250 Crazy Facts About Arizona

250 Crazy Facts About Arizona

A big part of the famous Route 66 runs through Arizona.
When driving through Arizona, it can take just half an hour to get from Canada to Mexico.
By law, you cannot refuse anyone a glass of water in Arizona.
The motto of Arizona in Latin is "Ditat Deus" which means "God Enriches".
Turquoise can be found in Arizona and it is even the state's official gem.
Arizona's official state colours are blue and gold.
Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona has the biggest collection of observatories on the whole planet!
The official state tree of Arizona is the palo verde.
There are 22 national parks and monuments in Arizona.
There are more than 100 wineries and 22 varietals of wine produced in Arizona.
Arizona is home to 75+ licensed craft breweries (and growing).
Arizona chefs and restaurants have received more than 50 James Beard nominations since 2010
Arizona's Sonoran Desert is the only place on earth where the iconic saguaro cactus grows.
Arizona has 35 state parks and natural areas preserving the state's natural, cultural and recreational resources.
In 2019, Arizona was the 14th most populated state in the United States.
A person who is from or lives in Arizona is called an Arizonan.
The capital city of Arizona is Phoenix.
The three most populated cities in Arizona are Phoenix, Tucson and Mesa.
The largest city by population in Arizona is Phoenix.
The largest metropolitan area in Arizona is the Greater Phoenix area.
The U.S. state of Arizona has 15 counties.
The most populated county in Arizona is Maricopa County with 4,485,000 residents (2019, U.S. Census Bureau).
The amount of copper in the state Capitol Building Arizona is equivalent to 4.8 million pennies.
The state, among all other states, has the highest percentage of land set aside and designated as Indian land.
The average temperature in Arizona is 65.97 °F.
Arizona is the 4th warmest state in the United States.
The warmest temperature ever recorded in Arizona was 120 °F on August 10th, 1936.
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Arizona was -40 °F on January 7th, 1971.
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Arizona was -40 °F on January 7th, 1971.
Arizona is in one time zone, Mountain Time Zone (MT).
The USPS abbreviation for Arizona is AZ.
The official state flower of Arizona is the flower of saguaro cactus.
In 1936, the Hoover Dam was opened on the border of Arizona and Nevada. The Hoover Dam provides water and electricity to Arizona and other neighboring states.
Arizona is home to the Grand Canyon and the Grand Canyon National Park. It’s estimated 5 million people visit the Grand Canyon in Arizona every year.
The Barringer Crater is a meteor crater found near the northern desert of Arizona. It’s considered the best preserved meteorite crater in the world.
Cutting down a cactus in Arizona is a punishable offense and the maximum term in jail for the act could be 25 years. The saguaro cactus which is prevalent in Arizona takes a long time to grow. The lifespan of the plant is between 150 and 200 years and the plant can grow up to 50 feet tall. Thus, the authorities are aggressive about protecting the habitat.
Cactus in Arizona.
Copper was discovered in Arizona is 1854.
The Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona sees 5 million visitors every year.
Because of the ability to view stars away from city lights and pollution, Tucson, Arizona is called the Astronomy Capital of the World.
Two of the top-rated waterfalls in the United States are located in Arizona: Grand Falls and Havasu Falls.
The official state bird of Arizona is the cactus wren.
The official state fish of Arizona is the Arizona trout.
Arizona is home to a wonderful mix of Mexican, western and Native American Culture, and you'll love these important facts about Arizona and its history.
Arizona's official slogan is 'The Grand Canyon State.'
Arizona is nicknamed the Copper State as it leads the country in copper production.
Copper is also the state's official metal.
Arizona is also home to the best-preserved crater on Earth – the Barringer Crater. It has a diameter of about 1,200 meters and a depth of 170 meters. It is estimated that the crater is 50 thousand years old.
The “Cotton State” also has the largest aperture solar telescope located at the Kitt Peak National Observatory. Kitt Peak is an assembly of astronomical instruments located on top of the Quinlan Mountains in the Sonora desert. It is the largest astronomical observatory in North America. National Science Foundation (NSF) leased the land on which the observatory sits from the Tohono O’odham tribe in 1958. In 2005, the tribe opposed the installation of gamma ray detectors, arguing that they would disturb the spirits of their ancestors.
Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, AZ.
The Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake is perhaps the most beautiful of all eleven species of rattlesnakes found in Arizona.
The colors blue and gold are the official state colors.
Located in Fountain Hills is a fountain believed to be the tallest in the world.
