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30th June: 19 members of the Prescott Fire Department were killed fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire. [262] Population in Phoenix estimate of 1,513,367. [263] 2014 – Cubs Park opens in Mesa. 2015 January 1: The Lowell Discovery Telescope, constructed with funding from the Discovery Channel, and owned by Lowell Observatory becomes fully ...
The fire damaged a large area due to a burst pipe leaving no available water at the scene. [27] 1894 – Great Hinckley Fire, Minnesota was a firestorm that destroyed several towns; over 400 killed. 1894 – A fire affected the business section of Frederick, South Dakota, causing over $100,000 in damage.
The Sinagua culture was a Pre-Columbian culture that occupied a large area in central Arizona from the Little Colorado River, near Flagstaff, to the Verde River, near Sedona, including the Verde Valley, area around San Francisco Mountain, and significant portions of the Mogollon Rim country, [16] [17] between approximately 500 CE and 1425 CE.
The fires killed 44, injured at least 185 people, and destroyed 5,700 homes. The deadliest was the Tubbs Fire, which alone killed 22 people. 43 1900 Tacoma streetcar disaster: Accident – railroad Tacoma, Washington: 43 1915 1915 Ardmore gas explosion Accident – railroad Ardmore, Oklahoma: $1,250,000
The Arizona State Constitution is amended; Arizona becomes a right-to-work state. [50] Ray Bussey elected mayor. [50] 1947 October: A fire destroys all but four of Phoenix's electric streetcars. The city begins the process of transitioning to a public bus transit system. [35] The Phoenix Charter Revision Committee is formed.
The Arizona Territory is admitted to the union of the United States, as the 48th U.S state. [1] George W. P. Hunt is elected the first governor of Arizona. [2] November 5 – 1912 United States presidential election in Arizona. [3]
The Chicago Water Tower, one of the few surviving buildings after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. A residential building in Chicago's Lincoln Park in 1885, when the city had dirt roads and wooden sidewalks. Most of the city burned in the 1871 Great Chicago Fire. The damage from the fire was immense since 300 people died, 18,000 buildings were ...
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.