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The history of Phoenix, Arizona, goes back millennia, beginning with nomadic paleo-Indians who existed in the Americas in general, and the Salt River Valley in particular, about 7,000 BC until about 6,000 BC. Mammoths were the primary prey of hunters. As that prey moved eastward, they followed, vacating the area. [1]
Phoenix College, part of the district, was founded in 1920 and is the oldest community college in Arizona and one of the oldest in the country. [ 305 ] The city is also home to many other institutions of higher learning such as the Phoenix Seminary , a Protestant seminary that imparts degree in biblical studies, Christian theology, church ...
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 history of Arizona encompasses the Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Post-Archaic, Spanish, Mexican, and American periods. About 10,000 to 12,000 years ago, Paleo-Indians settled in what is now Arizona. A few thousand years ago, the Ancestral Puebloan, the Hohokam, the Mogollon and the Sinagua cultures inhabited the state.
Jack Swilling with his Apache ward Guillermo Swilling, ca. 1875. John W. Swilling (April 1, 1830 – August 12, 1878) was an early pioneer in the Arizona Territory. He is commonly credited as one of the original founders of the city of Phoenix, Arizona. Swilling also played an important role in the opening of the central Arizona highlands to ...
The Phoenix Women's Club is founded. [53] The Carnegie Free Library opens in Tucson. [100] 1902 – Evans School for Boys opens; later renamed Mesa Ranch School. 1903 February 7: Salt River Project founded (as the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association). [101] [102] Voters in Phoenix approve a bond to create a municipal waterworks. [53]
University of Phoenix. University of Phoenix[3] (UoPX) is a private for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. [a] Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree levels. It is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission [4 ...
Arizona is the sixth largest state by area, ranked after New Mexico and before Nevada. Of the state's 113,998 square miles (295,000 km 2), approximately 15% is privately owned. The remaining area is public forest and parkland, state trust land and Native American reservations.