Four Corners is noted as the spot in the United States where a person can stand in four states at the same time.
The age of a saguaro cactus is determined by its height.
The Apache trout is considered a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act.
Arizona, among all the states, has the largest percentage of its land set aside and designated as Indian lands.
The training home for Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals–both Major League Baseball teams–one soon discovers that an all too common feature of Surprise, is sport. Having played host to the Fed Cup tennis quarter final in 2009, Flora Mae Statler was proven wrong, as she once said, she would be surprised if the town ever amounted to much.
Three years before the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1968, the African American couple of Carol and Warren Livingstone had purchased property in Tempe, Arizona. This speaks volumes about the established culture: easygoing, friendly and quiet. And as if that wasn’t enough, the comedy rock band Pyschostick is originally from Tempe.
Chandler, named after Alexander John Chandler -a 19th century surgeon- this is a city whose establishment is like no other. Notable attractions include its annual Ostrich Festival, an occasion of wearing hats with colourful and vibrant feather plumes, and a tradition that has spread to all the ends of the world. Chandler experienced rapid population growth in the 1990’s, making it one of the fastest growing municipalities in the country.
Tucson, commonly misspelt as Tuscan, rare snowfalls during winter can provide much relief and momentary entertainment from the scorching heat. Furthermore, it will come as a surprise that it is also a ski destination on the peaks of Santa Catalina Mountain.
Anne Lorimor, an 89-year-old from Arizona, became the oldest woman to summit Mount Kilimanjaro. The mountain in Tanzania, Africa, is considered the tallest free-standing mountain in the world. Despite falling and getting injured during the start of the climb, her endurance enabled her to achieve the feat in nine days.
As of April 2018, the city of Wenden, Arizona, was included in a list by World Health Organization’s Global Ambient Air Quality Database for the cities with the least PM 2.5 pollution per meter cubic. The cities produce an average of just 2 micro-grams annually. The other 3 cities are Bredkalen, Sweden; Wyoming, USA; and Williston, North Dakota, USA.
Robert Thomson set the world record for the longest distance ever covered while on a skateboard. He covered a distance of 12,159 km, from Leysin, Switzerland, finishing in Shanghai China. The feat took place between 24th June 2007 and 28th September 2008, showcasing his strength and endurance throughout this period. The journey was part of a longer 20,000km one where cycling, sailing, and train rides were involved.
Turquoise is the official state gemstone. The blue-green stone has a somewhat waxy surface and can be found throughout the state.
Arizona is home of the Grand Canyon National Park.
The ringtail is the official state mammal. The ringtail is a small fox-like animal about two and one-half feet long and is a shy, nocturnal creature.
The amount of copper on the roof of the Capitol building is equivalent to 4,800,000 pennies.
Arizona observes Mountain Standard Time on a year round basis. The one exception is the Navajo Nation, located in the northeast corner of the state, which observes the daylight savings time change.
The battleship USS Arizona was named in honor of the state. It was commissioned in 1913 and launched in 1915 from the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
World War II brought many military personnel to train at Luke and Thunderbird fields in Glendale.
Rising to a height of 12,643 feet, Mount Humphreys north of Flagstaff is the state’s highest mountain.
The Hopi Indians of Arizona are noted for growing their multicolored corn.
Barry Goldwater, a famous public official, senator, and presidential candidate was born in Phoenix.
In 1939 architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s studio, Taliesin West, was built near Phoenix.
Oraibi is the oldest Indian settlement in the United States. The Hopis Indians founded it.
Grand Canyon’s Flaming Gorge got its name for its blazing red and orange colored, twelve-hundred-foot-high walls.
Grand Canyon’s Disaster Falls was named to commemorate the site of a previous explorer’s wreck.
The geographic center of Arizona is 55 miles (89 kilometers) southeast of Prescott.
Arizona’s most abundant mineral is copper.
Bisbee, located in Tombstone Canyon, is known as the Queen of the Copper Mines. During its mining history the town was the largest city between Saint Louis and San Francisco.
The state’s most popular natural wonders include the Grand Canyon, Havasu Canyon, Grand Canyon Caves, Lake Powell/Rainbow Bridge, Petrified Forest/Painted Desert, Monument Valley, Sunset Crater, Meteor Crater, Sedona Oak Creek Canyon, Salt River Canyon, Superstition Mountains, Picacho Peak State Park, Saguaro National Park, Chiricahua National Monument, and the Colorado River.
