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Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area.Named Scottsdale in 1894 after its founder Winfield Scott, a retired U.S. Army chaplain, the city was incorporated in 1951 with a population of 2,000.
Tempe founded by Charles T. Hayden. [10] Population of Phoenix reaches 500. [10] 1872 Adobe schoolhouse constructed. [10] September 5: Public school in session. [8] Phoenix's first wedding, between George Buck and Matilda Murray. [10] Phoenix's first Chinese settlers arrive. [10] The first bookstore and newsstand opened by Edward Irvine. [10]
The Charles Miller House in Old Town Scottsdale was built in 1913 and is located at 6938 E. 1st Street. Date placed on Scottsdale Historic Register: February 16, 2010 by Ordinance No.3886, 11-ZN-2009. The George Ellis House was built in 1925 and is located at 105 Cattle Track Road. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on ...
May 30: Prescott founded, and named the capital of the Arizona Territory. [48] November 7: Arizona Historical Society founded by an Act of the First Territorial Legislature. [49] Fort Whipple moved near Prescott (from Chino Valley, where it had been established the prior year). 1865 – Camp McDowell (later Fort McDowell) is set up on the Verde ...
Fort Huachuca, east of Tucson, was founded in 1877 as the base for operations against Apaches and raiders from Mexico. From 1913 to 1933 the fort was the base for the "Buffalo Soldiers" of the 10th Cavalry Regiment. During World War II, the fort expanded to 25,000 soldiers, mostly in segregated all-black units.
The Territory of Arizona, commonly known as the Arizona Territory, was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863, [1] until February 14, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Arizona.
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Scott and his wife founded the Arizona Baptist Foundation and became part of the area's local leadership. [12] In 1896 the area added a school and the settlement around Scott's ranch was officially named Scottsdale. [7] Scott's influence extended beyond just Scottsdale.