Happy Birthday Arizona

Arizona became the 48th state on 14 February 01912.

President William Howard Taft signed the Arizona Statehood Bill on 14 February 01912.

Lib.AZ.US:: The Road to Statehood from the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records.

Some tidbits mined from the KAET.ASU.edu website...

• 01900 -- the state Capitol construction completed for $136,000
• 01912 -- George W. P. Hunt becomes first State Governor {Hunt's tomb}
• 01960 -- State population exceeds 1 million
• 01999 -- Arizona becomes first state to have top five elected executive offices filled by women
• 02008 -- Arizona's population was approximately 6,166,318 (2006 est.)
• 02009 -- Arizona remains stuck in the 20th century
• 02011 -- YouTube.com::Marshall Trimble Talks About Arizona's Centennial Celebration in 02012

Collection of pictures taken while I've roadtripped Arizona.

Arizona has more National Monuments than any other state in the United States. {NPS.gov::Arizona}

Creator: Gerald Thurman [gdt@deru.com]
Created: 12 February 2002
+ switched to 5-digit years
+ fixed linkrot
+ added Marshall Trimble hyperlink