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May 16, 2019 · The state of Arizona was founded on February 14, 1912. Historically, Arizona was part of Nueva California. The United States acquired the southwestern parts of New Mexico and south Arizona in the Mesilla Treaty of 1854. Present-Day Arizona was part of New Mexico Territory until 1863 when the Arizona territory was formed.
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Arizona became a state in 1912 but was primarily rural with an economy based on cattle, cotton, citrus, and copper. Dramatic growth came after 1945, as retirees and young families who appreciated the warm weather and low costs emigrated from the Northeast and Midwest.
Arizona became a U.S. state on February 14, 1912, coinciding with Valentine's Day. Arizona was the 48th state admitted to the U.S. and the last of the contiguous states to be admitted. Eleanor Roosevelt at the Gila River relocation center, April 23, 1943
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Apr 10, 2024 · On Feb. 14, 1912, Arizona joined the United States as the 48th state. But it wasn't exactly a smooth process. Originally part of Mexico, the land was ceded to the U.S. after the...
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Feb 14, 2014 · More than 100 years ago, Arizona became the last of the contiguous U.S. states to be signed into statehood, but it did not happen so easily. Arizona had a bumpy road to statehood. On Feb. 14, 1912, President William Howard Taft signed Arizona into the Union.
Feb 14, 2022 · On Feb. 14, 1912, Arizona joined the United States as the 48th state. But it wasn't exactly a smooth process. At the time, the eastern half of the country viewed the Arizona Territory as...
Mar 9, 2023 · In 1877, Congress finally passed a bill granting Arizona statehood. The bill was signed into law by President Rutherford B. Hayes, and Arizona officially became the 48th state in the Union on February 14, 1912. The new state of Arizona adopted a constitution and elected its first governor, George W.P. Hunt.
