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Timeline of Tucson, Arizona

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

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18th century

19th century

  • 1846 – December 16: Capture of Tucson, Sonora, Mexico, by United States forces.
  • 1848 – Population: 760.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
  • 1853 – Territory becomes part of the United States per Gadsden Purchase.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
  • 1856 – August 29: Conference held to organize Arizona Territory.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
  • 1857 – San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line in operation.
  • 1862
  • February: Tucson occupied by Confederate forces.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
  • May 20: Capture of Tucson by Union forces.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
  • 1863 – Tully, Ochoa & Co. merchandisers in business.{{sfn|Barter|1881}}
  • 1866 – L. Zechendorf & Co. merchandisers in business.{{sfn|Barter|1881}}
  • 1867 – Tucson becomes capital of Arizona Territory.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
  • 1869 – St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church built.{{sfn|Disturnell|1881}}
  • 1870
  • Arizona Citizen newspaper begins publication.
  • J.S. Mansfield news depot in business.{{sfn|Barter|1881}}
  • 1872
  • Public School department organized.{{sfn|Disturnell|1881}}
  • Population: 3,500 (estimate).{{sfn|Disturnell|1881}}
  • 1873
  • San Diego-Tucson telegraph begins operating (approximate date).{{Citation |publisher = History Company |location = San Francisco |title = History of Arizona and New Mexico, 1530-1888 |author = Hubert Howe Bancroft |author-link=Hubert Howe Bancroft |date = 1889 |ol = 14012406M }}
  • Fort Lowell built near Tucson.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
  • 1875 – Estevan Ochoa elected mayor.
  • 1876 – Pie Allen becomes mayor.
  • 1877 – Town incorporated.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
  • 1878 – El Fronterizo newspaper begins publication.{{cite web |url= http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?state=Arizona&county=&city=Tucson&year1=1690&year2=2013&terms=&frequency=&language=ðnicity=&labor=&material_type=&lccn=&rows=50&sort=date |title=US Newspaper Directory |location=Washington DC |work=Chronicling America |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=April 2, 2013 }}{{cite web |url=http://libguides.asu.edu/chicanocollection/timeline |title=Chicano/a Research Collection: Timeline |work=Research Guides |author=Libraries |publisher=Arizona State University |location=USA |access-date=February 7, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222042810/http://libguides.asu.edu/chicanocollection/timeline |archive-date=February 22, 2014 }}
  • 1879
  • Arizona Daily Star newspaper begins publication.
  • Presbyterian Church built.{{sfn|Disturnell|1881}}
  • 1880
  • Southern Pacific Railroad begins operating.{{sfn|Disturnell|1881}}
  • Tucson Library Association organized.{{sfn|Disturnell|1881}}
  • St. Mary's Hospital opens near town.{{sfn|Disturnell|1881}}
  • Population: 7,007.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
  • 1881
  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad begins operating.{{sfn|Disturnell|1881}}
  • Methodist Church built.{{sfn|Disturnell|1881}}
  • 1882 – March 20: Wyatt Earp kills Frank Stilwell.
  • 1883 – City chartered. {{sfn|Britannica|1910}} 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.{{cite book |last= Scrivner|first= A.V.|date= 2006|title= Valiant Southwest|location= Tucson, AZ|publisher= Gala Text|isbn= 1887116133|page = 123}}
  • 1890 – Population: 5,150.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}
  • 1891 – University of Arizona opens per Morrill Act;{{sfn|Britannica|1910}} Old Main, University of Arizona built.
  • 1893 – Arizona State Museum established.
  • 1897 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson established; {{sfn|Britannica|1910}} Cathedral of Saint Augustine (Tucson) built.
  • 1900 – Population: 7,531.{{sfn|Britannica|1910}}