The Arizona tree frog is the state official amphibian. The frog is actually between three-quarter to two inches long.
Once a rowdy copper mining town, Jerome’s population dwindled to as few as 50 people after the mines closed in 1953.
Arizona was the first state ever to have a drive-through McDonalds, which opened in 1975.
The right to remain silent began in Arizona in 1966.
Arizona is known for its amazing landscapes and national parks, but these cool facts about Arizona state and its geography are sure to surprise you!
Arizona has a population of over seven million!
There are only 15 counties in Arizona. These are Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai, and Yuma."
The highest point in the state is Mount Humphreys sitting at 12,633 ft.
Arizona's lowest point is the Colorado River which sits at 70 ft.
Arizona is the sixth largest state in the United States and it is almost the same size as Italy!
Arizona has an 800 mile long track called the Arizona Trail which is amazing for mountain bikers, hikers, horseriders and skiers.
The Great basin is a cold desert in northern Arizona characterized by sparse vegetation comprising mostly of sagebrush, prickly cactus, and junipers. It hosts the southern rim of the Grand Canyon with breathtaking gorges carved by erosion over millions of years. The great basin is famous for the legendary Bristlecone Pines. These trees have endured for millennia, with some having an estimated age of 5,000 years. Visitors should watch out for a diverse range of seasonal plants that bloom in the late summer.
Trenton Hayward, a regional professional tennis player from Flagstaff, Arizona, broke the world record for most serves done in an hour. He got his name into the books by hitting 1,658 in-bound serves in 1 hour. This broke an eight-year-old longstanding record in May. He had to follow strict regulations for his record attempt to count. It involved having acclaimed US tennis officials, scorekeepers, and a minimum of 2 camera angles.
A Batmobile utilized during the 1960s Batman TV show was involved in the world’s most expensive Batman memorabilia auction on 19th January 2013. It took place in Scottdale, Arizona, at a Barrett-Jackson auction for a record bid of $4,620,000. George Barris, a custom car designer, transformed the Lincoln Futura into the iconic Batmobile in 1955.
Arizona's state animal is the super cute ringtail cat, which is a part of the raccoon family. These little mammals can squeeze into holes the size of golf balls!
Arizona is more of a sunshine state than Florida, with roughly 70% sunny days a year. The sun is also the biggest in Arizona because it is so close to the equator and it has a high elevation.
The Apache trout is Arizona's state fish, which is a type of freshwater salmon.
Arizona's state bird is the black, white, and brown cactus wren.
Arizona's state reptile is the ridged-nosed rattlesnake. There are 13 different types of rattlesnakes living in Arizona, so watch out for them if you're ever in the copper state.
The state butterfly of Arizona is the two-tailed swallowtail.
Some of the slightly scary animals living in Arizona include bark scorpions, Gila monsters, and coyotes.
At 55, Cory Nielsen from Phoenix, Arizona, set a world record for building a pyramid using 1 million pennies. The pyramid measures 65 stacks across, back, and in height. Each coin stack is said to compose of 11 pennies. He achieved this feat without any glue or welding by simply using his exemplary balancing skills to stack them on top of each other.
State Farm stadium can easily be considered as the epitome of Glendale culture. What is distinct about this town/city is its crowning moment: hosting Wrestlemania XXVI. With a roll-out grass filed, it attracted a feature on the History Channel, and continues to attract major sports events to this day.
On the strength of a 2019 national survey, Gilbert, Arizona, was rated as the 4th safest place to live and the 7th best place to raise a family. A happy medium in terms of climate, you find that it brings together subtropical, tropical and desert climates, making it a rare find as far as desert weather is concerned.
The Gila monster lives In Arizona desert. Gila monsters are the largest lizards native to the United States. They get their name from Arizona’s Gila River basin, where they were first discovered. A drug for the management of Type 2 diabetes is based on a protein from Gila monster saliva. The drug has the nickname “lizard spit,” according to the San Diego Zoo.
Arizona is the first of the three states with official state neckwear: the bola tie. The other two states that have the same official neckwear are New Mexico and Texas.
With an area of around 260,000 square kilometers, the Sonoran desert covers most southern Arizona and extends to California and Sonora State in Mexico. The Sonora is not only one of the hottest deserts in North America but also has the most bio-diversity due to the bimodal rain patterns affecting winter and spring months. Sonora hosts both Santa Catalina and Kofa Mountains, but only Catalina has snow. Sonora has high precipitation for a desert averaging at 10 inches of rainfall annually. Desert is any region on Earth that has a moisture deficit over the course of a year, meaning they can have less rainfall in a year than they give up through evaporation. Deserts actually make up 33%, or 1/3rd of the Earth’s total landmass.
