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This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Arizona, including extant buildings and structures constructed during Spanish, Mexican, and early American rule over Arizona. Only buildings built prior to 1850 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type. In order to qualify for the list, a structure ...
Map of the United States with Arizona highlighted. Arizona is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Arizona is the 14th most populous state with 7,151,502 inhabitants (as of the 2020 census) [1] and the 6th largest by land area spanning 113,623.1 square miles (294,282 km 2). [2]
The following are approximate tallies of current listings in Arizona on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
This is a partial list of ghost towns in Arizona in the United States. Most ghost towns in Arizona are former mining boomtowns that were abandoned when the mines closed. Those not set up as mining camps often became mills or supply points supporting nearby mining operations.
Fort Utah – built in 1877. the remains of the old fort are located at 2331 N Horne Rd. The fort was a pioneer post established in 1877, by the Mormon Lehi Pioneers in present-day Mesa.It is known as Old Fort Utah. A flood in Lehi in 1891, destroyed Fort Utah and carried away acres of valuable farmland in low-lying areas. [9] The 1884 Lehi ...
The Magma Avenue Bridge – Built in 1910 over the Queen Creek, served as an entrance to the town of Superior from the old Hwy. 60. [10] The Old Queen Creek Bridge – Built in 1920 over Upper Queen Creek. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1988, ref. #88001679.
AT&SF's subsidiary, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad constructs line from Albuquerque to California. The line passes through Flagstaff, and many towns in northern Arizona take their names from men working on the line: Kingman, Holbrook, Drake and Winslow. [37] 1882 March 20: Wyatt Earp kills Frank Stilwell in Tucson. Kingman founded.
It was rebuilt in 1909 and is the third oldest Arizona Territory bridge still in use in Arizona. The Queen Creek Bridge – built in 1916 and located in the Old Florence Highway over Queen Creek. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1988, reference: #88001643.