Timeline of Tucson, Arizona

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

18th century

19th century

  • 1846 – December 16: Capture of Tucson, Sonora, Mexico, by United States forces.
  • 1848 – Population: 760.[1]
  • 1853 – Territory becomes part of the United States per Gadsden Purchase.[1]
  • 1856 – August 29: Conference held to organize Arizona Territory.[1]
  • 1857 – San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line in operation.
  • 1862
    • February: Tucson occupied by Confederate forces.[1]
    • May 20: Capture of Tucson by Union forces.[1]
  • 1863 – Tully, Ochoa & Co. merchandisers in business.[2]
  • 1866 – L. Zechendorf & Co. merchandisers in business.[2]
  • 1867 – Tucson becomes capital of Arizona Territory.[1]
  • 1869 – St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church built.[3]
  • 1870
  • 1872
    • Public School department organized.[3]
    • Population: 3,500 (estimate).[3]
  • 1873
    • San Diego-Tucson telegraph begins operating (approximate date).[5]
    • Fort Lowell built near Tucson.[1]
  • 1875 – Estevan Ochoa elected mayor.
  • 1876 – Pie Allen becomes mayor.
  • 1877 – Town incorporated.[1]
  • 1878 – El Fronterizo newspaper begins publication.[4][6]
  • 1879
  • 1880
    • Southern Pacific Railroad begins operating.[3]
    • Tucson Library Association organized.[3]
    • St. Mary's Hospital opens near town.[3]
    • Population: 7,007.[1]
  • 1881
    • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad begins operating.[3]
    • Methodist Church built.[3]
  • 1882 – March 20: Wyatt Earp kills Frank Stilwell.
  • 1883 – City chartered. [1] 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.
  • 1885 – The first public park in Tucson known as Carrillo's Gardens is built by Leopoldo Carrillo.[7]
  • 1890 – Population: 5,150.[1]
  • 1891 – University of Arizona opens per Morrill Act;[1] Old Main, University of Arizona built.
  • 1893 – Arizona State Museum established.
  • 1897 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson established; [1] Cathedral of Saint Augustine (Tucson) built.
  • 1900 – Population: 7,531.[1]

20th century

21st century

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Britannica 1910.
  2. ^ a b c Barter 1881.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Disturnell 1881.
  4. ^ a b c "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  5. ^ Hubert Howe Bancroft (1889), History of Arizona and New Mexico, 1530-1888, San Francisco: History Company, OL 14012406M
  6. ^ Libraries. "Chicano/a Research Collection: Timeline". Research Guides. USA: Arizona State University. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  7. ^ Scrivner, A.V. (2006). Valiant Southwest. Tucson, AZ: Gala Text. p. 123. ISBN 1887116133.
  8. ^ "Arizona Historic Theatres". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "In Tucson, an Unsung Architectural Oasis", New York Times, June 14, 2015
  10. ^ a b "Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation". Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  11. ^ "NCGA Co-ops: Arizona". Iowa: National Cooperative Grocers Association.
  12. ^ "Arizona Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  13. ^ "12 Tucson: Behind the Scenes". City of Tucson. Archived from the original on April 14, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  14. ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
  15. ^ "City of Tucson". Archived from the original on 1998-01-10 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  16. ^ "Southern Arizona Transportation Museum". Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "US mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  19. ^ "Group plans free shotgun give-away to boost safety in Tucson". Reuters. March 29, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.

Bibliography

Published in 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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Tucson and Tombstone General and Business Directory, for 1883 and 1884. 1883.
  • "Tucson" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (9th ed.). 1888. p. 604.
  • "(Tucson)", Appletons' General Guide to the United States and Canada: Western and Southern States, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1889
Published in 20th century
  • "Tucson" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 361–362.
  • 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, OL 6530481M
  • 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

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