When you hear the word Cave Creek, what words come to mind? Cowboys, shopping, food, or maybe even stagecoach? Well, all of the above and much much more. I had the pleasure of visiting the town of Cave Creek many times growing up and still enjoy it today. Just this past week my sister and I decided to have lunch at the famous Satisfied Frog restaurant and bar. To our dismay, and due to financial hardship a couple years back, it was taken over by the Silver Spur Saloon & Eatery which happend to be the very restaurant we were eating at. The food was great, and the restaurant is surrounded by local merchants selling all kind of neat items such as t-shirts, hot sauce, and jewelry. After lunch we did some shopping around the area and took some pictures. With a little research of it's history here is what I found:
The town of Cave Creek is actually named after Cave Creek which still flows today. Indian settlers like the Hohokam, and the Apaches lived among the creek and grew crops. The history of permanent settlers goes back to the mid to late 1800's. The gold rush is what brought a lot of settlers to this area. Soon saloons, restaurants,a post office, and a school were built. During the 1930's and 1940's, with the construction of Bartlett Dam and Horseshoe Dam, this brought more and more activity to the area as well as electricity and telephone. In 1952 the road was paved all the way to Phoenix. Cave Creek has nearly 30K or more residents which also make up a great majority of merchants like Rose who we met manning a small indoor shop full of goods such as jewelry, ceramics, and a stuffed Javelina named Suzy. Not sure she was for sale though. Please get out and visit the town of Cave Creek. It is so full of rich south western heritage. From antique stores, to saloons, to fine dining and even western dancing, Cave Creek has it all. Y'all come down and visit ya hear!
For more information on Cave Creek visit www.cavecreek.org
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