Topical guide historical Arizona AZhistory Please do not remove or change this Copyvio message until ... Arizona, a History . Cf. Ticket 2012041310011219 . See talk month April day 30 year 2012 time ... by subst Copyvio url The last Native Americans in the United States Native Americans arrived in Arizona between Upper Paleolithic 16,000 BC and 10,000 BC , while the history of Arizona as recorded ... the Indians Christianity in Pimer a Alta now southern Arizona and northern Sonora in the 1690s and early 18th century. Spain founded fortified towns presidios at Tubac, Arizona Tubac in 1752 and Tucson, Arizona Tucson in 1775. All of present day Arizona became part of the Mexican State of Vieja ... of most of Arizona at the end of the Mexican American War in 1848. In 1853, the land below the Gila River was acquired from Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase . Arizona was administered as part .... Arizona was List of U.S. states by date of statehood admitted into the Union &mdash officially becoming ... and children wandered across the deserts of southwestern Arizona en refuge in present day Mexico. Temperatures ... ice age species in southeastern Arizona at a time when many streams were drying up, forcing animals ... and humans acted together to bring an end to these species. Arizona grew even more arid after ... became considerably drier, making less moisture available to plants. In southern Arizona, woodlands ... BC, the modern plant communities of Arizona had been established and a modern climate prevailed. The early Archaic peoples of Arizona survived these changes by adapting to the cycles of plants rather ... cactus fruit and harvested mesquite pods in the summer. Because of their dependence on scattered ... and southwestern Arizona. Many of them were of stylized rattlesnake s, thunderbird mythology ... archaeologists assumed that the Archaic cultures of Arizona were dead ends. They believed groups outside ... New Mexico and eastern Arizona, the pre Hispanic cultural area known as the Mogollon culture Mogollon ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Payson, Arizona settlement type Town image skyline Payson Arizona 2011.jpg ... areas Payson highlighted.svg mapsize 250x250px map caption Location in Gila County, Arizona Gila County and the state of Arizona image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 subdivision type Countries of the World Country subdivision type1 US state State subdivision type2 List of counties in Arizona County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Arizona subdivision name2 Gila County, Arizona Gila established ... for All Incorporated Places in Arizona format Comma separated values CSV work 2005 Population ... Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Arizona publisher United States Census ... name blank1 info footnotes Payson is a town in northern Gila County, Arizona , United States . Its location puts it almost exactly in the geographic center of Arizona. It has been called The Heart of Arizona Citation needed date March 2011 . According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population ... EST2006 04 04.csv title Annual Estimates of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Arizona format ... Star Valley, Arizona Star Valley , Pine, Arizona Pine , Strawberry, Arizona Strawberry and Rye, Arizona ... Payson, Arizona. This term was most often used in 1970s and 1980s, and appeared in the header of the local ... period in early summer followed by heavy monsoonal thunderstorms and rain from frontal cloudbands ... tend to be extremely prevalent during dry summer periods. Weather box location Payson, AZ single line ... with a trip from Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix to Payson taking four to five hours. Throughout the 1950s ... years ago this highway, Arizona State Route 87 State Route 87 also known as the Beeline Highway ... , a unit of the List of Arizona state parks Arizona State Park system . The area incorporates three ... strata that is exposed along the Mogollon Rim to the north and west of Payson along Arizona State Route 87 State Route 87 and Arizona State Route 260 State Route 260 . Payson is known for its rodeo which ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Prescott, Arizona settlement type City image skyline Courthouseplaza ... in Yavapai County and the state of Arizona image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates display inline ... US state State subdivision type2 List of counties in Arizona County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Arizona subdivision name2 Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai established title Municipal ... Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Arizona publisher United States Census ... is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona Yavapai County , Arizona , United States USA . According to 2010 ... Places in Arizona format Comma separated values CSV work 2006 Population Estimates publisher U.S. ... Prescott was designated as the capital of the Arizona Territory , replacing the temporary capital at Fort Whipple, Arizona Fort Whipple . ref name Wagoner 36 cite book last Wagoner first Jay J. title Arizona Territory 1863 1912 A Political history publisher University of Arizona Press location Tucson year 1970 isbn 0 8165 0176 9 page 36 ref The Territorial Capital was moved to Tucson, Arizona Tucson in 1867. Prescott again became the Territorial Capital in 1877, until Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix