1862 ARIZONA 1962

1. Arizona Organic Act introduced in the House of Representatives, by James H. Ashley of Ohio.
2. Arizona, became Confederate Arizona Territory.
3. November 26, Woodruff County (present Navajo County) founded in Arizona, county seat Augusta.

1. President Abraham Lincoln, signed the Congress approved Arizona Organic Act.
2. Mangas Coloradas, father-in-law of Cochise, murdered in Arizona, leaving Cochise as the Apache War Chief.
3. February 24, Arizona Territory officially established, first capital Fort Whipple followed by Prescott.

1. The Territorial Capitol of Arizona established in Prescott, Yavapai County.
2. Mohave County founded in Arizona, location 35.28N-114.08W, area 13,312 sq.mi. (5.140km²), county seat Kingman.
3. Pima County founded in Arizona, location 32.17N-111.08W, area 9,186 sq.mi. (3.547km²), county seat Tucson. Attractions & Recreation : Mount Lemmon 9,185 Ft., Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Saguaro National Park.
4. Yuma County founded in Arizona, location 32.68N-114.38W, area 5,514 sq.mi. (2.129km²), county seat Yuma.
5. September, Yavapai County founded in Arizona, location 34.65N-112.41W, area 8,123 sq.mi. (3.136km²), county seat Presscott. Named after the Native American Yavapai Tribe ' People of the Sun'.

1. Copper discovered near Morenci in Greenlee County, Arizona.
2. Fort McDowell established in the Salt River Valley, Maricopa County, Arizona.
3. May, Anglo settlers of the Verde River and West Clear Creek in Yavapai County demanded military protection due to conflicts with the local Tonto-Apache and Yavapai Native Americans in Arizona.
4. MAY - END OF THE CIVIL WAR
5. August, an Arizona military volunteer unit established a tent camp in the West Clear Creek area in Yavapai County to protect local settlers against Tonto-Apache and Yavapai Native American attacks in Arizona.
6. December, Camp Lincoln established by the military in the West Clear Creek area in Yavapai County, to protect local settlers against Tonto-Apache and Yavapai Native American attacks in Arizona.
7. December 22, the Arizona Territorial Legislative Assembly split Mohave County in creating Pah-Ute County.

1. Richard Cunningham McCormick appointed acting governor and governor of Arizona (1866-December 13, 1868).
2. Camp Goodwin established in Graham County, Arizona.
3. Florence town established, seat of Pinal County, Arizona.
4. September, U.S. army troops relieved the Arizona military volunteers in the West Clear Creek area in Yavapai County, to protect local settlers against Tonto-Apache and Yavapai Native American attacks.

1. Thomas Jeffords fearlessly rode into the Apache camp in Arizona, to talk with Chief Cochise. Cochise stopped fighting, and the famous 'Broken Arrow' story was taken from this incident.
2. Swilling's Mill (present Phoenix) settled in Maricopa County, Arizona.
3. Tucson, Pima County seat, became Arizona Territorial capital.
4. March 5, Little River County founded in Arizona, county seat Ashdown.

1. Name change of military Camp Lincoln into Camp Verde in Yavapai County, Arizona.
2. May 4, Phoenix (formerly Swilling's Mill) founded in Maricopa County, Arizona.
3. July 18, Sharp County founded in Arizona, county seat Ash Flat.
4. December 13, James Patton Taylor Carter appointed acting governor of Arizona (1868-April 1869).

1. February 4, Grant County founded in Arizona, county seat Sheridan.
2. April, Anson Peacely Killen Sanford appointed governor of Arizona (1869-April 1877).

1. Arizona population, 9,658 residents.
2. Malaria plague in military Camp Verde in Yavapai County, Arizona resulted to leave and in a move to another site.
3. Hayden's Ferry, settled in the Salt River Valley area in Maricopa County, Arizona, by Charles Trumbull Hayden a Tucson business man.
4. The Pacific Railroad bridged the Colorado River at Yuma City in Yuma County, Arizona.
5. Pima County established in Arizona, seat Tucson.
6. Yuma City selected county seat of Yuma County in Arizona.

