The following is a
timeline of the
history of the city of
Tucson ,
Arizona , U.S.
18th century
19th century
1846 – December 16:
Capture of Tucson ,
Sonora ,
Mexico , by United States forces.
1848 – Population: 760.
1853 –
Territory becomes part of the United States per
Gadsden Purchase .
1856 – August 29: Conference held to organize
Arizona Territory .
1857 –
San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line in operation.
1862
1863 – Tully, Ochoa & Co.
merchandisers in business.
1866 – L. Zechendorf & Co. merchandisers in business.
1867 – Tucson becomes
capital of Arizona Territory .
1869 – St. Augustine Roman
Catholic Church built.
1870
1872
Public School department organized.
Population: 3,500 (estimate).
1873
1875 –
Estevan Ochoa elected mayor.
1876 –
Pie Allen becomes mayor.
1877 – Town incorporated.
1878 – El Fronterizo newspaper begins publication.
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1879
1880
Southern Pacific Railroad begins operating.
Tucson Library Association organized.
St. Mary's Hospital opens near town.
Population: 7,007.
1881
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad begins operating.
Methodist Church built.
1882 – March 20:
Wyatt Earp kills
Frank Stilwell .
1883 – City chartered. Townsite is bounded by Speedway Boulevard on the north, 22nd Street on the south, 1st Avenue on the east, & on the west by Main Avenue from north of 18th Street, & 10th Avenue from south of 18th Street.
1885 – The first public park in Tucson known as Carrillo's Gardens is built by
Leopoldo Carrillo .
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1890 – Population: 5,150.
1891 –
University of Arizona opens per
Morrill Act ;
Old Main, University of Arizona built.
1893 –
Arizona State Museum established.
1897 –
Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson established;
Cathedral of Saint Augustine (Tucson) built.
1900 – Population: 7,531.
20th century
21st century
See also
References
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"US Newspaper Directory" . Chronicling America . Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 2, 2013 .
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^ Scrivner, A.V. (2006). Valiant Southwest . Tucson, AZ: Gala Text. p. 123.
ISBN
1887116133 .
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"Arizona Historic Theatres" . Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Archived from
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"In Tucson, an Unsung Architectural Oasis" , New York Times , June 14, 2015
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the original on April 14, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2013 .
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Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 , US Census Bureau, 1998
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"Southern Arizona Transportation Museum" . Archived from
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"Group plans free shotgun give-away to boost safety in Tucson" .
Reuters . March 29, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013 .
Bibliography
Published in 19th century
Directory of the City of Tucson . San Francisco: G.W. Barter. 1881.
"Tucson P.O." , Arizona Business Directory and Gazetteer , San Francisco: W.C. Disturnell, 1881
Patrick Hamilton (1881),
"Chief Towns: Tucson" , Resources of Arizona , Prescott, Ariz {{
citation }}
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link )
Tucson and Tombstone General and Business Directory, for 1883 and 1884 . 1883.
"Tucson" .
Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 23 (9th ed.). 1888. p. 604.
"(Tucson)" , Appletons' General Guide to the United States and Canada: Western and Southern States , New York:
D. Appleton and Company , 1889
Published in 20th century
"Tucson" .
Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 27 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 361–362.
Estelle M. Buehman (1911), Old Tucson: a hop, skip and jump history from 1539 Indian settlement to new and greater Tucson , Tucson, Ariz: State Consolidated Publishing Co.,
OCLC
12268599 ,
OL
6530481M
George Wharton James (1917),
"Old – Tucson – New" , Arizona, the Wonderland , Boston:
Page Company
"Tucson, Arizona" .
Automobile Blue Book . New York: Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co. 1919.
Federal Writers’ Project (1966). "Tucson". Arizona, the Grand Canyon State .
American Guide Series (4th ed.). New York: Hastings House. p. 252+.
OL
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Rob Rachowiecki (1995), "Southeastern Arizona: Tucson", Southwest ,
Lonely Planet ,
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External links
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