became the capital in 1889. The towns of Prescott Valley, Arizona Prescott Valley 7 miles east and Chino Valley, Arizona Chino Valley 16 miles north , Dewey Humboldt 13 miles east and Prescott, together ... County in general, which would include the towns of Mayer, Arizona Mayer , Paulden , Wilhoit, Arizona ... area in Arizona, after Phoenix 4.2 million and Tucson 1 million . The Yavapai Prescott Indian Tribe reservation is located adjacent to and partially within the borders of Prescott. History Arizona Territory Arizona Territorial Governor John Noble Goodwin selected the original site of Prescott following ... site along with Fort Whipple, Arizona Fort Whipple , with the new town named in honor of historian ... Jay J. title Arizona Territory 1863 1912 A Political history publisher University of Arizona Press ... more details
Infobox settlement name Mesa, Arizona image seal Mesaazlogo.jpg settlement type City image skyline Downtown ... Mesa highlighted.svg mapsize 250x250px map caption Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona ... type1 US state State subdivision type2 List of counties in Arizona County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Arizona subdivision name2 Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa government type leader ... in Arizona format comma separated values CSV publisher United States Census Bureau date 2008 07 ... info footnotes Mesa IPAc en icon m s respell MES is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County , in the U.S. state of Arizona and is a suburb located about convert 20 mi km east of Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix . Mesa is in the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area . It is bordered by Tempe, Arizona Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler, Arizona Chandler and Gilbert, Arizona Gilbert on the south, and Apache Junction on the east. As of the 2010 Census Mesa became Arizona s center of population . ref cite web url http ... largest city in Arizona, after Phoenix and Tucson , the List of United States cities by population ... is home to the Arizona State University at the Polytechnic campus Polytechnic campus of Arizona State ... of Mesa, Arizona month July year 2003 work Mesalibrary.org publisher City of Mesa Library accessdate ... Mormon Daniel Webster Jones led an expedition to found a Mormon settlement in Arizona. Leaving St. George, Utah St. George , Utah in March 1877, Jones and others arrived at Lehi, Arizona Lehi , an area ... a party of people in establishing a settlement in Arizona. This settlement was initially known as Jonesville ... contribution First Mesa Company title A Brief History of Mesa, Arizona month July year 2003 work ..., Arizona month July year 2003 work Mesalibrary.org publisher City of Mesa Library accessdate ... of 300 people. Dr. A. J. Chandler, who would later go on to found the Chandler, Arizona city ... more details
Infobox sports league logo Logo azl.png pixels 150px caption Arizona League logo sport Baseball founded 1989 motto teams 12 country USA champion Arizona League Brewers folded website http www.minorleaguebaseball.com app leagues ip index.jsp?sid milb&lid l121 Official Website The Arizona League is a minor league baseball league that operates in and around Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix , Arizona . It is a rookie ... City Stadium Capacity Arizona League Angels Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Tempe, Arizona Tempe , Arizona Tempe Diablo Stadium align right 9,785 Arizona League Athletics Oakland Athletics Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix , Arizona Papago Park Sports Facility align center Arizona League Brewers Milwaukee Brewers Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix , Arizona Maryvale Baseball Park align right 8,000 Arizona League Cubs Chicago Cubs Mesa, Arizona Mesa , Arizona Fitch Park align center Arizona League Diamondbacks Arizona Diamondbacks Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale , Arizona Salt River Fields at Talking Stick align right 11,000 Arizona League Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale, Arizona Glendale , Arizona Camelback Ranch align right 12,000 Arizona League Giants San Francisco Giants Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale , Arizona Scottsdale Stadium align right 5,000 Arizona League Indians Cleveland Indians Goodyear, Arizona Goodyear , Arizona Goodyear Ballpark align right 10,000 Arizona League Reds Cincinnati Reds Goodyear, Arizona Goodyear , Arizona Goodyear Ballpark align right 10,000 Arizona League Mariners Seattle Mariners Peoria, Arizona Peoria , Arizona Peoria Sports Complex align right 12,882 Arizona League Padres San Diego Padres Peoria, Arizona Peoria , Arizona Peoria Sports Complex align right 12,882 Arizona League Rangers Texas Rangers baseball Texas Rangers Surprise, Arizona Surprise , Arizona Surprise Stadium align right 10,500 Arizona League Royals Kansas City Royals Surprise, Arizona Surprise , Arizona Surprise Stadium align right 10,500 Rosters main Arizona League rosters External links http ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Infobox settlement name Wittmann, Arizona official name settlement type Census Designated Place nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map Maricopa County Incorporated and Planning areas Wittmann location.