1. The U.S. Army captured the Native American Apache Chief, Cochise in Arizona.
2. Fort Apache established in Graham County, Arizona.
3. February 14, Maricopa County created from portions of Pima and Yavapai counties. The fifth county formed in Arizona, named after the Native American Maricopa tribe. Location 33.49N-112.08W, area 9,203 sq.mi. (3.553km²), seat Phoenix.
4. February 18, Pah-Ute County merged with Mohave County in Arizona. Created from a part of Mohave County on December 22, 1865.
5. March 20, Nevada County founded in Arizona, county seat Prescott.
6. March 28, Lincoln County founded in Arizona, county seat Star City.
7. September, Native American Chief Cochise surrendered in Arizona.

1. Copper mined near Morenci in Greenlee County, Arizona.
2. San Pablo, town founded by Mexican settlers in Maricopa County, Arizona.

1. On 800 sq.mi. (309km²) the Rio Verde Native American Reservation established in Yavapai County Arizona, about 1500 Native Americans from various bands built an irrigation ditch and cultivated 56 acres of land.
2. Munsonville, now San Jose, established in Graham County, Arizona.
3. April 12, Faulkner County founded in Arizona, county seat Conway.
4. April 17, Howard County founded in Arizona, county seat Nashville.
5. April 17, Lee County founded in Arizona, county seat Marianna.
6. April 21, Stone County founded in Arizona, county seat Mountain View.

1. Cochise, the Native American Apache leader died and buried in the Dragoon Mountains in present Cochise County, Arizona.

2. Safford established in Arizona, Graham County seat.

1. The Rio Verde Indian Reservation population ordered by Congress and acting upon demand from Tucson businessmen, to move to the San Carlos Agency, 180 miles away near Globe, resulting in death or dissapearance of about 100 Native Americans.
2. Discovery of silver at Globe city in Gila County, Arizona. Town supposedly named for a globe shaped piece of high grade silver.
3. Pinal County founded in Arizona, from portions of Maricopa and Pima counties and contains parts of the Gila River Native American and the Tohono O'odham Native American nations. Coordinates 32.96N -111.49W, area 5,370 sq.mi. (2.073km²), seat Florence. Attractions & Recreation : Ak-Chin Eco Museum, Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park, Casa Grande Historical Museum, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Florence Oracle State Park, McFarland Historic State Park, Oracle Historical Museum, Picacho State Park, Pinal County Historical Museum, Superior Historical Museum, Superior Lost Dutchman State Park, Superstition Mountain Historical Museum.

1. Solomonville established in Graham county, Arizona.
2. July 4, Flagstaff named by lumberjacks in Coconino County, Arizona.

1. Settlers and miners moved into the former Cap Verde Reservation, Yavapai County, after the Native Americans had to move out to The San Carlos Agency about 180 miles away, near Globe in Gila County, Arizona.
2. End of Pima County seat Tucson as Arizona Teritorial capital.
3. Copper Queen Mine and Lavender Pit discovered near Bisbee the Cochise County seat.
4. Tombstone, founded by Edward Schieffelin in Arizona, after discovering rich veins of silver on the site, he named 'Tombstone'.
5. April, John Philo Hoyt appointed governor of Aizona (1877-June 11, 1878).
6. October 2, Carl Trumbull Hayden, born in Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona. Political leader.

1. June 12, John Charles Frémont appointed governor of Arizona (1878-November 1, 1881).

1. Camp Verde renamed Fort Verde, Yavapai County, Arizona.

2. First issue of the Tombstone Nugget published in Tombstone, Arizona.
3. Smithville, now Pima, established in Graham County, Arizona.
4. February 24, Apache County in Arizona founded, location 35.64N -109.44W, area 11,205 sq.mi. (4.326km²), seat St. Johns. Attractions & Recreation : Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Casa Malpais Archaeological Site, Hubbell's Trading Post National Historic Site, Navajo Tribal Capital Window Rock, Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park and Sunrise Park Ski Resort.
5. March 5, Tombstone township laid out in Arizona.
6. November, St. Johns designated as seat of Apache County in Arizona.

