Salt River Stories
Arizona State University
Free
5.0.3for iPhone, iPad and more
Age Rating
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About Salt River Stories
Salt River Stories (or PHXstories) is a free mobile app that puts the history of the Phoenix-Scottsdale-Tempe metro area at your fingertips.
A collaboration between the Public History program at Arizona State University and the Papago Salado Association, Salt River Stories lets you explore the people, places, and moments that have shaped the region’s history. Learn about the region through layered, map-based, multimedia presentations, use social media to share your stories, and take curated historical tours of the desert metropolis.
Each point on the interactive GPS-enabled map tells a story about the site and includes images from the region's archives. Many stories also include audio clips and short documentary videos, sharing oral histories or expert knowledge. Perhaps best of all, Salt River Stories is a collaborative project with stories created collaboratively by teachers, students, professors, and community members. Students and faculty in the School of Historical Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University curate Salt River Stories.
If you know of a story, a site, theme, or topic that we’ve not explored, check back often because we will be adding new material on a monthly basis. If you would like to suggest a site or become involved in developing digital stories, reviewing content, or collecting regional history please contact us.
You can find us on the web at saltriverstories.org; you may email us at publichistory@asu.edu, or you can find us on Facebook at SaltRiverStories and on Twitter @PHXstories.
We are sometimes asked why we named the project “Salt River Stories,” and there are many reasons, including that our coverage is not bounded by a single political entity subdivision in the Valley. Also, and critically, the Salt River defines the valley in which Phoenix and the broader metropolis that emerged during the 20th century. The Salt River is both a watershed and valley--in which gravity forces water to flow from the Granite Reef to the East into the Valley nurturing human development in the region. To highlight the breadth of our region and the amazing ways the chose to call this historical project Salt River Stories to highlight the amazing ways that environment and human society have shaped the Valley of the Sun, we have titled our project Salt River Stories.
A collaboration between the Public History program at Arizona State University and the Papago Salado Association, Salt River Stories lets you explore the people, places, and moments that have shaped the region’s history. Learn about the region through layered, map-based, multimedia presentations, use social media to share your stories, and take curated historical tours of the desert metropolis.
Each point on the interactive GPS-enabled map tells a story about the site and includes images from the region's archives. Many stories also include audio clips and short documentary videos, sharing oral histories or expert knowledge. Perhaps best of all, Salt River Stories is a collaborative project with stories created collaboratively by teachers, students, professors, and community members. Students and faculty in the School of Historical Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University curate Salt River Stories.
If you know of a story, a site, theme, or topic that we’ve not explored, check back often because we will be adding new material on a monthly basis. If you would like to suggest a site or become involved in developing digital stories, reviewing content, or collecting regional history please contact us.
You can find us on the web at saltriverstories.org; you may email us at publichistory@asu.edu, or you can find us on Facebook at SaltRiverStories and on Twitter @PHXstories.
We are sometimes asked why we named the project “Salt River Stories,” and there are many reasons, including that our coverage is not bounded by a single political entity subdivision in the Valley. Also, and critically, the Salt River defines the valley in which Phoenix and the broader metropolis that emerged during the 20th century. The Salt River is both a watershed and valley--in which gravity forces water to flow from the Granite Reef to the East into the Valley nurturing human development in the region. To highlight the breadth of our region and the amazing ways the chose to call this historical project Salt River Stories to highlight the amazing ways that environment and human society have shaped the Valley of the Sun, we have titled our project Salt River Stories.
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What's New in the Latest Version 5.0.3
Last updated on Jan 12, 2024
Old Versions
Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
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Version History
5.0.3
Jan 12, 2024
Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
5.0.2
Sep 16, 2023
Maintenance update
5.0.1
Aug 3, 2022
Salt River Stories version 5.0/5.0.1 includes bug fixes, a design refresh, and new features such as the ability to add bookmarks, change the text size, and more.
4.0.1
May 28, 2020
Minor fixes for previous release
4.0.0
May 22, 2020
Design refresh
3.2.0
Nov 19, 2019
- Support for system dark mode
- Improved offline mode
- New map interface
- Performance improvements
- Improved offline mode
- New map interface
- Performance improvements
3.1.0
May 22, 2019
Bug fixes and updated map interface.
3.0.1
Nov 28, 2018
Minor fixes and layout improvements for iPad.
3.0
Sep 6, 2018
Welcome to Salt River Stories 3.0!
- New and improved user interface
- Native 3D-enabled maps (try a two finger swipe to tilt the map)
- Offline functionality (text-only)
- New Discover page highlights featured and nearby content
- Stories page now shows recent additions by default, with filters for nearby and featured
- Search for stories, tours, and files
- Plus lots of technical improvements
- New and improved user interface
- Native 3D-enabled maps (try a two finger swipe to tilt the map)
- Offline functionality (text-only)
- New Discover page highlights featured and nearby content
- Stories page now shows recent additions by default, with filters for nearby and featured
- Search for stories, tours, and files
- Plus lots of technical improvements
2.0.3
Oct 26, 2017
Updates and improvements for iOS11
2.0.2
May 12, 2016
2.0.1-2.0.2: Performance improvements.
2.0: A totally new design featuring an improved reading experience and more ways to find and share stories near your current location.
2.0: A totally new design featuring an improved reading experience and more ways to find and share stories near your current location.
2.0.1
May 4, 2016
2.1: Performance improvements.
2.0: A totally new design featuring an improved reading experience and more ways to find and share stories near your current location.
2.0: A totally new design featuring an improved reading experience and more ways to find and share stories near your current location.
2.0
Apr 25, 2016
A totally new design featuring an improved reading experience and more ways to find and share stories near your current location.
1.4.2
Apr 4, 2014
Thumbnail dimension bug fixes.
1.4.1
Mar 3, 2014
Fixed link coloring and back button bugs.
1.4
Feb 11, 2014
Salt River Stories FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Salt River Stories in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Salt River Stories.
iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Salt River Stories supports English