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Location subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Arizona subdivision type2 List of counties in Arizona County subdivision name2 Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa government footnotes government type leader title Mayor leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 Population population as of United States Census, 2010 2010 population footnotes population total 763 population density km2 auto General information timezone Mountain Time Zone Mountain MST utc offset 7 timezone DST utc offset DST elevation footnotes elevation ft coordinates display title coordinates type type city ... info website footnotes Wittmann is a census designated place in Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County , Arizona , United States . It is located along U.S. Route 60 in the central part of Arizona , about 35 miles northwest of central Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix , and while technically located within ... prominent filling station service station between Phoenix and Wickenburg, Arizona Wickenburg , as well ... been no real local government or planning agency. The nearby city of Surprise, Arizona Surprise ... at some point in the future Citation needed date March 2011 . The summer of 2010 looked promising for the town ... States Census Hispanic or Race United States Census Latino of any race. Maricopa County, Arizona References references Category Census designated places in Maricopa County, Arizona es Wittmann ... more details
Infobox film name Raising Arizona image Raising Arizona Poster.jpg image size 215px alt caption Theatrical ... country Film US language English budget 6 million gross 22,847,564 Raising Arizona is a 1987 ... learns of the Arizona multiple birth Quints , sons of locally famous furniture magnate Nathan Arizona Trey Wilson Hi and Ed kidnap one of the five babies, whom they believe to be Nathan Junior. Hi ... after recovering the boy. Nathan Arizona Sr. is approached by the bounty hunter Leonard Smalls Randall ... vest. Smalls struggles, but is blown to pieces by the grenade. Hi and Ed sneak Junior back into the Arizona ... Arizona, Sr. John Goodman as Gale Snoats William Forsythe actor William Forsythe as Evelle Snoats ... Horsemen of the Apocalypse Apocalypse T.J. Kuhn as Nathan Arizona, Jr. Lynne Dumin Kitei as Florence Arizona Warren Keith as Younger FBI agent Henry M. Kendrick as Older FBI agent Keith Jandacek ... Ferguson div col end In contrast to Blood Simple , the characters of Raising Arizona were ... CoenInterviews29 Production Conception The Coen Brothers started working on Raising Arizona with the idea ... Raising Arizona was shot in thirteen weeks. ref name CoenInterviews18 The relationship between actor ... with Joel and Ethan on Blood Simple returned for Raising Arizona , including cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld ... Arizona accessdate 2009 07 25 work festival cannes.com ref Reception The film opened to mixed reviews ... Post gave a positive review stating that it was the best kidnapping comedy since last summer s Ruthless People . ref name washpost cite web title Raising Arizona PG 13 url http www.washingtonpost.com ... up . ref name atthemovies cite web title At the Movies Raising Arizona url http bventertainment.go.com tv buenavista atm reviews.html?sec 6&subsec raising arizona work At the Movies 1982 1990 ... for The New Yorker , Pauline Kael wrote that Raising Arizona is no big deal, but it has a rambunctious ... Arizona is no big deal, but it has a rambunctious charm. The sunsets look marvelously ultra vivid ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Portal, Arizona settlement type Unincorporated community nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 pushpin map Arizona Location coordinates region US AZ subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Arizona subdivision type2 List of counties in Arizona County subdivision name2 Cochise County, Arizona Cochise Government government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 area total sq mi area land sq mi area water sq mi Population population as of population footnotes population total ... info website footnotes Portal is an unincorporated community in Cochise County, Arizona Cochise County , Arizona , United States . It lies convert 25 mi km south southeast of San Simon, Arizona San Simon ... the Yosemite of Arizona, the rock walled canyon is composed of fused volcanic tuff. ref http www.nps.gov ... Roundup ref The community is a popular location for birding in southeastern Arizona and home to the American ... Arizona Bird Observatory ref ref http research.amnh.org swrs Southwest Research Station ref ... blog.html ref Climate Typical of upland Arizona, Portal has a semi arid climate K ppen climate ... frost s in winter give way to mild days, whilst most rain comes from summer thunderstorms. div style width 82 Weather box location Portal, Arizona single line Y Jan record high F 77 Feb record high F ...?az6706 title PORTAL, ARIZONA 026706 publisher Western Regional Climate Center ref date October 2011 ... Portal, Arizona Cochise County, Arizona Category Unincorporated communities in Cochise County, ArizonaArizona geo stub ht Portal, Arizona ... more details
