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A look back at Surprise's history on this week

Here is a look at Surprise history through the years on this week, compiled from archives of Independent Newsmedia, Newspapers.com and the City of Surprise historical records:

1949

Arizona Republic details birth of Surprise. Pioneer Marcel Sadieux parked his trailer on a dirt road that led to Luke Field becoming the first settler. Laura Bolen writes in that in the late 1930s only two or three families were settled here.

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