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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.
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 ...
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.
Arizona became a U.S. state on February 14, 1912, coinciding with Valentine's Day. Arizona was the 48th state admitted to the U.S. and the last of the contiguous states to be admitted. [citation needed] Eleanor Roosevelt at the Gila River relocation center, April 23, 1943
Quartzsite is a town in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was 2,413. [3] Interstate 10 runs directly through Quartzsite which is at the intersection of U.S. Route 95 and Arizona State Route 95 with I-10.
Another major state government facility is the Arizona State Hospital, operated by the Arizona Department of Health Services. This is a mental health center and is the only medical facility run by the state government. [285] The headquarters of numerous Arizona state government agencies are in Phoenix, with many in the State Capitol district.
The Arizona Supreme Court ruling upholding a 160-year-old, near-total ban on abortion sent a shock through the state — and cemented its place at the center of politics in 2024.
May 30: Prescott founded, and named the capital of the Arizona Territory. [48] November 7: Arizona Historical Society founded by an Act of the First Territorial Legislature. [49] Fort Whipple moved near Prescott (from Chino Valley, where it had been established the prior year). 1865 – Camp McDowell (later Fort McDowell) is set up on the Verde ...