cite web title ArizonaSummer Wildcat Making the grade UA s plus minus debate Monday, August 9, 2004 ...Use mdy dates date April 2012 Infobox university image name University of Arizona seal.png image size 198px name University of Arizona latin name Universitatis Arizonensis motto Bear Down br Please do ... phoenix news 2012 02 17 ann weaver hart confirmed as new.html city Tucson, Arizona Tucson state Arizona country United States undergrad 30,346 ref name Fact Book cite web title Fact Book 2009 10 publisher University of Arizona Office of Institutional Research & Planning Support url http ... Arizona Wildcats Wildcats mascots Wilbur and Wilma Wilbur and Wilma Wildcat colors Cardinal Red & Navy ... span athletics 18 varsity teams free label Newspaper free Arizona Daily Wildcat ... br Pacific 12 Conference Pac 12 br Mountain Pacific Sports Federation MPSF logo File U of Arizona logo.png 225px The University of Arizona also referred to as UA spoken as U of A , or Arizona is a Land ... of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona , United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona , founded in 1885 twenty seven years before the Arizona Territory achieved statehood . The university includes the University of Arizona College ... school in Arizona. As of Fall 2010, total enrollment was 39,086 students. ref name Fact Book The University of Arizona is governed by the Arizona Board of Regents . The mission of the University of Arizona ... work University of Arizona publisher University of Arizona accessdate May 5, 2008 url http www.arizona.edu home aboutua.php ref Arizona is one of the elected members of the Association of American ... from the state of Arizona to this group. History File Old Main U of Arizona .jpg right thumb 200px Old Main, the oldest building on the University of Arizona campus The University of Arizona was approved by the Arizona Territory s Thieving Thirteenth Legislature in 1885. The city of Tucson ... more details
Brenda, Arizona is a small community in southwestern Arizona . It is located approximately 13 miles east of Quartzsite, Arizona Quartzsite , which is on Interstate 10 in Arizona Interstate 10 , and 4 miles northeast on US 60 in Arizona . The community lies just east of the Plomosa Mountains also, it is the closest community to the New Water Mountains Wilderness , and New Water Mountains five air miles to the south. Brenda is four miles east of the western terminus of the US 60 the last community on the highway westbound . coord 33 40 47 N 113 56 41 W type city region US AZ source GNIS enwiki display title Category Populated places in La Paz County, ArizonaArizona geo stub es Brenda Arizona ht Brenda, Arizona ... more details
Perkinsville, Arizona is a community in Yavapai County, Arizona . It is a hamlet about half a mile from the Perkinsville Bridge over the Verde River . Arizona geo stub coord 34 54 06 N 112 11 29 W type city region US AZ source GNIS enwiki display title Category Unincorporated communities in Arizona ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Painted Desert, Apache County AZ.jpg thumb right 250px center Painted Desert br from Petrified Forest National Park center Northeast Arizona is a region of the United States U.S. U.S. state state of Arizona commonly including Apache County, Arizona Apache County and Navajo County, Arizona Navajo County . Some notable town s there are St. Johns, Arizona St. Johns , Eagar, Arizona Eagar , Holbrook, Arizona Holbrook , Show Low, Arizona Show Low , Winslow, Arizona Winslow , Window Rock, Arizona Window Rock , Fort Defiance, Arizona Fort Defiance , Ganado, Arizona Ganado , Chinle, Arizona Chinle , and Kayenta, Arizona Kayenta . It is the location of several Indian reservations including all of the Zuni Indian Reservation and most parts of the Hopi Reservation , the Navajo Nation , and the Fort Apache Indian Reservation . The rugged desert landscape of Northeast Arizona has been inhabited by indigenous peoples since at least the construction of what are now the ruins at Monument Valley , Navajo National Monument , and Canyon de Chelly National Monument . Northeast Arizona is arid , largely free of greenery , and characterized by hill s, mesa s, butte s, cliff s, and canyon s. The windy stony plain s of the Petrified Forest National Park exhibits parts of the barren colorful Painted Desert, Arizona Painted Desert as well as preserved Native Americans in the United States Native American petroglyph s. Northeast Arizona is also home to the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest and Four Corners Monument . Arizona Coord missing Arizona Category Geography of Arizona Arizona geo stub pt Nordeste do Arizona ... more details
Summer s worth of festival fun . Arizona Republic . June 18, 2006. Retrieved on July 18 ... their summer training camp at Northern Arizona University since the Cardinals moved to Arizona in 1988 ...Infobox settlement official name Flagstaff, Arizona settlement type City nickname City of Seven Wonders ... County, Arizona Coconino County the state of Arizona image map1 Az flagstaff.gif mapsize1 250px map ... subdivision type1 US state State subdivision type2 List of counties in Arizona County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Arizona subdivision name2 Coconino County, Arizona Coconino ... located in northern Arizona , in the southwestern United States. In 2009, the city s population ... Flagstaff city, Arizona Population Finder . