwood Ridge High School
  High · ORO VALLEY · 1,556 students · 21.6:1 ratio
• Legacy Traditional School - Northwest Tucson
  Elementary · TUCSON · 1,321 students
• Leman Academy of Excellence
  Elementary · TUCSON · 1,146 students
• Leman Academy of Excellence-Oro Valley Arizona
  Elementary · ORO VALLEY · 1,021 students
• Twin Peaks Elementary School
  Elementary · TUCSON · 942 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• Dove Mountain K-8
  Elementary · MARANA · 920 students · 18.4:1 ratio