1. Arizona population, 40,440 residents.
2. Benson founded, town in present Cochise county, Arizona.
3. El Vadito (today St. Johns), established and renamed San Juan in Apache County, Arizona. Attractions & Recreation : Navajo Natiion, Painted Desert

1. Cochise County founded, named for the renowned Apache Chief. Coordinates 31°75'N -109°90'W, area 6,169 sq/mi., seat Bisbee. Attractions & Recreation : Caverns State Park, Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Memorial.
2. Gila County created from portions of Maricopa and Pinal counties. Coordinates 33°71'N-110°97'W, area 4,768 sq/mi., seat Globe. Attractions & Recreation : Coolidge Dam, Mogollon Rim, Roosevelt Dam, Roosevelt Lake, Sal River Canyon, Tonto National Monument, Tonto Natural Bridge State Park.
3. Globe appointed seat of Gila County in Arizona. Originated as a mining camp at Ramboz Peak. Coordinates 33°24'N-110°47'W. Attractions & Recreation : Besh-ba-gowah Pueblo Ruins, Coolidge Dam, Salt River Canyon, San Carlos Lake, Roosevelt Dam, Roosevelt Lake, Tonto National Forest, Tonto National Monument.
4. Graham County formed in Arizona, named after 10,516 ft. Mount Graham, location 32°86'N-109°81'W, area 4,629 sq/mi., seat Safford.
5. Holbrook founded, seat of Navajo County.
6. Tombstone designated first seat of Cochise County in Arizona.
7. The Schieffelin Hall built in Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona, the largest Adobe building in the American Southwest.
8. Francis A. Shaw appointed mayor of Arizona in Maricopa County, Arizona (1881-1883).
9. February 25, Phoenix incorporated as city in Maricopa County, Arizona. Area 517 sq.mi. (1.339km²), fifth largest city and largest state capital in the U.S. Nickname 'Valley of the Sun' average sun-filled days 300 a year, average temperature 72.6 degrees °F (22.5 °C).
10. May 3, John T. Alsop appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona.
12. August, at Cibique on the White Mountain Reservation in Navajo County, Arizona, a Native American Agent ordered the Army to arrest Nakai de Klinni, an Apache medicine man, resulting in the death of the Indian and six soldiers.
13. October 26, Legendary 'Gunfight at OK Corral' in Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona.
14. November 1, John Jay Gosper appointed acting governor of Arizona (1881-March 2, 1882).

1. March 8, Pennsylvania native, attorney and businessman Frederick Augustus Tritle, appointed sixth territorial governor of Arizona (1882-Ocyober 8, 1885). Born on August 7, 1833 in Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA, died on November 18, 1906 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. Burial, Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery in Phoenix, AZ.
2. July 6, due to the arrest and killing by the Army of Nakai de Klinni, an Apache medicine man, in the White Mount Mountain Reservation, Navajo County AZ, a band of 50 warriors jumped the reservation and began raiding throughout the Rim country.

1. DeForest Porter, appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1883-1884).
2. November 1, Mississippi County founded in Arizona, county seat Blytheville.

1. George F. Coats appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1884-1885).

1. Arizona legislature selected the town of Tempe in Maricopa County as the site for the Territorial Normal School, to train teachers for Arizona schools.
2. Emil Ganz appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1885-1886).
3. October, Conrad Meyer Zulick appointed governor of Arizona (1885-April 9, 1889).

1. DeForest Porter appointed second-term mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1886-1888).

1. Kingman became the seat of Mohave county in Arizona.
2. The Maricopa and Phoenix railroad built in Arizona.
3. Silver mines flooded in Tombstone, seat of Cochise County, Arizona.

1. A. Leonard Meyer appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1888-1889).

1. Phoenix, became the final site of the territorial capital and retains its status as the capital of Arizona.
2. George F. Coats appointed second-term mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1889-1890).
3. April 9, Pennsylvania native, civil engineer and surveyor Lewis Wolfley appointed eighth governor of Arizona Territory(1889-October 1890). Colonel of the Union's 3rd Kentucky Cavalry, also known as 'Sherman's Fighting General'. Born on October 8, 1839 in Philadelphia. Died after a streetcar accident on February 12, 1910 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, burried in Prescott's I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Yavapai County, Arizona.