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved on July 18, 2007. ref It is the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona Coconino County . GR 6 The city is named after ... Arizona University . Retrieved on March 2, 2007. ref Flagstaff is located adjacent to Mount Elden , just south of the San Francisco Peaks , the highest mountain range in the state of Arizona. Humphreys Peak , the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet 3,850 m , is located about convert ... Survey Flagstaff Station and Northern Arizona University . Flagstaff has a strong tourism sector, due to its proximity to Grand Canyon National Park , Oak Creek Canyon , the Arizona Snowbowl , Meteor ... Hall Sharlot Hall s diary, quoted in the Plateau Journal of the Museum of Northern Arizona , v. 5 ... first Joe date September 28, 2009 work Arizona Daily Sun accessdate October 8, 2009 ref During the Apollo ... right thumb 200px Old Coconino County Courthouse from Birch Avenue, June 2005 The Northern Arizona Normal School was established in 1899, renamed Northern Arizona University in 1966. ref name community ... Arizona University. ref name flagsymphony http www.flagstaffsymphony.org about.php History ..., Arizona. http www.backinprint.com Backinprint.com February 2003 . pp. 65 67. ref By the 1890s, Flagstaff ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Globe, Arizona settlement type City image skyline Glbaz.JPG image caption ... highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location in Gila County, Arizona Gila County and the state of Arizona image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 subdivision type Countries of the World Country subdivision type1 US state State subdivision type2 List of counties in Arizona County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Arizona subdivision name2 Gila County, Arizona Gila established title ... Incorporated Places in Arizona format Comma separated values CSV work 2005 Population Estimates ... in Gila County, Arizona Gila County , Arizona , United States . According to the 2010 United ... is the county seat of Gila County, Arizona Gila County . GR 6 Globe was founded c. 1875 as a mining ... , of which, convert 18.0 sqmi km2 of it is land and 0.06 is water. Globe is adjacent to Miami, Arizona ... including Inspiration, Claypool, Arizona Claypool and Central Heights Midland City, Arizona Central Heights Midland City are commonly called Globe Miami . Transportation Globe is served by the Arizona ... operating from Globe to the Apache Gold Hotel Casino near San Carlos, Arizona San Carlos . ref Cite ... to Apache casino newspaper Arizona Daily Star pages date 2008 12 10 url http www.azstarnet.com allheadlines ... by hot summer s and moderate to warm winter s. Globe s arid climate is somewhat tempered ... than Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix or Yuma, Arizona Yuma . Summers in Globe are hot, with daytime highs generally ... Globe, Arizona single line yes Jan record high F 74 Feb record high F 80 Mar record high F 90 Apr ... www.wrcc.dri.edu cgi bin cliMAIN.pl?az3500 GLOBE 2, ARIZONA ref date March 2012 Demographics As of the census ... Collin. Copper s Every Dip Is Felt in Arizona. New York Times. November 27, 2008. ref History Wide image Globe az.jpg 1000px Globe, Arizona panorama, 1917 File Old Dominion Mine, Globe AZ.jpg thumb ... it to Silver City, New Mexico . Due to Globe s relative isolation from the rest of Arizona and its ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Moenkopi, Arizona settlement type Census designated place CDP image skyline AZ 264 Moenkopi 2006 09 08.jpg imagesize image caption Southeastern outskirts of Moenkopi and farming areas, as seen from the Arizona State Route 264 image seal image map Coconino County incorporated areas Moenkopi highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location in Coconino County, Arizona Coconino County and the state of Arizona image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 subdivision type Country subdivision type1 US state State subdivision type2 List of counties in Arizona County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Arizona subdivision name2 Coconino County, Arizona Coconino government type leader title leader name established date area magnitude area total km2 4.1 area total sq mi 1.6 area land km2 4.2 area land sq mi 1.6 area water km2 0.0 area water sq mi 0.0 elevation ft 4777 elevation m 1456 population as of 2010 population footnotes population total 964 population metro population density km2 auto population density sq mi timezone Mountain Standard Time Zone MST utc offset 7 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US type city latd 36 latm 6 lats ... County, Arizona , United States, adjacent to the southeast side of Tuba City, Arizona Tuba City off ... 2010 Demographic Profile Data DP 1 Moenkopi CDP, Arizona publisher U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder accessdate December 8, 2011 ref A Hopi community, it was founded in 1870 as a summer farming area by people from the Hopi Third Mesa village of Oraibi, Arizona . It is convert 40 mi ... category Moenkopi, Arizona http www.hopi.nsn.us village5.asp Web page for the villages from the Hopi ... 25000US1505& format & lang en& show geoid Y Moenkopi, Census Tract 9412, Hopi Reservation, Arizona United States Census Bureau Coconino County, Arizona Category Census designated places in Coconino County, Arizona Category Populated places in Arizona with Native American majority populations Category ... more details
