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Location of Arizona in the United States

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Arizona is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix, which is the most populous state capital and fifth most populous city in the United States. Arizona is divided into 15 counties.

Arizona is the 6th-largest state by area and the 14th-most-populous of the 50 states. It is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. Historically part of the territory of Alta California and Nuevo México in New Spain, it became part of independent Mexico in 1821. After being defeated in the Mexican–American War, Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848, where the area became part of the New Mexico Territory. The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase.

Southern Arizona is known for its desert climate, with extremely hot summers and mild winters. Northern Arizona features forests of pine, Douglas fir, and spruce trees; the Colorado Plateau; mountain ranges (such as the San Francisco Mountains); as well as large, deep canyons, with much more moderate summer temperatures and significant winter snowfalls. There are ski resorts in the areas of Flagstaff, Sunrise, and Tucson. In addition to the internationally known Grand Canyon National Park, which is one of the world's seven natural wonders, there are several national forests, national parks, and national monuments.

Arizona is home to a diverse population. About one-quarter of the state is made up of Indian reservations that serve as the home of 27 federally recognized Native American tribes, including the Navajo Nation, the largest in the state and the country, with more than 300,000 citizens. Since the 1980s, the proportion of Hispanics has grown significantly owing to migration from Mexico and Central America. A substantial portion of the population are followers of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Arizona's population and economy have grown dramatically since the 1950s because of inward migration, and the state is now a major hub of the Sun Belt. Cities such as Phoenix and Tucson have developed large, sprawling suburban areas. Many large companies, such as PetSmart and Circle K, have headquarters in the state, and Arizona is home to major universities, including the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University. The state is known for a history of conservative politicians such as Barry Goldwater and John McCain, though it has become a swing state in recent years. (Full article...)

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Phoenix Zoo Main Entrance

The Phoenix Zoo opened in 1962 and is the largest privately owned nonprofit zoo in the United States. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the zoo was founded by Robert Maytag, a member of the Maytag family, and operates on 125 acres (51 ha) of land in the Papago Park area of Phoenix. It has been designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride.

The zoo has over 1,400 animals on display and contains 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of walking trails. It is divided into four main themed areas or trails: The Arizona Trail (American Southwest flora and fauna), the Africa Trail (animals from Africa), the Tropics Trail (residents of the rain forests), and the Children's Trail, which includes a petting zoo. (Full article...)

... that Hurricane Heather caused the normally dry Santa Cruz River to reach a 100-year flood stage?
... that the first art exhibition in the Trade Fair Palace after it was rebuilt from a fire was named Like a Phoenix?
... that two days after it had ignited, the Tiger Fire had already burned 5,567 acres (2,253 ha) of land near Black Canyon City, Arizona?
... that the Frye Fire decimated the population of the already endangered Mount Graham red squirrel in Arizona?
... that the Phoenixonian Institute was the first African-American high school in California?
... that former Arizona Cardinals kicker Cedric Oglesby, one of the first African-American kickers in NFL history, received his chance to play when the team's previous kicker injured himself celebrating?
... that in 1951, the University of Arizona radio bureau produced four different programs that aired on four different Tucson stations?
... that at the peak of the 2018 Tinder Fire in Arizona, 695 firefighters worked to contain its spread?

Havasu Falls Credit: Moondigger

Havasu Falls, one of the four waterfalls of the Havasupai Indian Reservation, is located near the village of Supai, Arizona. It is the second of four falls on Havasu Creek, which empties into the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River. The water of Havasu Creek has a bluish green tint due to the heavy lime content of the water. The fall is forked and looks like two falls when the river is flowing heavily.

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...that the American football team the Cardinals has had 36 head coaches?

...that Theodore Roosevelt Lake, a large artificial reservoir located along the Salt River, is the largest lake located entirely within the U.S. state of Arizona?

...that the Baptist Foundation of Arizona (BFA) filed for the largest bankruptcy of a religious organization in U.S. history after its 600 million dollar fraud went undetected by the same Big Five firm that audited Enron?

...that during the Bisbee Deportation, Phelps Dodge Corporation executives seized control of the town's telegraph and telephones to prevent news of the kidnappings from being reported?

... that after assuming his post on the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court, Judge DeForest Porter was surprised to learn that area temperatures reached 114 °F (46 °C)?

... that Charles Silent tried to resign from the Arizona Supreme Court almost immediately upon taking up the office?

