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In 1912 women gained suffrage in the state, eight years before the country as a whole. Signing of Arizona statehood bill in 1912. Arizona's first Congressman was Carl Hayden (1877–1972). [47] He was the son of a Yankee merchant who had moved to Tempe because he needed dry heat for his bad lungs.
Hinchcliffe Court opens near Tucson, the first auto court motel in Arizona. [116] 1912 February 14: Arizona becomes the 48th state of the United States; Phoenix becomes the state capital. [108] U.S. President William Howard Taft issues Proclamation 1180: Admitting Arizona to the Union. [117] The Territory of Arizona becomes the State of Arizona.
Territory of Arizona, 1863–1912 [1] North-western corner of the Arizona Territory is transferred to the State of Nevada, 1867; State of Arizona since February 14, 1912; Mexican Boundary Exchanges: In 1927 under the Banco Convention of 1905, the U.S. acquired two bancos from Mexico at the Colorado River border with Arizona.
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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January 6, 1912 New Mexico Territory was admitted as the forty-seventh state, New Mexico. [208] [357] February 14, 1912 Arizona Territory was admitted as the forty-eighth state, Arizona. [259] [358] August 24, 1912 The District of Alaska was reorganized as the Alaska Territory. [359] Northwestern North America: January 31, 1913
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The first bank, a branch of the Bank of Arizona, opens. [17] Population reaches 1500. [10] Brick factory opens. [10] Grand Canal completed. [10] Mesa is founded. [10] 1879 Presbyterian church established. [12] Salt River Indian Reservation is formed. [10] The Southern Pacific railroad reaches Maricopa. [10] 1880 Arizona Gazette newspaper begins ...