1. Arizona population, 88,243 residents.
2. T. D. McGlasson appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1890-1891).
3. May 19, 'The Arizona Republican' created. Since 1915 Arizona state largest newspaper, joined Gannett in 2000 and is based in Phoenix, Maricopa County.
4. October, John Nichol Irwin appointed governor of Arizona (1890-April 18, 1892).

1. Joseph Campbell appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1891-1893).
2. Coconino County in Arizona carved out of Yavapai county, created. Location 35.77N -111.51W, area 18,617 sq.mi.(48.218km²), seat Flagstaff. Attractions & Recreation : Grand Canyon National Park, Lake Powell's 1,960 miles of shoreline, Museum of Northern Arizona, Navajo National Monument, Oak Green Canyon, 12,633 feet San Francisco peaks, Sunset Crater National Momument, Walnut Canyon and Wupatki prehistoric Indian ruins.
3. Flagstaff appointed seat of Coconino County, in Arizona. Coordinates 35°12'N-111°39'W. Attractions & Recreation : Museum of Northern Arizona

1. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument reserved in Pinal County, Arizona.
2. Glendale in the Salt River Valley, founded in Maricopa County, Arizona. Coordinates 33°32'N-112°11'W.
3. April 18, Nathan Oakes Murphy appointed governor of Arizona (1892-April, 1893).

1. P. J. Cole appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1893-1894).
2. April, Louis Cameron Hughes appointed governor of Arizona (1893-1896).

1. James D. Monihon appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1894-1895).

1. Roland Lee Rasson appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1895-1896).
2. March 21, Navajo county in Arizona formed, location 35°40'N -110°25'W, area 9,953 sq.mi.(25.778km²), seat Holbrook founded in 1881. Legendary gunman Commodore Perry Owens was the first county sheriff. About 66 percent of Navajo County’s is Native American 'reservation' land. The Hopi Pueblo of Oraibi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited Native American settlements in the United States.

1. R. Allyn Lewis appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona.
2. Charles Morelle Bruce appointed acting governor of Arizona (1896-April 18, 1896).
3. Frank B. Moss appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona.
4. James D. Monihon appointed second-term mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1896-1897).
5. April 18, Benjamin Joseph Franklin appointed governor of Arizona (1896-July 1897).

1. July, Myron Hawley McCord appointed governor of Arizona (1897-August 1898).

1. August, Nathan Oakes Murphy appointed second-term governor of Arizona (1898-July 1, 1902).

1. C.J. Dyer appointed acting mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona.
2. Emil Ganz appointed second-term mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1899-1901).
3. Northern Arizona Normal School (later Northern Arizona University), founded in Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona.
4. The Department of the Interior, sold at public auction Fort Verde in Yavapai County, Arizona. Formerly the base of U.S. Army General, George Crook.
5. Santa Cruz County founded in Aizona, named after the Santa Cruz River. Coordinates 31°48'N-110°90'w, area 1,238 sq.mi.(3.206km²), seat Nogales.

1. Arizona population, 122,931 residents.
2. Bisbee seat of Cochise County in Arizona, incorporated as city. Coordinates 31°27'N-109°55'W. Attractions & Recreation : Coronado National Forest and Coronado National Memorial .

1. Walter Talbot appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1901-1903).

1. July 1, Alexander Oswald Brodie appointed governor of Arizona (1902-February 14, 1905).

1. Walter Bennett appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1903-1904).

1. John T. Dunlap appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1904-1905).

1. John C. Adams appointed second-term mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona.
2. Frank B. Moss appointed second-term mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1905-1906).
3. Douglas, incorporated in Cochise County, Arizona. Coordinates 31°21'N-109°33'W.
4. February 14, William Frances Nichols appointed acting governor of Arizona (1905-March 7, 1905).
5. March 7, Joseph Henry Kibbey appointed governor of Arizona (1905-May 1909).

1. R.H. Greene appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona
2. Lewis W. Coggins appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1906-1909).

1. Globe city incorporated in Arizona, county seat Gila. Coordinates 33°24'N-110°47'W.

1. Clifton town, on the San Francisco River, incorporated, seat of Greenlee County in Arizona. Coordinates 33°04'N-109°204W. One of the oldest copper-mining towns.