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Major Burnham in his

British Army

uniform in 1901

Major Frederick Russell Burnham DSO (May 11, 1861 – September 1, 1947) was an American scout and world-traveling adventurer. He is known for his service to the British South Africa Company and to the British Army in colonial Africa, and for teaching woodcraft to Robert Baden-Powell in Rhodesia. Burnham helped inspire the founding of the international Scouting Movement.

Burnham was born on a Dakota Sioux Indian reservation in Minnesota, in the small village of Tivoli near the city of Mankato; there he learned the ways of American Indians as a boy. By the age of 14, he was supporting himself in California, while also learning scouting from some of the last of the cowboys and frontiersmen of the American Southwest. Burnham had little formal education, never finishing high school. After moving to the Arizona Territory in the early 1880s, he was drawn into the Pleasant Valley War, a feud between families of ranchers and sheepherders. He escaped and later worked as a civilian tracker for the United States Army in the Apache Wars. Feeling the need for new adventures, Burnham took his family to southern Africa in 1893, seeing Cecil Rhodes's Cape to Cairo Railway project as the next undeveloped frontier. (Full article...)

The following are images from various Arizona-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1
Arizona Territory in 1866 (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 2
Fort Defiance, painted 1873 by
Seth Eastman
(from
History of Arizona
)
Image 3Humphreys Peak
seen on its western side from
U.S. Route 180
, with
Agassiz Peak
in the background (from
Geography of Arizona
)
Image 4
Panorama of
Kinishba Ruins
, an ancient
Mogollon
great house. The Kinishba Ruins are one building that has over 600 rooms. (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 5
Inspiration Copper Company smelter at Miami, Arizona, c. 1915 (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 6
The location of Arizona in the United States (from
Geography of Arizona
)
Image 7
1898 map of the Arizona Territory (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 8
Connor Hotel in Jerome (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 9
Water delivered by the
Central Arizona Project
's canal. (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 10
Signing of Arizona statehood bill in 1912 (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 11
The Great House at the
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
(from
History of Arizona
)
Image 12
Hohokam pottery from Casa Grande (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 13
Arizona's counties (from
Geography of Arizona
)
Image 14
A map showing the extent of the Ancestral Puebloan, Hohokam, and Mogollon cultures within the American Southwest and Northern Mexico, all three of which were based in what is now Arizona and/or
New Mexico
in around 1350 CE (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 15
The
Sonoran Desert
35 miles (56 km) west of
Maricopa, Arizona
(from
Geography of Arizona
)
Image 16
Major airfields in Arizona during World War II. (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 17
The Gadsden Purchase (shown with present-day state boundaries and cities) (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 18Köppen climate types
of Arizona, using 1991–2020
climate normals
. (from
Geography of Arizona
)
Image 19
Hourly re-enactment for tourists of the
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(from
History of Arizona
)
Image 20
The luxury
Harvey House
hotel opened in 1905 overlooking the South Rim of the Grand Canyon; it remains in operation as the
El Tovar Hotel
. (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 21
1903 editorial cartoon by
Bob Satterfield
, depicting Arizona and New Mexico as crazed gunfighters intent on gaining access to the "
E pluribus unum
tavern". (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 22Sinagua
cliff dwelling (
Montezuma Castle
), Arizona, built in around 1100 CE (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 23
This ornate grain basket by Akimel O'odham dates from the early 20th century, showing the Native American dimension to the state's culture (from
History of Arizona
)
Image 24
Keet Seel
cliff dwellings
(from
History of Arizona
)
Image 25
Arizona's average rainfall (from
Geography of Arizona
)

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Nickname: The Grand Canyon State
Capital and largest city: Phoenix
Governor: Katie Hobbs (D)
Total area: 295,254 km² (113,998 sq mi)
Population (2020): 7,151,502
Date admitted to the Union: February 14, 1912
Senators: Kyrsten Sinema (I), Mark Kelly (D)
Representatives: Tom O'Halleran (D), Ann Kirkpatrick (D), Raúl Grijalva (D), Paul Gosar (R), Andy Biggs (R), David Schweikert (R), Ruben Gallego (D), Debbie Lesko (R), Greg Stanton (D)

State symbols:

Animal: Ring-tailed Cat
Bird: Cactus wren
Butterfly: Two-tailed Swallowtail
Colors: Federal Blue and old gold
Firearm: The Colt Single-Action Army Revolver
Fish: Apache trout
Flower: Saguaro blossom
Fossil: Araucarioxylon arizonicum
Gem: Turquoise
Neckwear: Bolo tie
Reptile: Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake
Songs: "Arizona March Song", "Arizona"
Tree: Blue Palo Verde

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