The Sonora is unique in that it the only place where the majestic and impressive saguaro cactus grows. The saguaro blossom is the official flower of Arizona and blooms in the summer months of May and June.
Phoenix, Arizona ranks consistently number one for the most days a year when the temperature rises above 89 degrees Fahrenheit or 99 degrees Fahrenheit. The city sees sunshine more than 105 days a year when the temperature is above 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
The largest Native American Reservation – the Navajo Nation — is found in Arizona. It reserves an area of 17,544,500 acres.
In terms of population, Mesa has by far the largest suburban population in the United States, outnumbering well-known cities like Miami and Minneapolis. Renowned for having hot summers and mild winters, it is a prime tourist destination for people from colder regions of the country. Mesa is home to Buck Owens (inductee to the Country Music Hall Of Fame), Misty Hayman (Olympic gold medallist and hitherto world record holder) and Tyson Apostol (winner of the 2009 edition of the reality TV show Survivor).
The largest reservoir in the U.S. – Lake Mead – was created after the completion of the Hoover Dam on May 29, 1935. The reservoir stretches 112 miles long with a total capacity of 28,255,000 acre-feet, a shoreline of 759 miles, and a maximum depth of 532 feet.
The food in Arizona is a mix of Western and Mexican cuisine. Yum!
Arizona's unofficial state food is the chimichanga, which is a deep fried burrito. While most people think chimichangas were invented in Mexico, they were actually an Arizonan creation.
You can find the world's oldest rodeos in Arizona, including the Prescott Rodeo which has been running for 134 years, starting all the way back in 1888!
Arizona had the world's largest Kokopelli, with a 32 ft statue of the god of wealth and fertility.
Arizona's animals and natural landmarks add to the list of the many cool things about Arizona, with freaky critters creeping through the desert and the many cool and rare plants growing around the state.
Arizona's state flower is the white blossom that grows on the saguaro cactus. The saguaro cactus is the largest cactus in the whole of the United States and their flowers bloom during May and July from the ends of the cactus's long arms. Each arm on these cactuses takes 50 to 100 years to grow!
When the original London Bridge built in 1831 started sinking into the Thames River as it couldn't support modern traffic, it was taken apart and moved brick by brick to be rebuilt in Lake Havasu City in Arizona in the '60s.
Many Navajo people became secret agents during World War II! They were great at their jobs because our enemies couldn't translate their language.
Arizona has a meteor crater that is one of the best kept in the entire world. The Barringer Meteor Crater is a crazy one mile wide and 570 ft deep and is estimated to have hit Earth 50,000 years ago.
The deepest canyon in the world isn't the Grand Canyon! That title actually goes to the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in Tibet.
Arizona is so big it could fit Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont inside of it!
Arizona is the most mountainous state of all the mountain states, with over 3900 peaks and summits across the state and even 26 peaks that are over 10,000 ft high.
Famous celebrities from Arizona include Emma Stone and Joe Jonas. Joe Jonas was the only Jonas Brother born in Arizona!
Arizona is home to 22 Native American tribes that span back as far as 12,000 years ago!
Arizona was once a Mexican state.
Arizona became the 48th state of the United States of America in 1912.
Arizona became a U.S. state on 14 February, another great thing to celebrate on Valentine's Day!
One night in 1997, hundreds of residents across Phoenix reported seeing UFOs flying through the sky. Pretty freaky stuff!
The town of Tombstone in Arizona is famous for its reenactment of the legendary 1881 Gunfire battle in Tombstone between the Clanton-McLauren gang and the Earps and Holliday. The battle only lasted thirty seconds, but it has become a big part of many films!
The official state neckwear of Arizona is the bolo tie!
There is more Native American land in Arizona than any other U.S. state. 83% of Arizona is made up of reservations, forests and public lands.
The Native American language Navajo is the third most spoken language in Arizona, after English and Spanish.
In Arizona, it is a class-4 felony to cut down a cactus. You can even go to prison for a year if you are caught cutting down the endangered Saguaro cactus.
The state tree of Arizona is the Palo Verde, which is Spanish for "green stick". There are two types of these trees in the Sonoran Desert, called blue palo verde and yellow palo verde.
