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The History of Tucson


History of Tucson | Native Americans, Missions & The Old West

Tucson is situated in the eastern portion of Pima County, Arizona in one of the lushest valleys found in the Sonoran Desert.

Tucson, Arizona - Wikipedia

It is the second-largest city in Arizona behind Phoenix, with a population of 542,629 in the 2020 United States census, while the population of the entire ...

History of Tucson, Arizona - Wikipedia

Through the 1700s, Spanish missionaries tried to get the Native Americans to convert to Catholicism and a Spanish lifestyle. The Spanish built a fort at Tubac ...

A History of Tucson Tucson's nickname is 'the Old Pueblo ... - NAFSA

Immigrants from across the Bering Strait settled in the Tucson area almost ten thousand years ago. Starting out as hunters of the huge prehistoric animals in ...

Early Tucson - Arizona Historical Society

Return to Esperanza's World. More Esperanza's World. Geography. Cicadas. Cooking. Marbles. Transportation. Flora and Fauna. Peafowl. Early Tucson. Military. ...

History & Culture in Tucson | Yaqui Tribe & Mexican Food

Tucson was the first city in the US to be designated as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy thanks to the aforementioned ancient agricultural history.

Brief History Of Tucson: A Timeline - Southern Arizona Guide

AUGUST 20, 1775. El Presidio San Agustin del Tucson is officially founded as a walled fort by Hugo O'Conor and consecrated by Fr. Garces. O'Conner is an ...

Tucson Origins - Archaeology Southwest

The original Tucson townsite was laid out as two square miles in 1878, two years before the arrival of the railroad. Since then, Tucson has grown to encompass ...

Origin of the name 'Tucson' | Pima County Public Library

According to Byrd Granger in Arizona's Names: X Marks the Place : "The name of the city of Tucson derives from that given to Sentinel…

History of Downtown Tucson | Explore

The Southern Pacific Railroad arrived in 1880, transforming Tucson from a sleepy little burg to more of a metropolis. The city grew further in 1885 when it ...

Founder's Day Tucson, Arizona | Pima County Public Library

On August 20, 1775 the site of Presidio of San Agustín del Tucson was selected and laid out by Lt. Colonel Don Hugo O'Connor, Lt. Juan De Carmona ( Royal ...

The American Southwest: Tucson in Transition - Bill of Rights Institute

Tucson was a Native American place before it become a Spanish colonia. Its name comes from the Tohono O'odham word Cuk son, or “Black Base,” which was the site ...

Tucson History As Told By People Who Lived It

In 1716, Fr. Luis Velarde described the native inhabitants living along the perennially flowing Santa Cruz River. He referred to them as the Papago.

TUCSON TIMELINE - Explore the Tucson Mountains

HISTORICAL MILESTONES OF THE TUCSON MOUNTAINS ; 1867, Tucson became the capital of the Arizona Territory. ; 1868, Apaches killed a mail carrier southeast of ...

An informative introduction to Tucson, Arizona - YouTube

Tucson has a fascinating history and has grown to become the third largest city in the American Southwest behind Phoenix and Las Vegas and ...

History of Tucson, Arizona - MexInsurance

Spanish Europeans founded what was then referred to as the Presidio San Agustin del Tucson on August 20th, 1775, but the city was actually ...

Tucson, Arizona (Things to Do, Attractions and More)

Flavors here are centuries in the making. A driving force behind Tucson's designation as a UNESCO City of Gastronomy was the embracing of ...

Tucson 1776 - YouTube

While the Founding Fathers were declaring their independence in Philadelphia, Tucson was a fledgling fort struggling to survive.

Tucson | Arizona, Map, Population, & Facts - Britannica

On August 20, 1775, the small walled pueblo of Tucson was made a presidio (fort) of the Spanish army, and when Spanish rule was superseded by ...

the History of Tucson School District 1 Tucson, Arizona, 1867-1967

This book describes the origins and development of the Tucson Unified School District. Each chapter is broken down by decade and describes important figures.