20th century

{{cite web

| url = http://www.tucson12.tv/behind.html

| title = 12 Tucson: Behind the Scenes

| publisher = City of Tucson

| access-date = April 2, 2013

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010414052803/http://www.tucson12.tv/behind.html

| url-status=dead

| archive-date = April 14, 2001

}}

  • 1985 – Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation established.
  • 1986 – One South Church built.
  • 1987 – Thomas Volgy becomes mayor.
  • 1990 – Population: 405,390.{{citation |title=Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 |year=1998 |url=https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/1998/demo/POP-twps0027.html |publisher=US Census Bureau }}
  • 1991
  • Biosphere 2 built.
  • George Miller (Arizona politician) becomes mayor.
  • 1996
  • Goodricke-Pigott Observatory dedicated.
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson founded.
  • 1998
  • City website online (approximate date).{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/19980110081923/http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/ |url= http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/ |archive-date= 1998-01-10 |title= City of Tucson |via= Internet Archive, Wayback Machine }}{{Chronology citation needed|date=January 2016}}
  • Park Place (Tucson, Arizona) shopping mall in business.
  • 1999 – Bob Walkup becomes mayor.

21st century

See also

References

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Bibliography

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;Published in 19th century

  • {{cite book

|url=https://archive.org/stream/directoryofcityo00bartrich#page/2/mode/2up |title= Directory of the City of Tucson

|year=1881

|location=San Francisco |publisher=G.W. Barter

| ref = {{harvid|Barter|1881}}

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  • {{Citation

|publisher = W.C. Disturnell |location = San Francisco |title = Arizona Business Directory and Gazetteer

|date = 1881

|chapter=Tucson P.O. |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/arizonabusinessd00districh#page/184/mode/2up

| ref = {{harvid|Disturnell|1881}}

}}

  • {{Citation |author = Patrick Hamilton |date = 1881 |location = Prescott, Ariz |title = Resources of Arizona |chapter= Chief Towns: Tucson |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/resourcesofarizo01hami#page/24/mode/2up }}
  • {{cite book |title=Tucson and Tombstone General and Business Directory, for 1883 and 1884

|year=1883

|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=bmpNAAAAYAAJ }}

  • {{cite EB9 |wstitle = Tucson |volume= 23 | page= 604 |short= 1}}
  • {{Citation

|publisher = D. Appleton and Company |date = 1889 |location = New York |title = Appletons' General Guide to the United States and Canada: Western and Southern States |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0oM1AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA417 |chapter=(Tucson)

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;Published in 20th century

  • {{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Tucson |volume= 27 | pages = 361–362 |date=1910 |ref= {{harvid|Britannica|1910}} |short= 1}}
  • {{Citation

|publisher = State Consolidated Publishing Co. |location = Tucson, Ariz |title = Old Tucson: a hop, skip and jump history from 1539 Indian settlement to new and greater Tucson |author = Estelle M. Buehman

|date = 1911

|oclc = 12268599

|ol = 6530481M }}

  • {{Citation |publisher = Page Company |location = Boston |author = George Wharton James |author-link=George Wharton James|title = Arizona, the Wonderland |date = 1917 |chapter=Old – Tucson – New |chapter-url= https://archive.org/stream/arizonawonderlan00jameuoft#page/n397/mode/2up }}
  • {{cite book |title=Automobile Blue Book |year=1919 |publisher=Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co. |location=New York |chapter=Tucson, Arizona |chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=lskNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA643 |title-link=Automobile Blue Book }}
  • {{cite book |author=Federal Writers’ Project |ol= 5989725M |title=Arizona, the Grand Canyon State |series=American Guide Series |location=New York |publisher= Hastings House |year= 1966 |edition=4th |chapter=Tucson |page=252+ |author-link=Federal Writers’ Project }}
  • {{Citation |publisher = Lonely Planet |title = Southwest |author = Rob Rachowiecki |year = 1995 |ol=24220208M |chapter= Southeastern Arizona: Tucson }}

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External links

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  • Arizona State University Libraries. [http://spmi.lib.asu.edu/spmi?q=tucson&dbpiece=azsi&type=all&orderby=relevance Items related to Tucson] in the Hayden Arizona Collection
  • Arizona Archives Online. [http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/search?keyword=tucson Materials related to Tucson], various dates
  • Library of Congress, Prints & Photos Division. [https://www.loc.gov/pictures/related/?fi=subject&q=United%20States--Arizona--Tucson. Materials related to Tucson], various dates
  • Digital Public Library of America. [http://dp.la/search?page_size=100&q=tucson+arizona&utf8=✓ Items related to Tucson], various dates

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