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The remoteness of the region was eased by the arrival of railroads in 1880. Arizona became a state in 1912 but was primarily rural with an economy based on cattle, cotton, citrus, and copper. Dramatic growth came after 1945, as retirees and young families who appreciated the warm weather and low costs emigrated from the Northeast and Midwest.
Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. Historically part of the territory of Alta California and Nuevo México in New Spain, it became part of independent Mexico in 1821.
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. It was created from the western half of the New Mexico Territory during the ...
The Arizona Constitution is divided into a preamble and 30 articles, numbered 1–6, 6.1, 7–22, and 25–30, with articles 23 and 24 having been repealed. Article 30 is no longer in force due to being ruled illegal. Preamble. Article 1 declares the boundaries of the state in great detail. Article 2 titled the Declaration of Rights and is the ...
February 14, 1912. Arizona becomes 48th state. February 26, 1919. Grand Canyon National Park is created. November 3, 1964. Barry Goldwater loses the U.S. presidential election. September 21, 1981. Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. Part of a series on the.
On February 14, 1912, under President William Howard Taft, Phoenix became the capital of the newly formed state of Arizona. [62] This occurred just six months after Taft had vetoed, on August 11, 1911, a joint resolution giving Arizona statehood. Taft disapproved of the recall of judges in the state constitution. [61]
February 12: Maricopa County is broken out of Yavapai County, Phoenix becomes the county seat. [13][15] July 4: First wheat ground in Valley at Birchard's Mill. [10] First permanent building, the Hancock residence, is constructed at Washington and First Streets. [10] The second building, a brewery, is constructed.
It has been suggested that this article be into . () Proposed since August 2024. This timeline is a chronology of significant events in the history of the U.S. State of Arizona and the historical area now occupied by the state. 2000s 1900s Statehood 1800s Territory 1700s 1600s 1500s Before 1492.