Marinette, Arizona

Irrigation Canal for Marinette Cotton Farm Cotton farmers needed water to irrigate their land. Canals were dug to bring water from the local wells to the fields. The Marinette Canal, shown here, brought water to the community from wells owned by a water company five miles north of the present day Sun City's northern boundary. Source: Peoria Historical Society Date: c. 1920

Marinette is a ghost town in Maricopa County Arizona. It was located just northwest of Peoria Arizona, along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The site was promoted in the early 20th century for production of citrus fruit, apricots, olives, and other crops.

The town was purchased by the Southwest Cotton company, a Goodyear subsidiary, in 1920. At some point in the mid-20th century, it was abandoned. The place where Marinette once was later became the site of Del Webb Corporation's Sun City, Arizona