George Phar Legler

Born into a wealthy family as the 2nd son of successful Jewish Indiana banker Louis Henry Legler, George Phar Legler was destined to follow his own paths to the drummer he was to hear. The later 1880-1890s witnesed a series of financial panics across the United States leaving some in dire straights.

George's father, a man of great financial insight and stability, weathered the economic storms of his time remarkably providing stability for himself and his large family of children. 

​Valley of the Moon
Kindness is the Real Magic

George Phar Legler's legecy known as the Valley of the Moon in Tucson Arizona is an enchanted historic magical fairyland promoting fostering nuturing the kindness and imagination in all who enter. 
The unique craftsman-artist-created environment called Valley of the Moon began earnestly in the 1920s and by 1932 began offering an amazing variety of experiences including tours, presentations, theatrical staged and other unique performances, along with private events.
Valley of the Moon is nearly a century year old effort that was originally imagined and begun as the visionary project of then Tucson Arizona resident George Phar Legler along with the help of his friends.


George Phar Legler & Bunny

In 1945 a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization was formally
incorporated in Arizona to help preserve the Valley of the Moon two and a half acre property with its goals and focus of fostering tolerance and brotherly love
for all of humankind, regardless of their race, creed, or their color.

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