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Important dates in Arizona's history Flag of Arizona; 1539 Marcos de Niza explores Arizona February 2, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; Most of Arizona passes to U.S. December 30, 1853 Gadsden Purchase; U.S. obtains rest of Arizona February 24, 1863 Arizona Territory created 1877 Silver discovered near Tombstone February 14, 1912 Arizona ...
Major airfields in Arizona during World War II. ... A chronology of historical events in Arizona from the state's library; Arizona's Ordinance of Secession, March 16 ...
Destructive fire destroys major portions of the town. [10] Arizona Insane Asylum is awarded to Phoenix. [10] 1886 A second major fire destroys several buildings and results in approximately $100,000 in damage. [10] Phoenix Fire Department established, when bond issue passes establishing 2 fire companies. [10] First private gas lighting company ...
The history of Phoenix, Arizona, goes back millennia, beginning with nomadic paleo-Indians who existed in the Americas in general, and the Salt River Valley in particular, about 7,000 BC until about 6,000 BC. Mammoths were the primary prey of hunters.
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Arizona. There are 47 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Arizona, counting Hoover Dam that spans from Nevada and is listed in Nevada by the National Park Service (NPS), and Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites , which is listed by the NPS in Arizona, and overlaps into California.
This Day in History For Kids helps readers of any age discover world-changing events that coincide with their own birthdays, or pinpoint the exact dates of a wide array of events, from the ...
Two lightning-caused fires merged to create the third largest wildfire in Arizona history (at that time). Destroyed the historic Cave Creek Mistress Mine, and likely lead to the death of the largest-recorded saguaro cactus. Lightning Desert Grass / Chaparral / Mixed conifer Maricopa / Yavapai: 243,950 ac 381 sq.mi. 98,723 ha 11+ 0 0 2005 ...
Many horrific catastrophes have rocked the world and shaped history forever. However, some of these events were apparently worse than initially perceived. A Reddit question recently went viral ...