Randolph is a small, historically African American, unincorporated area unincorporated community in Pinal County, Arizona Pinal County , Arizona , United States . The community began as a segregated town for African American cotton workers during the great migration period from 1930 1950. Pinal County, Arizona coord 32 55 01 N 111 30 53 W type city region US AZ source GNIS enwiki display title Category Unincorporated communities in Pinal County, Arizona Arizona geo stub ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Nogales, Arizona settlement type City image skyline Nogales.jpg image ... highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location in Santa Cruz County, Arizona Santa Cruz County and the state of Arizona image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 subdivision type Countries of the World Country subdivision type1 US state State subdivision type2 List of counties in Arizona County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Arizona subdivision name2 Santa Cruz County, Arizona Santa Cruz ... 04 04.csv title Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Arizona publisher United ... of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Arizona format Comma separated values CSV work 2005 ... in Santa Cruz County, Arizona Santa Cruz County , Arizona , United States . The population was 21,017 ..., Arizona Santa Cruz County . GR 6 Nogales, Arizona, borders the city of Nogales, Sonora Nogales , Sonora , Mexico , and is Arizona s largest U.S. Mexico border international border town. The southern ... once grew abundantly in the mountain pass between the cities of Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora ... hand, in the summer months, highs average between 90 F 32 C and 100 F 38 C , with the month of June being the hottest with an average daytime high of 96 F 36 C . Nighttime lows for the summer ... Co. Showing boundary line between Arizona and Sonora. The name Nogales is derived from the Spanish ... 14, 2010. ref Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, are home to one of the largest maquiladora ... American border at Nogales.jpg thumb left Modern picture of the border between Arizona, on the left ... in media Nogales, Arizona, was the filming location for the motion picture version of the musical ... of Arizona. A small part of William Gibson s The Gernsback Continuum short story refers to the city .... 1 13 1953. Andrew Leo Bettwy Arizona State Land Commissioner 1970 78, b. 5 31 1920, d. 12 1 2004. Jos ... Baseball pitcher and University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame member. Born 1965. Travis Edmonson ... more details
, St. Mary s Basilica, Phoenix Saint Mary s Basilica , Arizona Biltmore Hotel , Tovrea Castle , a saguaro ... caption Location in Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County and the state of Arizona image map1 mapsize1 ... region US AZ subdivision type Country subdivision type1 State subdivision type2 List of counties in Arizona County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Arizona subdivision name2 Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa established title Municipal corporation Incorporated established title Settled ... Council Manager leader title List of mayors of Phoenix, Arizona Mayor leader name Greg Stanton area ... Angeles UCLA, 1992 ref is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona , as well as the List ..., Phoenix is the county seat of Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County , and is one of the largest ... in 1881, after being founded in 1861 near the Salt River Arizona Salt River , close to the confluence ... climate . In summer average high temperatures are typically over convert 100 F 0 abbr on and over ... land arable . Paths of these canals would later become used for the modern Arizona Canal , Central Arizona ... Arizona the Salt River Valley had almost no European inhabitants for several centuries before the 1860s ..., while exploring what is now central Arizona during the early 19th century. They obtained valuable American ... these animals, as well as deer and Mexican Wolf Mexican wolves , often lived in the Salt River Arizona ... was completed in 1853. The land was contested ground during the American Civil War both the Arizona Territory CSA Confederate Arizona Territory , organized by Southern sympathizers in 1861 with its capital in Tucson , and the United States Arizona Territory , formed by the United States Congress in 1863 with its capital at Fort Whipple, Arizona Fort Whipple now Prescott, Arizona Prescott , included ... not witness conflict. In 1863, the mining town of Wickenburg, Arizona Wickenburg was the first to be established in what is now Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County. At the time this county did ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Douglas, Arizona settlement type City Arizona City image skyline GadsdenHotel.jpg ... County, Arizona Cochise County and the state of Arizona image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 subdivision type Country subdivision type1 US state State subdivision type2 List of counties in Arizona County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Arizona subdivision name2 Cochise County, Arizona ... tables SUB EST2007 04 04.csv title Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Arizona ... blank info blank1 info footnotes Douglas is a city in Cochise County, Arizona , United States. Douglas ... of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Arizona format Comma separated values CSV work ... Douglas Arizona 1904 panorama.jpg 2500px Panoramic view in 1904 356px left The Douglas area was first ... ores of nearby Bisbee, Arizona . The town is named after mining pioneer James Douglas businessman James Douglas . Two copper smelters operated at the site. The Calumet and Arizona Company Smelter ... Dodge Corporation purchased