Editing Sahuarita, Arizona (section)

===Sahuarita Ranch (1879–1886)===
In 1879 Sahuarita Ranch was created by James Kilroy Brown. Brown chose the name Sahuarita due to the preponderance of [[saguaro]]s in the area. The ranch was used as a staging area between Tucson, [[Arivaca, Arizona|Arivaca]], and [[Quijotoa, Arizona|Quijotoa]]. A small community developed in the area named Sahuarito, while the railroad laid tracks through the area (which remain to this day) and established a station and post office. Although originally surveyed by the Texas Western Railroad, the route would soon be run by the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] up until the late 20th century. Brown sold his ranch in 1886 which caused the region to stagnate for three decades.<ref name=ranch>{{cite web | date = October 22, 2007 | url = http://jeff.scott.tripod.com/sahuarita.html | title = History and Information about Sahuarita | work = Arizona's names: X marks the place | publisher = Falconer Pub. Co. | access-date = October 22, 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080313085204/http://jeff.scott.tripod.com/sahuarita.html | archive-date = March 13, 2008 }}</ref>

During this time, the hub of Sahuarita commerce was at the intersection of Sahuarita Road and Nogales Highway, in the form of the One Stop Market and Sahuarita Bar and Grill.<ref name=buildings>
{{cite book
  | last = Goorian
  | first = Philip
  | title = Green Valley, Arizona
  | publisher = Arcadia Publishing
  | year = 2002
  | pages = 51–70
  | isbn = 0-7385-2072-1 }}
</ref> These 130-year-old buildings which remained intact were demolished for a road expansion in 2013.<ref name=demolish>{{cite web | date = October 25, 2007 | url = http://www.sahuaritasun.com/ | title = Sahuarita Sun | access-date = January 8, 2008 }}</ref>