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Tucson ( / ˈtuːsɒn / TOO-son; O'odham: Cuk Ṣon; Spanish: Tucsón) [ 1] is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, [ 7] and is home to the University of Arizona. It is the second-largest city in Arizona behind Phoenix, with a population of 542,629 in the 2020 United States census, [ 8] while the population of ...
In 1854, Tucson, along with much of the surrounding area, was purchased from Mexico by the United States in the Gadsden Purchase and was made part of the New Mexico Territory. President Lincoln created the Arizona Territory in 1863, and Tucson was named capitol from 1867 to 1877. On February 14, 1912, Arizona became the 48th state in the United ...
Pima County Fair, 2007. Pima County ( / ˈpiːmə / PEE-mə) is a county in the south central region of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,043,433, [ 1] making it Arizona's second-most populous county. The county seat is Tucson, [ 2] where most of the population is centered. The county is named after the Pima ...
18th century. 1732 – Mission San Xavier del Bac founded by Jesuits near present-day Tucson. [1] 1776 – Presidio San Augustin del Tucson (military outpost) established. [1] 1779 – December 6: First Battle of Tucson. 1782. May 1: Second Battle of Tucson. December 25: Third Battle of Tucson (1782).
The University of Arizona ( Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. The University of Arizona is one of three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents.
The Ronstadt House – built in 1904 and located at 607 N. 6th Ave. The House was designed and built for Fredrick Ronstadt, a Tucson pioneer, wagon maker, hardware company owner, and Tucson's first automobile dealer. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 26, 1979, reference: #79000423.
Website. Saguaro National Park. Saguaro National Park is a United States national park in Pima County, southeastern Arizona. The 92,000-acre (37,000 ha) park consists of two separate areas—the Tucson Mountain District (TMD), about 10 miles (16 km) west of Tucson, and the Rincon Mountain District (RMD), about 10 miles (16 km) east of the city.
Designated. October 9, 1960 [ 3] Mission San Xavier del Bac ( Spanish: La Misión de San Xavier del Bac) is a historic Spanish Catholic mission located about 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Tucson, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservation. The mission was founded in 1692 by Padre Eusebio Kino [ 1] in the center of ...