The rocks in the Grand Canyon are so old that you won't find any dinosaur fossils down there! The only fossils that are in the Grand Canyon are things like corals and sponges, but dinosaurs lived there long after those rocks formed.
There is even a jaguar living in Arizona and it is the only wild jaguar living in the United States! This jaguar was named El Jefe, meaning "the boss".
The biggest natural threats to Arizona are dust storms, flash floods, and monsoons.
The only venomous lizard in the whole of the United States lives in Arizona. Gila monsters have a very cool black and orange pattern on their backs, but they've also got a pretty nasty bite. Don't worry though, they tend to stay away from humans.
The Grand Canyon National Park is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, and the only one located within the United States.
According to Travel + Leisure, three of the 10 world's best destination spas are in Arizona (two in Tucson and one in Sedona).
Arizona is in the southwestern region of the United States.
Arizona became a U.S. state on Wednesday, February 14th, 1912.
The U.S. state of Arizona covers 113,990 square miles.
Arizona is the 6th largest state by area in the United States.
In 2019, the population of Arizona was estimated to be 7,279,000 residents by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The largest county by area in Arizona is Coconino County with 18,661 square miles.
The highest elevation point in Arizona is Humphrey Peak with a summit at 12,637 feet above sea level.
The lowest elevation point in Arizona is the Colorado River at 72 feet above sea level.
The average precipitation (rain and snow) in Arizona is 11.80 inches.
Arizona is the 50th wettest state by precipitation (rain and snow) in the United States.
Arizona is one of the four corner states. Other three being New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. It means that you can be in all four states at the same time when you are at the four corners (where the boundaries of four states meet, the point is marked by the Four Corners Monument).
Arizona joined the union as the 48th state and hence it is the last of the contiguous states to do so.
Arizona attained statehood on 14th February which coincides with Valentine’s Day.
Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and California were a part of Mexico in some point in history. Arizona became a part of the U.S. after the country won the American-Mexican war in 1848.
Did you know that NASA astronauts trained in “Meteor Crater” which is a 50,000-year-old crater to prepare for missions on the moon? The crater is nearly 3/4 of a mile across! Astronauts trained for Apollo missions on this crater. It was created 50,000 years ago by a nickel-iron meteorite.
Arizona is famous the world over for Grand Canyon, which is over a mile deep, 227 miles long and up to 18 miles wide.
More than 50% of the state lies at an elevation of more than 4,000 feet above sea level.
Humphreys Peak at 12,633 feet is the highest point in Arizona.
Arizona is the largest copper producing state in the Union. This fact is also made evident with the usage of a copper star on the flag of the state. Representing the thirteen original colonies, the flag consists of 13 alternating red and yellow rays.
One of the most primitive rattlesnakes found in the country – the Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake – is the official state reptile of Arizona. The state has 13 species of rattlesnakes (sometimes called “buzzworms” because of the buzzing sound of their rattles), which is more than any other state.
The Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake. Image via Flickr
Phoenix, the capital of Arizona, is the most populous state capital in the United States. It is also the only state capital with a population of more than a million. The city was founded in 1867 by Jack Swilling.
Visit Phoenix in summer and you’ll know why the NBA team Phoenix Suns was aptly named, as Phoenix, is popularly known as the valley of the sun, for obvious reasons. Located in a desert, this is something of a miracle city as you’d least expect it to be the fifth most populous city in the United States. With the famous Colorado River running through it, Mexico a stone throw away, and the first McDonald’s franchise being sold to a local Neil Fox, Phoenix is quite a unique city.
Did you know that the blind adventurers Lonnie Bedwell and Erik Weihenmayer completed a 21-day 277-mile kayak trip through the Grand Canyon on September 28, 2014? A tremendous amount of practice was done by the duo to accomplish the nearly impossible task.
Located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, is the village of Supai, the only place in the country where mail is delivered by mule. The U.S. Department of Agriculture referred it to as “the most remote community” in the contiguous U.S. As of 2010, there were 208 people living in the village.
Arizona (except the Navajo Nation) and Hawaii do not observe Daylight Saving Time.
Arizona also has the deepest dam in the world – the Parker Dam. The dam is 320 feet high of which 235 feet are below the riverbed.
The state is home to the two largest man-made lakes in the United States – Lake Mead (largest) and Lake Powell (second largest).
Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff on February 18, 1930.
