Question: Which canal  is a major canal in central Maricopa County that led to the founding of several communities, now among the wealthier neighborhoods of suburban Phoenix, in the late 1880s,the Arizona Canal or the Pennsylvania Canal?

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Pennsylvania Canal: Pennsylvania Canal "(or sometimes Pennsylvania Canal system)" refers generally to a complex system of transportation infrastructure improvements including canals, dams, locks, tow paths, aqueducts, and viaducts.  The Canal and Works were constructed and assembled over several decades beginning in 1824, the year of the first enabling act and budget items.  It should be understood the "first use of any railway" in North America was the year 1826, so the newspapers and the Pennsylvania Assembly of 1824 applied the term then to the proposed Right of ways mainly for the canals of the Main Line of Public Works to be built across the southern part of Pennsylvania.  Enacted before Railroads gestated during their infancy, the focus of the act was to create through building a canal system, the capability to ship heavy or bulk goods and connect Philadelphia to Pittsburgh—and "more importantly"—and "beyond" to the "new growth markets" in the developing territories reached by the Ohio River now called the midwest.  Later, when updated in 1837 to reflect the experience of twelve years of toddler-railways, the term was also applied to railroads and new canals to be added to the state transportation system.  As a crowning achievement, the Main Line of Public Works and the Pennsylvania Canal system topped 2100 ft in elevation by erecting the Allegheny Portage Railroad, which used a system of five inclines and five planes on each side of the Eastern Continental Divide at Cresson Pass in Cambria County to actually haul wheeled flat cars, which had halved canal boats placed on them, up and over the Allegheny Front and connect Pittsburgh to the Susquehanna.  When finished in 1834 the trip from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh could be made in 3–5 days, weather conditions depending.

Daisy Mountain Preserve: The Daisy Mountain Potential Preserve is a 6 sqmi undeveloped Arizona State Trust Land area straddling the communities of Anthem, Desert Hills, northern area of Phoenix and New River Arizona, open to the public if they have a State Land Department Recreation Permit.  The form is at http://www.land.state.az.us/programs/natural/RecreationPermit.pdf.  Residents of the surrounding area enjoy hiking, horse back riding, photography, bicycling, birding, and other recreational activities within the potential preserve.  Motorized vehicles are restricted by Arizona State Trust Land and Maricopa County Dust regulations.  There is no water due to limited precipitation over the desert landscape, though intermittent or seasonal washes do exist.  There are no designated trails although the Maricopa County Regional Trail's Anthem Trailhead is near-by and a number of informal trails providing paths exist and can be used by mountain bikers, hikers and horse-riders.  Plant life consists mostly of cacti and dry shrubbery.  A portion of the potential preserve seems to be limited to residents of the Anthem Country Club only, though there is a county easement from the Maricopa County Regional Trail through the Country Club to the Daisy Mountain Arizona State Trust land.  Visitors are encouraged to use their judgement as to avoid intrusion onto Country Club property.

Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad: Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad (P&CR) (1834) was one of the earliest commercial railroads in the United States, running 82 mi from Philadelphia to Columbia, Pennsylvania, it was built by the Pennsylvania Canal Commission in lieu of a canal from Columbia to Philadelphia; in 1857 it became part of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and its trackage lives on today operated by Norfolk-Southern.  The Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad's western terminus was located near the former ferry site known as Wright's Ferry, in the town once of that name, but now Columbia in Lancaster County.  There the P&CR met with the Pennsylvania Canal—navigations and improvements on the Susquehanna River east bank approximately 30 mi south of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  Most of its right-of-way was obtained by the actions of the Pennsylvania Canal Commission which operated the railroad under the various enabling acts of the Pennsylvania legislature known as the Main Line of Public Works in support of a far sighted plan to link the whole state by canals.  With an engineering study reporting back a finding that obtaining sufficient waters to flood the intended 80+ mile canal from Philadelphia to Columbia, the Canal Commission and legislature authorized the railway on the right of way intended for the canal.

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office controversies: The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is a law enforcement agency in Maricopa County, Arizona that was involved in a number of controversies between 1995 and 2017.  It is the largest sheriff's office in the state of Arizona and provides general and specialized law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Maricopa County, serving as the primary law enforcement for unincorporated areas of the county as well as incorporated cities within the county which have contracted with the agency for law-enforcement services.  It also operates the county jail system.  Elected in 2016, Paul Penzone is the current sheriff of Maricopa County.  Penzone replaced Joe Arpaio after his 24-year tenure as sheriff.

KBAQ: KBAQ (89.5 FM, "K Bach") is a Phoenix metro area FM radio station that plays classical music twenty-four hours per day.  It is co-owned by the Maricopa County Community College District and Arizona State University.  A member of National Public Radio, its main transmitter was moved from the White Tank Mountains to South Mountain Park in 2006.  An additional Translator is located on 89.7 and a live Internet audio stream is available.  It is also simulcast on local PBS station KAET digital channel 8.4.  The main office and studio complex is located in Tempe (east suburban Phoenix) at the flagship location of Rio Salado College.

Arizona Canal: The Arizona Canal is a major canal in central Maricopa County that led to the founding of several communities, now among the wealthier neighborhoods of suburban Phoenix, in the late 1880s.  Flood irrigation of residential yards is still common in these neighborhoods, using a system of lateral waterways connected via gates to the canal itself.  Like most Valley canals, its banks are popular with joggers and bicyclists.

Laveen, Arizona: Laveen is an "urban village" within the city of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, situated eight miles (13 km) southwest of Downtown Phoenix between South Mountain and the confluence of the Gila and Salt rivers.  Parts of Laveen constitute an unincorporated community in Maricopa County, while the remainder falls within the city limits of Phoenix, constituting the city's "Laveen Village".  Laveen Village is split between District 7 and District 8, both notable as minority-majority districts for the city.  Although Laveen has been home to "pastoral alfalfa, cotton, and dairy farms" since the 1880s, housing and commercial developments have been increasingly urbanizing the area.

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office: The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Maricopa County, Arizona.  It has its headquarters at 550 West Jackson Street, Phoenix.  It is the largest sheriff's office in Arizona and provides general-service and specialized law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Maricopa County, serving as the primary law enforcement for unincorporated areas of the county as well as incorporated cities within the county who have contracted with the agency for law-enforcement services (known as "contract cities").  It also operates the county jail system.  Paul Penzone is the current Sheriff of Maricopa County.  Its ongoing practices are highly controversial, to which it has received national and international media coverage, along with a number of federal investigations and other controversies under former sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Heaton, Arizona: Heaton is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona.  Originally called Maricopa Station, it served as a stop on the railroad line, where passengers transferred to stagecoach.  The post office at this location was simply named Maricopa.  During a land boom in the late 1880s, it was thought that this stop would become a railway stop on the line directly connecting to Phoenix.  As expansion into a town was being considered if the planned rail connection became reality, the expanded community was to be named Maricopaville.  In 1887, when the rail line connection went to Maricopa Junction (present day Maricopa) instead, the town's expansion was abandoned, and the name of the town was changed to its current Heaton.  It has an estimated elevation of 1197 ft above sea level.

Maricopa County Community College District: The Maricopa County Community College District, also known as Maricopa Community Colleges, is one of the largest community college district in the United States, serving more than 220,000 students each year in Maricopa County, Arizona.  The district serves Maricopa County, the county that includes and surrounds Phoenix and is the most populous of the state's counties.  The district's administrative headquarters are located in Tempe, Arizona (east suburban Phoenix).

Supporting paragraphs: Arizona Canal Pennsylvania Canal
Answer: The Arizona Canal