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Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter, designer of Hopi House and other buildings in Grand Canyon National Park, is recognized for her architectural innovations in the early 1900s. Built in 1905, Hopi House is modeled after a Hopi Pueblo.

first appeared: 12/30/2001

Yuma Crossing State Historic Park marks the site of a vital traverse over the Colorado River—one sought by explorers, gold seekers, soldiers, and mountain men through the ages. The crossing area was inhabited first by prehistoric Patayan people and later the Quechan tribe. In the late 1800s, Yuma Crossing was the main supply depot for the U.S. Army, providing supplies to posts in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Nevada, and Utah.

first appeared: 12/23/2001

Arizona is home to more kinds of rattlesnakes (11 of the known 33 species) than any other state, so it’s fitting that a rattler—the Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake—be named the state’s official reptile. The small snake rarely weighs more than three to four ounces or stretches more than 24 inches long when fully grown. It lives in the Huachuca, Patagonia, and Santa Rita Mountains in the south-central part of the state.

first appeared: 12/16/2001

Goldfield Ghost Town at the base of Superstition Mountains is a place to step back in time amid re-creations of buildings in an Old West town. In the 1890s, Goldfield was a lively place, housing three saloons, a brewery, school, general store, blacksmith shop, meat market, and boarding house. Soon the gold strikes would play out, and the town wound down. Today, visitors enjoy mine tours, shopping, a museum, and rides on a narrow-gauge railroad.

first appeared: 12/9/2001

Located in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains between Scottsdale and Mesa is the town of Fountain Hills (pop. 20,235), named for its defining landmark—a fountain that shoots water 560 feet into the air from the city’s Fountain Park. The fountain can be seen from miles around.

first appeared: 12/2/2001

The design and colors of Arizona’s flag are symbols of the state’s history. The top features red and yellow rays similar to a setting sun. The bottom is a field of blue; a copper star is in the center. Arizona’s colors are blue and yellow. Red and yellow represent the Spanish conquistadors who, in 1540, came to the area that is now Arizona. The copper star symbolizes Arizona as the nation’s largest copper producer.

first appeared: 11/25/2001

The Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson gives visitors a close-up look at airplanes from many eras of air travel. More than 250 aircraft are on display, including World War II bombers and the Douglas VC-118 used by Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.

first appeared: 11/18/2001

The volcanic plateau that makes up the Wupatki National Monument in Flagstaff was an agricultural community 800 years ago and the site of multistory masonry pueblos still visible today.

first appeared: 11/11/2001

Mount Lemmon Ski Valley, an hour northwest of Tucson, is the southernmost ski resort in the United States. Perched on the slopes of 9,157-foot Mount Lemmon, it averages 175 inches of snow yearly.

first appeared: 11/4/2001

The Fry Building, on the corner of Second and Washington streets in Phoenix, has witnessed nearly the entire history of the city. Built in 1885, just a few years after Phoenix was founded, the Fry is the oldest known intact commercial building in Phoenix. An addition was built in 1904, and the storefront remodeled in 1950.

first appeared: 10/28/2001

The unspoiled Blue Range Primitive Area, within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, was chosen two years ago as the site for re-introduction of the Mexican Wolf. The Blue Range’s wilderness is accessible through a system of trails wandering through the mountains, canyons, and ridges.

first appeared: 10/21/2001

Though well-established now, Mesa had trouble settling on a name in its early years. The U.S. Post Office rejected the favored name for the town—Mesaville—in 1881, because another town already had the name. The community then became known as Hayden and later Zenos. In 1888, the post office in Mesaville closed, and residents of Zenos renamed their town Mesa.

first appeared: 10/14/2001

Visitors to Lost Dutchman State Park near Apache Junction (pop. 31,814) may dream of discovering the famed Lost Dutchman mine, but they’re more likely to find scenic hiking trails in the park located in the foothills of the rugged Superstition Mountains.

first appeared: 10/7/2001

The completion of the Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River in 1911 played a large role in Arizona becoming the 48th state in 1912. The dam meant water for irrigation as well as industrial uses in the Phoenix area, making the territory able to support economic development and therefore a candidate for statehood.

first appeared: 9/30/2001

Wickenburg (pop. 5,082) takes its name from Henry Wickenburg, who started the Vulture Mine in 1863. Over the next few decades, the Vulture became the richest gold-producing mine in the state’s history.

first appeared: 9/23/2001

Legend has it that Tombstone (pop. 1,504) came by its name when prospecting brothers Ed and Al Schieffelin came to the area in the 1870s and were told not to risk going into the Apache-inhabited Mule Mountains. If they did, they were warned, they would surely find their tombstones. The Schieffelins named their first silver claim Tombstone, and the rest is history.

first appeared: 9/16/2001

One of the world’s largest concentrations of petrified wood is found in Petrified Forest National Park, near Holbrook (pop. 4,917) in northeastern Arizona. Also included in the forest, which stretches over 93,533 acres, is the Painted Desert—an area of badlands that shows up red and white in some places, gray and white in others.

first appeared: 9/9/2001

Arizona’s Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, around the village of Alpine (pop. 1,000), is known as the Arizona Alps. Settled in 1879 by Mormons and initially named Frisco after the San Francisco River, the village was renamed Alpine for its resemblance to the Alps.

first appeared: 9/2/2001

The four springs in Pipe Spring National Monument, near Fredonia (pop. 1,036), have provided a desert oasis for the area’s human inhabitants for centuries. In the late 1800s, Mormon settlers drawn by the region’s water and grasslands established a ranch operation in the area. Pipe Spring was designated a national monument in 1923.

first appeared: 8/26/2001

Trailblazing Sharlot Mabridth Hall became territorial historian in 1909, making her the first woman in Arizona to hold a political office. After her death in 1943, the historical society in Prescott (pop. 33,938) developed the museum complex that now bears her name.

first appeared: 8/19/2001

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