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About Arizona

Arizona Blue Book
Every two years, the Secretary of State publishes a reference which includes not only election results and information about Arizona's elected officials but also highlights some aspect of Arizona's history and other information of interest to citizens and students.

Arizona Centennial 1912-2012

Arizona Highways
Links to information about the award winning travel magazine published by a group within the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Camels in Arizona
In 1857, Edward Fitzgerald Beale surveyed a wagon road from Fort Defiance, NM to the Colorado River for the U.S. Army and he used camels from North Africa as pack animals. Philip Tedro, a.k.a. Hadji Ali and more commonly known as Hi Jolly, a native of Syria, was hired as chief camel driver. The camels scared the horses and mules and they were eventually sold or released into the desert. Hadji Ali took up prospecting and scouting. He is buried in Quartzsite, Arizona.

Capitol

  • Museum
    Links to information about the Arizona Capitol and educational resources related to Arizona's history and government.

Community Profiles
Links to overviews of the history, economy and scenic attractions of Arizona's counties, cities and towns prepared by the Arizona Commerce Authority.

Copper, Cattle, Cotton, Citrus and Climate

  • Arizona Beef
    This site has information about Arizona's cattle and beef.
  • Arizona Citrus Resources
    This University of Arizona Cooperative Extension site has links to Arizona citrus related newsletters, reports and contacts.
  • Arizona-Where We Came From
    The University of Arizona Library preserved the late Congressman Morris K. Udall's report on the 5 C's which were at the heart of Arizona's economy in the past.  Arizona's economy has since become more diverse.  See:  The Arizona Advantage (pdf)
  • Climate/Weather
    Information about the highs and lows of Arizona's weather as well as links to other sites of interest to aficionados of Arizona's climate.
  • Copper:  The Star of Arizona
    This Arizona Mining Association site discusses the uses and importance of copper.
  • Cotton

Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time has long been an issue in Arizona where there is more than enough sunshine all year round and this is a chronology of its observance and non-observance in Arizona.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
This is a chronology of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day in Arizona.

History

  • Arizona Historical Society's Collections
    Information about the Society's collections.
  • Arizona History and Archives
    Information about historical records and resources that can be found in the State Archives.
  • Arizona Heritage Traveler
    An Arizona Office of Tourism and Arizona Humanities Council site which highlights cultural heritage sites in Arizona.
  • Arizona State Museum's Exhibits
    Links to information about the exhibits, including online exhibits, of the oldest and largest anthropology museum in the region which is located on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, AZ.
  • ASU Libraries' Arizona Collection
    Links to information about the resources and materials about Arizona in the Department of Archives and Manuscripts in the Arizona State University Libraries.
  • Buffalo Soldiers History
    This National Park Service Fort Davis (Texas) site includes information about the regiments of Black soldiers eventually transferred to Arizona to fight in the Indian Wars.  See also:  Arlington National Cemetery:   Mark Matthews:   First Sergeant, United States Army.
  • Core Documents of Arizona's History
    Links to documents which are keys to or which help illustrate Arizona's history.
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
    This is a chronology of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day in Arizona.
  • NAU Cline Library's Web Exhibits
    Links to online exhibits about Arizona history from Northern Arizona University's Cline Library Special Collections and Archives.
  • Pah-Ute County
    What is now Las Vegas, NV is located in what once was part of the Territory of Arizona.
  • Picacho Peak State Park
    The southern portion of Arizona was a Confederate territory before Arizona became a separate Territory of the of the United States and the Battle at Picacho Pass is called westernmost battle of Civil War.
  • Polly Rosenbaum Archives and History Building
    The Honorable Edwynne "Polly" (Cutler) Rosenbaum (1899-2003) served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 1949 through 1994 and championed education, libraries and museums.   SB1079 (46-2R 2004) (Laws 2004 Chapter 194) authorized the design of and site preparation for a state archives and history building to be named in her honor.   HB 2765 (47-1R 2005) (Laws 2005 Chapter 298) authorized funding over a two year period to build the new building.  HB2865 (47-2R 2006) (Laws 2006 Chapter 345) appropriated $8,000,000 from the state general fund in FY 2007-08 to Legislative Council for the completion of the Polly Rosenbaum state archives and history building.
    See also:
    • HCR2042 (46-2R 2004) Polly Rosenbaum; death resolution
    • Polly is gone (pdf) (Arizona Dept. of Mines & Mineral Resources)
  • Sharlot Hall Museum's Governor's Mansion Exhibit
    Links to information about Arizona's territorial history and the first governor's "mansion." Arizona does not have a governor's mansion now.
  • State Historian
    Marshall Trimble is Arizona's Official State Historian.
  • University of Arizona Library Web Exhibits
    Links to online exhibits about Arizona history from the collections of the University of Arizona Library.

Indians/Native Americans

  • Annie Dodge Wauneka
    This National Women's Hall of Fame site gives a brief biography of the first Native American to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
  • Cochise
    This information is from a University of Wisconsin Who's Who in American History site.   See also:   "The Navajo and Apache Wars" from History of the American West 1860-1920 and Indian Wars in the West.
  • Dr. Carlos Montezuma
    This information is from an U.S. National Library of Medicine site
  • Geronimo
    This portrait and and other information is from the Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site web site.   See also:   An 1887 photograph of Geronimo (Goyathlay) by Ben Wittick from the National Archives' collection and a short Biography of Geronimo.
  • Indian/Native American Resources
    This is a compilation of resources relating to Indian/Native Americans in Arizona.
  • Lori Piestewa
    Army Spc. Lori Piestewa, an Arizona native, is believed to be the first Native American service woman killed in combat in a foreign war.
  • Map of Tribal Lands
    This U. S. Environmental Protection Agency map shows the location of tribal lands in Arizona.
  • Navajo Code Talkers
    During World War II, Navajo Marines developed a secret code based on the Navajo language which was used in the war in the Pacific and which was never broken.  "Semper Fidelis, Code Talkers" by Adam Jevec (Prologue Magazine. Vol. 33, No. 4) is an article about the group.  See also:  Army Code Talkers.
  • 20th Century Warriors
    This U.S. Naval Historical Center site highlights Native American participation in the United States military.

Pah-Ute County
What is now Las Vegas, NV is located in what once was part of the Territory of Arizona.

Photographs

Records Resources

Rough Riders

  • Rough Riders
    This Library of Congress site gives a brief history of the Rough Riders.
  • William Owen O'Neill
    "Buckey" O'Neill, as he was known in Arizona, was killed in Cuba and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

Route 66

State Balladeer
Dolan Ellis is Arizona's Official State Balladeer.

State Historian
Marshall Trimble is Arizona's Official State Historian.

Travel

  • Arizona Guide
    This is the Arizona Office of Tourism's guide to travel in Arizona.
  • Arizona Heritage Traveler
    An Arizona Office of Tourism and Arizona Humanities Council site which highlights museums and heritage sites in Arizona.
  • Arizona Scenic Roads®
    View some of the sights that can be seen along scenic roads in Arizona.

Venomous Creatures
The Poison and Drug Information Center, part of the University of Arizona's College of Pharmacy, introduces some of the unique creatures inhabiting the Arizona desert.

 

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