Chandler

December 30, 2007

Chandler, named after Dr. A.J. Chandler was the first veterinary surgeon appointed to serve the Arizona Territory. In the 1890s, he acquired some 18,000 acres of irrigated farmland. In 1911, Dr. Chandler began to subdivide his land into agricultural plots. The city of Chandler was established in 1912 and incorporated in 1920.