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Sep 26, 2014 · Did you know the capital of Arizona — the city that serves as the central site of government activities — was relocated four times before making Phoenix its final location? “The first state capital of Arizona really depends what side you were on in the Civil War," said Luke Bate from the Arizona State Capitol Museum.
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- Phoenix's present-day canals were dug by the Hohokam people. Phoenix exists thanks to the sophisticated irrigation system created and maintained by the Hohokam tribe.
- One of Arizona's Governors is entombed in an above-ground pyramid in Papago Park. The longest serving governor of Arizona, George Hunt, is buried along with six of his family members.
- To stay cool at night, Phoenicians moved their beds outside. Homes were built with porches designed to accommodate beds outside (sleeping porches). Prior to the advent of air conditioning, people in Phoenix would move their beds out into their yards or build sleeping porches on the outside of their home.
- Arizona’s state capitol moved four times before settling in Phoenix. Can you imagine the state capitol being in Prescott? Or Tucson? Well, it once was.
The capital of Arizona moved four times before settling in Phoenix. The building was created as part of an effort to demonstrate that the Arizona Territory was ready for statehood, which finally arrived in 1912 (48th in the union).
The building was created as part of an effort to demonstrate that the Arizona Territory was ready for statehood, which finally arrived in 1912 (48th in the union).
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.
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.
People also ask
Why did Phoenix become Arizona's fourth and final capital?
When was central Arizona first settled?
How long did Prescott stay in Arizona?
Why did Phoenix grow so fast in the 1950s?
The capital of the Arizona Territory was established in Prescott, but was moved to Tucson, back to Prescott, and finally to Phoenix over 25 years as political power shifted as the territory grew, developed, and stabilized. Each move was controversial.
