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Phoenix officially was recognized on May 4, 1868, when the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, the county of which we were then a part, formed an election precinct here. A post office was established in Phoenix on June 15, 1868, with Jack Swilling as postmaster.
The city of Phoenix's story begins as people from those settlements expanded south, in conjunction with the establishment of a military outpost to the east of current day Phoenix. [6] The town of Phoenix was settled in 1867, and incorporated in 1881 as the City of Phoenix.
Phoenix was settled in 1867 as an agricultural community near the confluence of the Salt and Gila Rivers and was incorporated as a city in 1881. It became the capital of Arizona Territory in 1889. [16] .
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Oct 23, 2010 · The continuing issue of where to locate the “capital on wheels” was finally settled in 1889 when it was located permanently at Phoenix. There is an old piece of Arizona folklore that historians can’t prove, nor can they disprove, which perhaps explains how this happened.
A village was founded on the site in 1867 and incorporated as a city in 1881. It became the territorial capital in 1889 and state capital in 1912. There was widespread expansion after World War II, with the population quadrupling between 1950 and 1960.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Prior to 19th century. 1–300 – Hohokam establish several villages along the Gila River. 300 – Ceramics appear in the Hohokam culture. [1] 450 – Pueblo Grande settled (approximate date).
May 3, 2024 · Phoenix, city, seat (1871) of Maricopa county and capital of Arizona, U.S. It lies along the Salt River in the south-central part of the state, about 120 miles (190 km) north of the Mexico border and midway between El Paso, Texas, and Los Angeles, California.
