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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. [ 312 ] 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 ...
The Phoenix Women's Club is founded. [10] 1903 February 7: Salt River Project founded (as the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association). [28] [29] Voters approve a bond to create a municipal waterworks. [10] 1905 The largest agricultural crop is alfalfa. [10] Flooding once again causes issues in the city. [10] 1906
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]
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.
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 ...
During the 2014–15 season, the Suns added a grey-sleeved alternate uniform. The uniform has "Phoenix" and the numbers in black with orange trim. The "Phoenix" wordmark was a callback to the "Western" look of the 1970s and 1980s. [123] A black alternate uniform was also added prior to the 2015–16 season.
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.