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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 ...
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 ...
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]
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 Arizona State Capitol is now strictly a museum and both the legislature and the governor's office are in nearby buildings. Only Arizona does not have its governor's office in the state capitol, though in Delaware, Ohio, Michigan, Vermont, and Virginia, [1] the offices there are for ceremonial use only.
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]
8th Arizona Territorial Legislature: January 4, 1875 February 12, 1875 9th Arizona Territorial Legislature: January 1, 1877 10th Arizona Territorial Legislature: January 6, 1879 11th Arizona Territorial Legislature: January 3, 1881 12th Arizona Territorial Legislature: January 8, 1883 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature: January 12, 1885
List of places in the U.S. state of Arizona.. The current cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties, and other recognized places in the state. It also includes information on the number and names of counties in which a place lies, and its lower and upper ZIP code bounds when applicable.