the Calumet and Arizona Company and took over their smelter. The Calumet and Arizona smelter then became the Douglas Reduction Works. Douglas was the site of the Phelps Dodge ... not taken down until January 13, 1991. The town was a site of the Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983 ... was Arizona Ranger William W. Webb. The date was February 8, 1903. A full report can be read in The Arizona Rangers by Bill ONeal pub, Eakin Press Austin Texas. In 1916, the Mexican revolutionary ... are under performing for the state of Arizona standards. Schools with a mark are performing for the state of Arizona standards. Climate Douglas has a semi arid steppe climate, which is cooler and wetter ... tumble below convert 25 F C on some winter nights. On the other hand, in the summer months ... daytime high of convert 97 F C . Nighttime lows for the summer months remain in the upper 50s ... occurred in January 1913. Weather box location Douglas Bisbee Airport, Arizona single line Yes Jan ... more details
USFL team name Arizona Wranglers bgcolor 002395 fontcolor 94664B helmet Helmet wranglers.png logo founded 1983 suspended folded relocated 1985 Merger with Oklahoma Outlaws Arizona Outlaws location Tempe, Arizona , United States field Sun Devil Stadium league United States Football League USFL conference ... color box B71234 color box 94664B color box FFBC3D color box FFFFFF history Arizona Wranglers 1983 1984 br Arizona Outlaws 1985 nickname coach 1983 Doug Shivley 4 14 br 1984 George Allen American football ... champs 1984 division champs 1984 named for mascot website The Arizona Wranglers were a professional ... at Sun Devil Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona Tempe , a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix . History Founding The Wranglers were originally supposed to be in Los Angeles ... team Arizona Wranglers year 1983 record 4 14 do not add zero ties division place 4th USFL Pacific ... bowlers AP All pros uniform next 1984 Arizona Wranglers season 1984 The 1983 USFL season 1983 Arizona ... Jim Joseph held fast to the USFL s original blueprint, aggressively marketing the team in Arizona ... signed San Francisco 49er ILB Jeff McIntyre and ILB Glen Perkins from the University of Arizona ... Allen American football coach George Allen s Chicago Blitz . In hopes of avoiding Arizona s often oppressive summer heat, the Wranglers played their first 6 home games by April 23 and only played 3 of their last ... USFL Draft main 1983 USFL Draft class wikitable style font size 95 Arizona Wranglers 1983 USFL .... Ted Diethrich, a Phoenix resident he founded the Arizona Heart Institute , wanted a chance to move ... exception was that Wrangler triggerman Alan Risher stayed in Arizona to back up Greg Landry . The deal ... field, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , because of preparations for the 1984 Summer Olympics . To accommodate the oppressive summer heat in the state, as well as the ABC Sports television schedule ... with the Oklahoma Outlaws and became the Arizona Outlaws. citation needed date October 2009 1984 ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Chandler, Arizona settlement type City image skyline Chandler AZ downtown.jpg ... in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 coordinates region US ... List of counties in Arizona County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Arizona subdivision name2 Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa government type Council Manager leader title Mayor leader ... Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Arizona publisher United States Census Bureau ... code blank info 04 12000 blank1 name blank1 info footnotes Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona Maricopa County , Arizona , United States , and is a prominent suburb of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area Phoenix, Arizona, Metropolitan Statistical Area MSA . It is bordered to the north and west by Tempe, Arizona Tempe , to the north by Mesa, Arizona Mesa , to the west by Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix , to the south by the Gila River Indian Community , and to the east by Gilbert, Arizona Gilbert . The population ... of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Arizona format Comma separated values CSV ... in Arizona Territory , settled on a ranch south of Mesa, Arizona Mesa , studying irrigation engineering ... year that Chandler High School Chandler, Arizona Chandler High School was established. ref ChandlerAZ.gov, The Story of Chandler, Arizona http www.chandleraz.gov default.aspx?pageid 37 . Retrieved ... Arizona winner for the 61st annual awards. In 2012, the City celebrates its 100th Birthday ... River Indian Community , Tempe, Arizona Tempe , Mesa, Arizona Mesa , Gilbert, Arizona Gilbert , and Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix . Climate Weather box location Chandler, AZ single line Yes Jan .... ref Image Chandler Arizona Neighborhood.jpg thumb left 200px A typical suburban neighborhood in Chandler ..., Arizona City Hall.jpg thumb right 200px Chandler City Hall Chandler is represented by a mayor, a vice ... downtown, and the Arizona Railway Museum is at Tumbleweed Park. A convert 70000 sqft m2 adj on Holocaust ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Williams, Arizona settlement type City Arizona City image skyline WilliamsDepot WilliamsAZ.jpg imagesize 250px image caption Steam locomotive pulls into Williams Train station Williams Depot , 2006 image seal image map Coconino County incorporated areas Williams highlighted.svg mapsize 250px map caption Location in Coconino County and the state of Arizona image map1 ... type1 US state State subdivision type2 List of counties in Arizona County subdivision name United States subdivision name1 Arizona subdivision name2 Coconino County, Arizona Coconino government type ... language year 1984 ref is a city in Coconino County, Arizona , west of Flagstaff, Arizona ... 