1. Lloyd B. Christy appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1909-1914).
2. Kayenta founded in Arizona, a former trading post named to Pueblo Native Americans.
3. January 1, Barry Morris Goldwater, born in Phoenix, Arizona. U.S. senator and presidential candidate.
4. March 10, Greenlee County in Arizona created from Graham County and named after Mason Greenlee. Coordinates 33°06'N-109°27'W, area 1,847 sq.mi.(4.784km²), county seat Clifton.
5. May, Richard Elihu Sloan appointed governor of Arizona (1909-December 12, 1911).

1. Arizona population, 204,354 residents.
2. Glendale, incorporated in Maricopa County, Arizona.

1. Theodore Roosevelt Dam built, near Globe city in Gila County, Arizona.
2. December 11, George Wylie Paul Hunt appointed governor of Arizona (1911-January 6, 1919).

1. February 14, Arizona AZ, 48th state admitted to the Union

   Arizona Today : nickname 'The Grand Canyon State', capital Phoenix. Area 114.006 sq.mi. (295,275 km˛), 6th largest state. Counties 15 : Apache, Cochise, Coconina, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai, Yuma. Attractions & Recreation : Alamo Lake, Alamo Lake State Park, Alchesay-Williams Creek National Fish Hatchery Complex, Apache Lake, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Aqua Fria National Monument, Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness, Arizona Historical Society, Arizona State Museum, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Baker Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Bartlett Reservoir, Bear Springs Badland, Betty's Kitchen National Recreation Trail, Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge, Bill Williams River, Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum, Black Hills Back Country Byway, Blythe Intaglios, Bonita Creek Watchable Wildlife Viewing Area, Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park, Buckskin Mountain State Park, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Burro Creek Recreation Area, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Canyon Lake, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Catalina State Park, Cattaill Cove State Park, Challenger Learning Center of Arizona, Challenger Space Center of Arizona, Chiricahua National Monument, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, City of Williams/Forest Service, Coconino National Forest, Copper Basin Dunes OHV Area, Coronado National Forest, Coronado National Memorial, Coyote Mountains Wilderness, Crossroads Campground Empire Landing Campground, Crossroads OHV Area, Dankworth Village, Davis Dam Camp, Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness, Fishooks Wilderness, Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Fort Verde State Historic Park, Fourmile Canyon Campground, Gila Box Riparian Conservation Area, Glen Canyon Dam, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Grand Canyon National Park, Harquahala Peak Observatory, Havasu Springs, Hells Canyon Wilderness, Hohokam Pima National Monument, Homolovi Ruins State Park, Horseshoe Reservoir, Hot Well Dunes Recreation Area, Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Imperial Dam Long Term Visitor Area, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Imperial Reservoir Area:Mittri Lake Wildlife Area, Indian Bread Rocks Picnic Area, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Jerome State Historic Park, Juan Bautista de Anza National Trail, Kaibab National Forest, Kaibab Plateau Visitors Center, Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, Kartchner Caverns State Park, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Havasu State Park, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, La Posa Long Term Visitor Area, Lake Pleasant, Lake Powell, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge, Lost Dutchman State Park, Lyman Lake State Park, McFarland State Historic Park, Mittri Lake Wildlife Area, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Muleshoe Range, Navajo National Monument, Nort Santa Teresa Wilderness, Old Spanish National Historic Trail, Oracle State Park, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Owl Creek Campground, Oxbow Campground, Packsaddle Campground, Palisades Visitor Center, Parashant National Monument, Parker Strip Recreation Area, Patagonia Lake State Park, Peloncillo Mountains Wilderness, Petrified Forest National Park, Petroglyph Campground, Picacho Peak State Park, Pipe Spring National Monument, Prescott National Forest, Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrante, Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Redfield Canyon, Red Rock State Park, Riordan Mansion State Historic Park, Riverland Resort, Riverview Campground, Robert McCall Museum of Art, Roper Lake State Park, Round Mountain Rockhound Area, Route 66 Historic Back Country Byway, Rug Road, Sabino Canyon Visitor Center, Safford-Morenci Trail, Saquaro Lake, Saquaro National Park, San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, San Rafael Ranch Natural Area, San Simon Valley, Senator Wash Boat Ramp Day Use Area, Slide Rock State Park, Sonoita Creek Natural Area, Sonoran Desert National Monument, Spring Valley Cabin, Squaw Lake Campground, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Swansea Historic Gost Town, Take Off Point, Theodore Roosevelt Lake, Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park, Tonto National Bridge State Park, Tonto National Forest, Tonto National Monument, Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block, Tucson Unified School District, Tumacacori National Historical Park,Turkey Creek, Tuziqoot National Monument, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Walnut Canyon National Monument, West Valley Art Museum, Westworld, Wild Cow Springs Campground, Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery, Windy Point Recreation Area, Wupatki National Monument, Yuma Crossing State Historic Park, Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park.

