Timeline of Tucson, Arizona
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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18th century
19th century
- 1846 - December 16: Capture of Tucson, Sonora, Mexico, by United States forces.
- 1847 - Tucson occupied by "Mormon Battalion."
- 1848 - Population: 760.
- 1853 - Territory becomes part of the United States per Gadsden Purchase.
- 1856 - August 29: Conference held to organize Arizona Territory.
- 1857 - San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line in operation.
- 1862
- 1863 - Tully, Ochoa & Co. merchandisers in business.
- 1866 - L. Zechendorf & Co. merchandisers in business.
- 1867 - Tucson becomes capital of Arizona Territory.
- 1869 - St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church built.
- 1870
- 1872
- Public School department organized.
- Population: 3,500 (estimate).
- 1873
- San Diego-Tucson telegraph begins operating (approximate date).[5]
- Fort Lowell built near Tucson.
- 1875 - Estevan Ochoa elected mayor.
- 1876 - Pie Allen becomes mayor.
- 1877 - Town incorporated.
- 1878 - El Fronterizo newspaper begins publication.[4][6]
- 1879
- 1880
- Southern Pacific Railroad begins operating.
- Tucson Library Association organized.
- St. Mary's Hospital opens near town.
- Population: 7,007.
- 1881
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad begins operating.
- Methodist Church built.
- 1882 - March 20: Wyatt Earp kills Frank Stilwell.
- 1883 - City chartered. Townsite is bounded by Speedway Boulevard on the north, 22nd Street on the south, 1st Avenue on the east, & on the west by Main Avenue from north of 18th Street, & 10th Avenue from south of 18th Street.
- 1891 - University of Arizona opens per Morrill Act; Old Main, University of Arizona built.
- 1893 - Arizona State Museum established.
- 1897 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson established; Cathedral of Saint Augustine (Tucson) built.
20th century
21st century
See also
- Other cities in Arizona
References
- 1 2 3 "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ↑ Hubert Howe Bancroft (1889), History of Arizona and New Mexico, 1530-1888, San Francisco: History Company
- ↑ Libraries. "Chicano/a Research Collection: Timeline". Research Guides. USA: Arizona State University. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Arizona Historic Theatres". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- 1 2 "In Tucson, an Unsung Architectural Oasis", New York Times, June 14, 2015
- 1 2 "Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation". Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ↑ "NCGA Co-ops: Arizona". Iowa: National Cooperative Grocers Association.
- ↑ "Arizona Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved May 2015.
- ↑ "12 Tucson: Behind the Scenes". City of Tucson. Archived from the original on April 14, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ↑ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
- ↑ "City of Tucson". Archived from the original on January 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Southern Arizona Transportation Museum". Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ↑ Gregg Lee Carter, ed. (2012). "Chronology". Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-38671-8.
- ↑ "US mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Group plans free shotgun give-away to boost safety in Tucson". Reuters. March 29, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
Bibliography
- Published in the 19th century
- Directory of the City of Tucson. San Francisco: G.W. Barter. 1881.
- "Tucson P.O.", Arizona Business Directory and Gazetteer, San Francisco: W.C. Disturnell, 1881
- Patrick Hamilton (1881), "Chief Towns: Tucson", Resources of Arizona, Prescott, Ariz
- Tucson and Tombstone General and Business Directory, for 1883 and 1884. 1883.
- "(Tucson)", Appletons' General Guide to the United States and Canada: Western and Southern States, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1889
- Published in the 20th century
- "Tucson", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Estelle M. Buehman (1911), Old Tucson: a hop, skip and jump history from 1539 Indian settlement to new and greater Tucson, Tucson, Ariz: State Consolidated Publishing Co., OCLC 12268599
- George Wharton James (1917), "Old - Tucson - New", Arizona, the Wonderland, Boston: Page Company
- "Tucson, Arizona". Automobile Blue Book. New York: Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co. 1919.
- Federal Writers’ Project (1966). "Tucson". Arizona, the Grand Canyon State. American Guide Series (4th ed.). New York: Hastings House. p. 252+. OL 5989725M.
- Rob Rachowiecki (1995), "Southeastern Arizona: Tucson", Southwest, Lonely Planet, OL 24220208M
External links
Coordinates: 32°13′18″N 110°55′35″W / 32.221667°N 110.926389°W / 32.221667; -110.926389