2010 Demographic Profile Data DP 1 Williams city, Arizona publisher U.S. Census Bureau, American ... residents, especially during the summer and holiday seasons. History Williams is named after William ... Administration ref div style width 75 Weather box location Williams, Arizona, USA single line yes ... under age 18 and 11.6 of those age 65 or over. Federally, Williams is part of Arizona s 1st ... Senate is Republican Jon Kyl , elected in 1994. The Governor of Arizona is Republican Jan Brewer , who ... Security. Williams and Route 66 Williams, Arizona, would go down in history as being the last ... to the Grand Canyon Railroad Station in downtown Williams. The Williams Station Arizona downtown ... links Commons category Williams, Arizona Portal box Arizona http www.williamsaz.gov City of Williams ... Grand Canyon Railway Coconino County, ArizonaArizona Category Populated places in Coconino County, Arizona Category Cities in Arizona Category Communities on U.S. Route 66 bg ca Williams Arizona da Williams Arizona de Williams Arizona es Williams Arizona fr Williams Arizona io Williams, Arizona ht Williams, Arizona mr , nl Williams Arizona ja pl Williams Arizona pt Williams Arizona vo Williams Arizona ... more details
Hope is a small unincorporated area unincorporated community in the deserts of La Paz County, Arizona La Paz County , Arizona , United States . Its name was inspired by the community s hope for increased business after merchants visited the town. Today, it consists of one recreational vehicle RV park, one gas station, one church, and one antique store. La Paz County, ArizonaArizona geo stub coord 33 43 23 N 113 42 09 W type city region US AZ source GNIS enwiki display title Category Unincorporated communities in La Paz County, Arizona ht Hope, Arizona vo Hope Arizona ... more details
Bowie is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in Cochise County, Arizona Cochise County , Arizona. The community lies on Interstate 10 in Arizona Interstate 10 in eastern Arizona close to the western New Mexico border. The community is in the west of the San Simon Valley , as well as the northeast foothills of the Dos Cabezas Mountains . On Interstate 10, Willcox, Arizona at the Willcox Playa lies west southwest San Simon, AZ and Road Forks Lordsburg, New Mexico Lordsburg , New Mexico lie east. Bowie has the ZIP Code of 85605 in 2000, the population of the 85605 ZIP Code Tabulation Area ZCTA was 706 ref http factfinder.census.gov servlet SAFFPopulation? event Search& zip 85605 ref . It is also the birthplace of the fictional character John Rambo . References reflist Cochise County, Arizona coord 32 19 35 N 109 29 13 W type city region US AZ source GNIS enwiki display title Category Unincorporated communities in Cochise County, ArizonaArizona geo stub es Bowie Arizona ... more details
, MT DSL Diamondbacks Dominican Summer League Boca Chica , Dominican Republic Arizona League Diamondbacks ...MLB infobox name Arizona Diamondbacks established 1998 owner Ken Kendrick , Jeffrey Roy misc logo Arizona Diamondbacks Logo.PNG uniformlogo Arizona Diamondbacks Cap Insignia.svg colors Sedona Red, Black ... The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball professional baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona ... League . From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field . Also known as the D Backs, Arizona ... The desire for baseball in the desert Between 1940 and 1990, Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix jumped from ... MLB franchise. Baseball had a rich tradition in Arizona long before talk of bringing a big league ... Angeles Dodgers have normally had large followings in Arizona. The first serious attempt to land ... Arizona Cardinals St. Louis football Cardinals owner Bill Bidwill about sharing a proposed 70,000 seat ... time temperatures well above convert 100 F C are very common during the summer. The game time temperature ... with Arizona State University to use its Sun Devil Stadium as the home of his soon to be Arizona ... group, Arizona Baseball, Inc., to apply for a Major League Baseball expansion team. This was after ... Cactus League spring training in Arizona and eventually secure a Major League franchise for the state ..., 1995 edition of the state s leading newspaper, the Arizona Republic . First prize was a pair of lifetime .... Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg , at the same time. Arizona had originally been intended to join ... were Arizona turquoise , copper , black and purple. ...Turquoise was chosen because the greenish blue stone is indigenous to Arizona, copper because Arizona is one the nation s top copper producing states and purple because it has become a favorite color for Arizona sports fans, thanks to the success ..., Colangelo still decided to call the team the Arizona Diamondbacks rather than the Phoenix Diamondbacks ... locations around Phoenix and Tucson, as well as many small and mid sized towns in other areas of Arizona ... more details
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