1. April 17, George U. Young elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1914-1916).

1. Casa Grande town incorporated in Pinal County, Arizona.
2. Safford named seat of Graham County in Arizona.

3. Chandler founded by A.J. Chandler, in Maricopa County, Arizona. Coordinates 33°18'N-111°50'W.

1. Peter Corpstein elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1916-1920).
2. Goodyear Tire and Rubber company, bought land in the present Litchfield Park area in Arizona.

1. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Pinal County Arizona, designated as national monument and attraction.

1. January 6, Thomas Edward Campbell elected governor of Arizona (1919-January 29, 1923).

1. Arizona population, 334,162 residents.
2. Chandler, incorporated in Maricopa County, Arizona.
3. Willis H. Plunkett elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1920-1922).

1. L.L. Harmon elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1922-April 1923).

1. January 29, George Wylie Paul Hunt elected second-term governor of Arizona (1923-January 7, 1929).
2. April, Louis B. Whitney elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1923-December 1928).

1. Chiricahua National Monument established in Cochise County, Arizona.

1. Frank E. Jefferson elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1925-1928).

1. Litchfield Park in Arizona, named for Paul Litchfield, a Goodyear company, executive.

1. Coolidge Dam built on the Gila River in Gila County, Arizona.
2. Fred J. Paddock elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1928-1930).
3. Museum of Northern Arizona established in Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona.
4. Flagstaff incorporated in Coconino County, Arizona.

1. Bisbee, a mining town in Arizona, became the seat of Cochise County.

2. Coolidge Dam in Arizona built near Globe city in Gila County.
3. January 7, John Calhoun Phillips elected governor of Arizona (1929-January 5, 1931).

1. Arizona population, 435,573 residents.
2. Franklin D. Lane elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1930-1932).
3. November 11, name change of 'The Arizona Republican' Arizona's largest newspaper publication, into 'The Arizona Republic'.

1. Canyon de Chelly National Monument established in Arizona on Navajo Indian land, in Apache County.
2. January 5, George Wylie Paul Hunt elected third-term governor of Arizona (1931-January 2, 1933).

1. Fred J. Paddock elected second-term mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1932-1934).

1. Joseph S. Jenckes elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1934-1936).

1. May, John H. Udall elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1936-May 1938).

1. The Phelps Dodge Corporation began excavating an open-pit mine near Morenci in Greenlee County, Arizona. Today one of the largest in the U.S.
2. January 4, Rawghlie Clement Stanford elected governor of Arizona (1937-January 2, 1939).

1. May, Walter J. Thalheimer elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1938-1940).

1. Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) founded in Arizona by Constitution.
2. January 2, Robert Taylor Jones elected governor of Arizona (1939-January 6, 1941).

1. Arizona population, 499,261 residents.
2. May, Reed Shupe elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1940-1942).

1. Williams Air Force Base, established near Chandler in Maricopa County, Arizona.
2. January 6, Sidney Preston Osborn elected governor of Arizona (1941-May 25, 1948).

1. Newell Stewart elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1942-1944).

1. J.H. Fleming elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1944-1946).

1. Avondale city incorporated in Arizona on the Agua Fria River in Maricopa County, named after a nearby ranch. Coordinates 33°26'N-112°21'W.
2. Ray Busey elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1946-1948).
3. St. Johns (former San Juan), incorporated in Apache County, Arizona.

1. May, J. Nicholas Udal elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1948-July 1952).
2. May 25, Daniel Edward Garvey elected governor of Arizona (1948-January 1, 1951).

