▁to ▁his ▁property . ▁ ▁His ▁brother , ▁George ▁Washington ▁Scott , ▁mean while ▁moved ▁to ▁Arizona ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁There ▁he ▁cleared ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁br ush ▁and ▁began ▁plant ed ▁cit rus ▁orch ards . ▁ ▁Scott ▁moved ▁to ▁his ▁hom est ead ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁on ▁terminal ▁leave . ▁ ▁Health ▁problems ▁caused ▁by ▁his ▁old ▁war ▁w ounds ▁prompt ed ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁F ormal ▁ret irement ▁occurred ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁grow ▁pe an uts , ▁cit rus ▁trees , ▁and ▁g rap es ▁in ▁the ▁Salt ▁River ▁Valley , ▁Scott ▁advoc ated ▁the ▁area ' s ▁potential ▁as ▁a ▁health ▁resort ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁agricult ural ▁potential . ▁ ▁A ▁couple ▁years ▁after ▁Scott ' s ▁arrival ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁families ▁living ▁near ▁his ▁ran ch . ▁ ▁Scott ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁founded ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Bapt ist ▁Foundation ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁local ▁leadership . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁the ▁area ▁added ▁a ▁school ▁and ▁the ▁settlement ▁around ▁Scott ' s ▁ran ch ▁was ▁officially ▁named ▁Scot ts dale . ▁ ▁Scott ' s ▁influence ▁extended ▁beyond ▁just ▁Scot ts dale . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁Governor ▁My ron ▁H . ▁McC ord ▁appointed ▁him ▁ ▁Chap lain ▁of ▁the ▁Arizona ▁National ▁Guard . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁represent ▁Mar ic op