The Salt River Valley defines an extensive valley on the Salt River in central Arizona, which contains the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.
Although this geographic term still identifies the area, the name "Valley of the Sun" popularly replaced the usage starting in the early 1930s for purposes of boosterism.
Coordinates: 33°22′52″N 112°18′47″W / 33.3811546°N 112.3129333°W / 33.3811546; -112.3129333
Famous quotes containing the words salt, river and/or valley:
“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
—Bible: New Testament Jesus, in Matthew, 5:13.
From the Sermon on the Mount.
“There is a great river this side of Stygia,”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“Down in the valley,
Valley so low,
Hang your head over,
Hear the train blow.”
—Unknown. Down in the Valley (l. 1–4)