1. Arizona population, 749,587 residents.

1. January 1, John Howard Pyle elected governor of Arizona (195-January 3, 1955).

1. Hohen Foster elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1952-1954).

1. Frank G. Murphy elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1954-1956).

1. January 3, Ernest William McFarland elected governor of Arizona (1955-January 5, 1959).

1. John Richard Williams elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1956-1960).

1. Arizona State University founded in Tempe, Maricopa County.

1. Casa Grande town incorporated as city in Pinal County, Arizona. Coordinates 32°53'N-111°45'W. Attraction & Recreation : Picacho Peak State Park.
2. January 5, Paul Jones Fannin elected governor of Arizona (1959-January 4, 1965).

1. Arizona population, 1,302,161 residents.
2. Population, 18,214 inhabitants in Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona.
3. Samuel Mardian, Jr. elected mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1960-1964).

1. February 24, Apache County in Arizona founded, location 35.64N -109.44W, area 11,205 sq.mi. (4.326km²), seat St. Johns. Attractions & Recreation : Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Casa Malpais Archaeological Site, Hubbell's Trading Post National Historic Site, Navajo Tribal Capital Window Rock, Painted Desert, Petrified Forest National Park and Sunrise Park Ski Resort.
2. November, St. Johns designated as seat of Apache County in Arizona.

1. Cochise, the Native American Apache leader died and buried in the Dragoon Mountains in present Cochise County, Arizona.

1. Copper Queen Mine and Lavender Pit discovered near Bisbee the Cochise County seat.

1. Benson founded, town in present Cochise county, Arizona.

1. Cochise County founded, named for the renowned Apache Chief. Coordinates 31°75'N -109°90'W, area 6,169 sq/mi., seat Bisbee. Attractions & Recreation : Caverns State Park, Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Memorial.
2. Tombstone designated first seat of Cochise County in Arizona.
3. The Schieffelin Hall built in Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona, the largest Adobe building in the American Southwest.
4. October 26, Legendary 'Gunfight at OK Corral' in Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona.

1. Silver mines flooded in Tombstone, seat of Cochise County, Arizona.

1. Fort McDowell established in the Salt River Valley, Maricopa County, AZ.

1. Swilling's Mill (present Phoenix) settled in Maricopa County, Arizona.

1. May 4, Phoenix (formerly Swilling's Mill) founded in Maricopa County, Arizona.

1. Hayden's Ferry, settled in the Salt River Valley area in Maricopa County AZ, by Charles Trumbull Hayden a Tucson business man.

1. San Pablo, town founded by Mexican settlers in Maricopa County, AZ.

1. October 2, Carl Trumbull Hayden, born in Tempe, Maricopa County, AZ. Political leader.

1. February 25, Phoenix incorporated as city in Maricopa County, Arizona. Area 517 sq.mi. (1.339km²), fifth largest city and largest state capital in the U.S. Nickname 'Valley of the Sun' average sun-filled days 300 a year, average temperature 72.6 degrees °F (22.5 °C).
2. May 3, John T. Alsop appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona.
3. Francis A. Shaw appointed mayor of Arizona in Maricopa County, Arizona (1881-1883).

1. DeForest Porter, appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1883-1884).

1. George F. Coats appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1884-1885).

1. Arizona legislature selected the townn of Tempe in Maricopan County as the site for the Territorial Normal School, to train teachers for Arizona schools.
2. Emil Ganz appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1885-1886).

1. DeForest Porter appointed second-term mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1886-1888).

1. A. Leonard Meyer appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1888-1889).

1. George F. Coats appointed second-term mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1889-1890).

1. T. D. McGlasson appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1890-1891).

1. Joseph Campbell appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1891-1893).

1. Glendale in the Salt River Valley, founded in Maricopa County, Arizona. Coordinates 33°32'N-112°11'W.

1. P. J. Cole appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1893-1894).

1. James D. Monihon appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1894-1895).

1. Roland Lee Rasson appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1895-1896).

1. R. Allyn Lewis appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona.
2. Frank B. Moss appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona.
3. James D. Monihon appointed second-term mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1896-1897).

1. C.J. Dyer appointed acting mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona.
2. Emil Ganz appointed second-term mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1899-1901).

1. Walter Talbot appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1901-1903).

1. Walter Bennett appointed mayor of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona (1903-1904).