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The Arizona Territorial - Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, was the last home for Arizona's territorial government until Arizona became a state in 1912. Initially, all three branches of the new state government occupied the four floors of the statehouse.
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 original Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. 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]
Capital of the State of Arizona. Arkansas [41] Statehood in 1836: Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) 1765: Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana. 1800: Capital of the French district of La Haute-Louisiane. 1804: Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory). 1805
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 ...
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 capital of South Carolina is also its warmest city. Columbia's average annual high is 78 degrees. The record high in the state was set in 2012 in Columbia at 113 degrees.
The State House Chamber of the Arizona State Capitol Building. The Arizona State Legislature is bicameral and consists of the 60-member Arizona House of Representatives and the 30-member Arizona Senate. Each of the thirty legislative districts has one senator and two representatives.