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Southeastern Arizona is a mecca for hummingbird lovers, and many birders have seen a dozen or more species in a single day. The Arizona Nature Conservancy operates a sanctuary for some 15 species of hummingbirds in Ramsey Canyon near Sierra Vista (pop. 37,775).

first appeared: 1/18/2004

The saguaro cactus blossom, the state flower, is a fragrant white bloom with a yellow center, which isn’t easy to see because it blooms only on the cooler nights of May and June on the cactus’ branch tips. In July, the flowers become red-fleshed fruits that feed doves migrating from Mexico. The saguaro cactus has been described both as a prickly horror and the monarch of the Sonoran Desert.

first appeared: 1/11/2004

People visiting the Hopi and Navajo communities in Navajoland are reminded that they enter a sovereign nation with its own laws, regulations and traditions. The use of alcoholic beverages and firearms are prohibited, as are rock climbing and off-trail hiking. Most ceremonial events are of a religious nature.

first appeared: 1/4/2004

The Arizona Informant is the state’s oldest black-owned newspaper, covering the African-American community in Phoenix and most of Arizona. It was purchased by Charles and Cloves Campbell in 1971, and today has a circulation of 15,000.

first appeared: 12/28/2003

The state is on Mountain Standard Time, and like Hawaii doesn’t switch to daylight-saving time for six months beginning in April. The Navajo Reservation in northeastern Arizona, however, does adhere to daylight-saving time.

first appeared: 12/21/2003

The award-winning magazine Arizona Highways began as a state engineering magazine in 1925, with 1,000 copies selling for 10 cents each. Produced by a division of the state Department of Transportation, the magazine now has more than 1 million readers and circulates in all 50 states and many foreign countries.

first appeared: 12/14/2003

The Gadsden Hotel in Douglas (pop. 14,312) features a Tiffany stained-glass mural that extends 42 feet across one wall and 14-carat gold leaf decorations on the four marble columns in its lobby. Originally built in 1906, the hotel was rebuilt in 1929 after a fire. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

first appeared: 12/7/2003

Sandra Day O’Connor, who in 1981 became the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, spent part of her childhood on her family’s ranch near Duncan (pop. 812). She later served as Arizona assistant attorney general and in the Arizona Senate. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who joined the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972, also has ties to Arizona; he had a private law practice in Phoenix from 1953 to 1969.

first appeared: 11/30/2003

The state’s most recent volcanic eruption took place around A.D. 1064, creating Sunset Crater near Flagstaff (pop. 52,894). The crater is a cinder cone volcano that rises about 1,000 feet above its surroundings.

first appeared: 11/23/2003

The lavender-white flowers of the organ pipe cactus open only at night, usually from May through July. This rare cactus branches out from its base, with tall arms that resemble the pipes of an organ, and is found near Ajo (pop. 3,705), particularly in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

first appeared: 11/16/2003

The Round Valley Ensphere in Eagar (pop. 4,033) is reportedly the nation’s only domed high school football stadium. The dome measures 104 feet high and 440 feet across, covers 120,000 square feet, and has dressing rooms and locker facilities for up to four athletic teams.

first appeared: 11/9/2003

Founded in 1898 as a neighborhood team in Chicago, and with its first professional NFL season in 1920, the Arizona Cardinals are now the nation’s oldest continuously run professional football franchise. The team moved to Sun Devil Stadium on the Arizona State University campus in Phoenix in 1988, and became the Arizona Cardinals in 1994.

first appeared: 11/2/2003

Stewart Udall, who served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1961 to 1969 under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, was born in St. Johns (pop. 3,269) in 1920 and was known for his support of the country’s natural resources. Highlights of Udall’s time in office included expansion of the National Park system and the creation of the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

first appeared: 10/26/2003

Established in 1966, the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve near Patagonia (pop. 881) was the Nature Conservancy’s first project in Arizona. The 1,350-acre preserve features some of the nation’s largest and oldest Fremont cottonwood trees—more than 100 feet tall and 130 years old—and the Gila topminnow, one of the Southwest’s most endangered native fish species.

first appeared: 10/19/2003

Fresh running water, trees, good visibility, and protective high ground all contributed to the 1877 selection of the site for Fort Huachuca, whose soldiers protected settlers and patrolled travel routes in southeastern Arizona. Today, the fort is part of the city of Sierra Vista (pop. 37,775), and is home to the U.S. Army Intelligence Center.

first appeared: 10/12/2003

Although the average daily high temperature in Bullhead City (pop. 33,769) is 86 degrees, the city reported one of the nation’s hottest days when a temperature of 132 degrees was recorded in the shade at the Bullhead City Fire Department, at 2:21 p.m. on Aug. 11, 1983.

first appeared: 10/5/2003

Known as the “Queen of the Copper Camps,” Bisbee (pop. 6,090) was the center for mining in the Mule Mountains after lead, copper, and silver were discovered there in 1877. The area produced 8 billion pounds of copper, 102 million ounces of silver, and 2.8 million ounces of gold between 1877 and the mid-1970s, when ore reserves were finally depleted.

first appeared: 9/28/2003

The state adopted the cactus wren as its official bird in 1931. As Arizona’s largest wren, measuring 7 to 8 inches long, the cactus wren lives in the Sonoran desert and grasslands where the cholla cactus is found. The wrens build nests in the cactus or in thorny trees as protection against predators, raising up to three families between March and July.

first appeared: 9/21/2003

Arcosanti (pop. 67), an experimental town in the high desert 70 miles north of Phoenix, was founded in 1970 as a demonstration of architect Paolo Soleri’s concept of arcology, which combines architecture and ecology to reduce urban sprawl. Buildings on the 4,060-acre land preserve so far include housing, labs, an amphitheater, and music center.

first appeared: 9/14/2003

The Village of Elgin Winery building in Elgin (pop. 309) started life in the late 1800s as a bordello, and was later a hotel and a feed store. The soil around Elgin is almost identical to that of Burgundy, France, and with 300 days of sunshine a year is ideal for growing Bordeaux grapes.

first appeared: 9/7/2003

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