The Mojave Desert or the High Desert occupies the northwestern part of Arizona. It is named after the Mohave tribe and is the driest desert in the northern hemisphere with average annual precipitation ranging between 3.5 inches at lower elevations to nearly 10 inches in the mountains. The vegetation mainly comprises short shrubs though a variety of seasonal plants blossom during the rainy winter months. The most conspicuous tree species is the iconic Joshua tree that forms extensive forests at high elevations.
Scott Flansberg from Phoenix, Arizona, became the world’s fastest human calculator by correctly summing up the number 38 to itself 36 times in record time of 15 seconds. This was achieved on 27th April 2000 in Wembley, UK. Oprah happened to meet this record-breaking human calculator in 2003.
The Davis-Monthan Airforce Boneyard in Tucson boasts of being the world’s largest airplane boneyard. It has served as a storage site for military airplanes from World War 2 to date. The area experiences low humidity and low rainfall, along with having hard alkaline soil and being situated 2,550 feet in altitude. This allows the natural preservation of the aircraft for possible reuse.
Spencer H. Suderman, a certified aerobatics pilot, set the world record for most inverted flat spins in an aircraft at Yuma International Airport in Arizona. He did a total of 98 spins, breaking his own previous record of 81 inverted flat spins.
If you thought you had Arizona figured out, you don’t know the half of it. Far from being mildly picturesque, the mountains and hills of Twin Buttes, Sunrise Mountain, Cholla Mountain-to name but a few-are perhaps the main reason why Peoria was ranked among the top 100 places to live by Money Magazine.
Considered as the most western part of the west, Scottsdale has a humble, adorable aura about it, albeit, with a sprinkle of the sophisticated. Old-fashioned stores, art galleries and teaming with streets, you’re bound to get lost at some point. But you’ll be caught unawares when you walk into the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall, which is one of the largest shopping malls in the entire country–now how about that for some aggressive simplicity.
Arizona is a right-to-work state. The law states no person shall be denied the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of non-membership in a labor organization.
The saguaro cactus blossom is the official state flower. The white flower blooms on the tips of the saguaro cactus during May and June. The saguaro is the largest American cactus.
Arizona leads the nation in copper production.
Petrified wood is the official state fossil. Most petrified wood comes from the Petrified Forest in northeastern Arizona.
The bola tie is the official state neckwear.
The Palo verde is the official state tree. Its name means green stick and it blooms a brilliant yellow-gold in April or May.
The cactus wren is the official state bird. It grows seven to eight inches long and likes to build nests in the protection of thorny desert plants like the arms of the giant saguaro cactus.
The Castilian and Burgundian flags of Spain, the Mexican flag, the Confederate flag, and the flag of the United States have all flown over the land area that has become Arizona.
In 1926, the Southern Pacific Railroad connected Arizona with the eastern states.
The original London Bridge was shipped stone-by-stone and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City.
The capital of the Navajo Reservation is Window Rock.
The state’s precipitation varies. At Flagstaff the annual average is 18.31 inches; Phoenix averages 7.64 inches; and Yuma’s annual average is 3.27 inches.
Crops include 2%; pastureland 57%; forests 24%; and other uses are 17% in land-use designation.
Grand Canyon’s Marble Canyon got its name from its thousand-foot-thick seam of marble and for its walls eroded to a polished glass finish.
Arizona became the 48th state on February 14, 1912.
The world’s largest solar telescope is located at Kitts Peak National Observatory in the city of Sells.
At one time camels were used to transport goods across Arizona.
Between the years 1692 and 1711 Father Eusebio Kino focused on area missionary work. During the time many grain and stock farms began.
A person from Arizona is called an Arizonan.
Phoenix originated in 1866 as a hay camp to supply Camp McDowell.
The famous labor leader, Ceasar Estrada Chavez, was born in Yuma.
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Tombstone, Ruby, Gillette, and Gunsight are among the ghost towns scattered throughout the state.
No one knows exactly why Arizona is named Arizona. Historians aren't quite sure if it comes from the Spanish word 'Arizonac', meaning "place of little spring", or if it comes from the Basque word, 'haritz ona', meaning "the good oak tree", that turned into Arizona over time.
The Spanish were the first Europeans settlers to arrive in Arizona. Marcos de Niza arrived with his missionary group in 1539 and made it all the way from Arizona to New Mexico.
Arizona is famous for the Grand Canyon, but there are many other cool things you can find in the state. There are six state forests, and 28 state parks, and three national parks.
Some of the coolest places in the state are Montezuma Castle, Organ Pipe Cactus, the Wonderland of Rocks, Ironwood Forest, Antelope Canyon and many more that are all as cool and magical as they sound.

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