Discover The History Of The Virgin Valley

Sept. 23, 2010 - PRLog -- Local author Geraldine White Zarate, chair of the Virgin Valley Historical Committee, and Arcadia Publishing present Mesquite and the Virgin Valley, the newest addition to the popular Images of America Series. Boasting over 200 vintage images, Mesquite and the Virgin Valley showcases the lives of the areas earliest settlers and chronicles the progression and setbacks the area has seen over the past century.

The lover Virgin River basin is located about 10 miles south of the border junction between what is now Nevada, Arizona, and Utah.  Early explorers told of blistering heat, disease-carrying insects, and scarce, evil-tasting water. The struggle to establish Mesquite started in 1880 and in 1894 the third attempt was successful after years of merciless floods.

Residents have survived a hostile environment, geographic isolation, political gerrymandering, and in the middle of the last century, dangerous radiation fallout from atomic testing.  Deep sand roads have given way to a bustling interstate highway, and the area has become a golf and gaming destination.  After incorporation in 1984, Mesquite experienced a boom and has been named the fastest growing city of its size in the United States.


Highlights of Mesquite and the Virgin Valley:
•   Features more than 200 vintage images from public and private collections
•   Showcases the first settlers and some of the earliest families that called the area home

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com or
(888)-313-2665.  

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.

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With more than 6,000 local history titles published to date, Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Widely recognized sepia books feature hundreds of vintage historical images.