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The capital remained in Prescott for several years until the 4th Arizona Territorial Legislature and Governor Richard C. McCormick moved it to Tucson in 1867. The move was controversial; Prescott residents were angered and accused several members of the legislature of accepting bribes and Governor McCormick of selling his support for the bill in exchange for assistance in his election to ...
The 1901 portion of the capitol is now maintained as the Arizona Capitol Museum with a focus on the history and culture of Arizona. The Arizona State Library, which occupied most of the 1938 addition until July 2017, re-opened in late 2018 as a part of the Arizona Capitol Museum.
The first capital was established in 1864 at Prescott, in the northern Union-controlled area. The capital was moved to Tucson in 1868, and back to Prescott in 1877. [7] The capital was finally moved to Phoenix on February 4, 1889. [8] [9]
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 original Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. The capital of Arizona is Phoenix. The original Capitol building, with its distinctive copper dome, was dedicated in 1901 (construction was completed for $136,000 in 1900) when the area was a territory. Phoenix became the official state capital with Arizona's admission to the union in 1912. [125]
Capital of the Confederate Territory of Arizona (southern New Mexico and Arizona 1862). San Antonio (TX) 1862: Capital of the government-in-exile of the Confederate Territory of Arizona 1862–1865. Fort Whipple: 1864: Capitals of the U.S. Territory of Arizona. Prescott: 1864 Tucson: 1867 Prescott: 1877 Phoenix: 1889 1912: Capital of the State ...
Arizona achieved statehood in 1912, becoming the 48th state, with Phoenix remaining the capital of the new state. In the 1900s, the state, particularly the Phoenix Metropolitan area, has seen tremendous population growth.
The capital was later moved to Tucson, ... an environmental history of an Arizona river (University of Arizona Press, 2014) online. Wilson, James A. "The Arizona ...