Darrell Duppa, the Englishman who named Phoenix, left a legacy as bold as the city itself. But, his story didn’t end with his death. After his death in 1892, and the Daughters of the American Revolution marked his grave in 1910 at Pioneer & Military Memorial Park (PMMP), neglect led to his removal in 1921 to Greenwood Memorial Park.
Almost 100 years later, in 1991, history came full circle. A
coalition of groups — the Cities of Phoenix and Tempe, the Masons, Greenwood
Memorial Park, Channel 3, the Tempe Historical Society, the Phoenix Museum of
History, and the Pioneers’ Cemetery Association — came together to return him
to PMMP. His reburial was marked by a horse-drawn funeral procession with
mourners in authentic 1890s attire.
Phoenix once again honored the man who gave it its name.
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