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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.
Timeline of Arizona history. Coordinates: 34.2744°N 111.6602°W. This timeline is a chronology of significant events in the history of the U.S. State of Arizona and the historical area now occupied by the state. 2000s 1900s Statehood 1800s Territory 1700s 1600s 1500s Before 1492.
Barry Goldwater loses the U.S. presidential election. September 21, 1981. Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court. The Grand Canyon. West Mitten at Monument Valley. The following is a timeline of the history of the area which today comprises the U.S. state of Arizona. Situated in the desert southwest, for millennia ...
The Map Collection focuses primarily on Arizona from the territorial period (1864) to the present. It includes commercial and government maps of the territory and state, county and city maps dating from the 1890s, historic topographic maps and Sanborn Fire Insurance maps on microfilm.
The American Colonies. The American Colonies (labeled) The Electoral College. The Oregon and California Trails (1849 - 1850) The Oregon Trail. The Underground Railroad. The United States - 1787. The United States - 1803. The United States - 1819.
18th Century Arizona History Timeline. 1700 - San Xavier del Bac mission (White Dove of the Desert) is founded. 1752 - After many revolts from the Pima and Papago tribes, the first permanent settlement was established in Tubac. 1776 - A Spanish presidio (fort) is built at Tucson. 19th Century Arizona History Timeline
City of Santa Fe founded. 1629. Franciscans establish missions in Hopiland, the first Europeans to reside in Arizona. 1687-1711. Father Kino establishes missions in Pimería Alta, along the Rio Santa Cruz and Rio San Pedro. 1736. Great silver discovery at Arisonac. 1751. Great Pima Indian Revolt.
