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  Arizona's First University, The University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is one of the nation's leading public universities.
Established in 1885 as the first university in the Arizona Territory, the UA has a long history of academic excellence, research innovation and student success.
The University of Arizona came into being in a time when college education was neither common nor a high priority.
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 Arizona
Until 1863, this region was part of the Territory of New Mexico, and at the time of its acquisition by the United States, Indians were almost the only inhabitants of this country, reputed to be rich in precious metals.
In 1870 the Territory was much harried by Indians, and in 1871 its Governor declared that "all the Arizonians felt discouraged." Even in 1882, President Arthur conveyed to Congress the report of the Governor of Arizona that violence and anarchy prevailed.
The Territory's seat of government, temporarily established in 1864 at Prescott, was, in 1867, fixed at Tucson, and, in 1877, transferred to Prescott again.
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 Today in History: February 24
Arizona, formerly part of the Territory of New Mexico, was organized as a separate territory on February 24, 1863.
With the exception of occasional forays among the Native Americans living in the northern part of the state, however, the Spanish presence in Arizona was limited to scattered missions, ranches, and forts in the Santa Cruz Valley south of Tucson.
When President Theodore Roosevelt visited Arizona in 1913, the Hopi Indians honored him one with a demonstration of one of their tribal dances, recorded on film under the title Hopi Indians Dance for TR at [Walpi, Ariz.], 1913 in Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film.
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 19th-century 'Old West' law surprisingly sophisticated
The common perception that the Arizona Territory of the 19th Century existed largely in a state of lawlessness is a myth promulgated primarily by 20th Century Hollywood, television, and dime novels.
In the early territorial years, any white male who was at least 21 years of age and of "good moral character" could be admitted to the practice of law in the Supreme and District Courts of the Arizona Territory.
Territorial and federal law enforcement officials - lawmen and lawyers - did their jobs keeping the peace, apprehending criminals and bringing them to justice in accordance with a legal code specifically adapted to the unique requirements of a new territory.
www.sharlot.org /archives/history/dayspast/text/2006_09_17.shtml   (1943 words)

  
 Avalon Project : Memoir of the Proposed Territory of Arizona by Sylvester Mowry, U. S. A., Delegate Elect
The proposed boundaries, of the Territory of Arizona, are the 34th parallel of latitude, with New Mexico on the north, from the 103d meridian west to the Colorado; Texas on the east; Texas, and the Mexican provinces of New Mexico and Sonora on the south; and California on the west.
Arizona needs it at once, as a depot for the export of her ores, and for the import of goods for the supply of her population.
That the population of the Territory is much greater than was that of Kansas or Nebraska or Washington Territory, at the time of their organization, and that it is steadily increasing, and will, under the influence of the Road and Mail Bills of the last Congress, be greatly augmented.
www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/treatise/arizona/arizona.htm   (12320 words)

  
 ASLAPR -- Museum Division
When these officials arrived in the new territory, the Territorial Governor issued a proclamation calling for an election of a territorial assembly, a body similar to a legislature in the states, and a representative to serve as a non voting member of the House of Representatives in Congress.
Territorial governments composed of officials appointed from Washington and representatives elected from the territory serving in the assembly created counties and authorized establishment of governments at that level.
The difference between government in the territories and in the states is that the territorial governors, secretaries and judges, that composed the court system and the Territorial Supreme Court, were appointed by the President, not elected by the citizens of the State.
www.lib.az.us /museum/statehood.cfm   (942 words)

  
 The Promise of Gold Mountain: Tucson's Chinese Heritage
The Chinese did not enter the Territory in sufficient numbers to be viewed as a significant social threat and thus were not confronted with the discriminatory legislation or the violent expressions of prejudice that had greeted them in California, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana.
The Territory of Arizona was the result of Anglo occupation of Mexican land lost after the Mexican War (1846-48).
In the northern section of the Territory, Louie Ghuey was one of the "progressive Chinese." He was the builder of the first brick building in Holbrook, and ads promoting the businesses of this enterprising pioneer appear in the Holbrook Argus from 1895 to 1898, when he owned a grocery, restaurant, bakery and photographic studio.
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 Political History of Nevada, 1996
Arizona Territory counties were established in 1864 following the separation of Arizona from the Territory of New Mexico in 1863.
The 14th Utah Territorial Session (1864-65) and the 15th Session (1865-66) did not pass any significant acts affecting the area to be added to the State of Nevada in 1866.
The Second Session of the Territory of Arizona, meeting at Prescott in December of 1865, established Pah-Ute County in the area later attached to Nevada (see Map 18).
dmla.clan.lib.nv.us /docs/nsla/archives/political/historical/hist13.htm   (1242 words)

  
 THE CONFEDERATE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA, Col. Sherod Hunter Camp 1525, SCV, Phoenix, Arizona
The Territorial Government at Santa Fe was dominated by the northern counties, where most of the population lay, and the people of the southern region (which was at the time called "Gadsdonia," or more commonly, "Arizona") came to feel that their interests were being ignored.
The Tucson Convention ratified the proceedings of the Mesilla Convention, and elected provisional officers for the new Confederate Territory.
Lewis Owings of Mesilla was elected Provisional Governor of the Territory, and Granville Henderson Oury of Tucson was elected as Delegate to the Confederate Congress.
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 Arizona.com - Arizona Guide to Local Hotels, Lodging, Restaurants, Real Estate, Car Rentals and Area Information
The word Arizona means "little spring" in the Papago Indian language.
The state is located in the southwestern region of the United States, and is filled with amazing artifacts from civilizations past.
As the settlers and fortune seekers crept further and further into the Arizona territory, the Apache Indian tribes began to revolt.
www.arizona.com   (392 words)

  
 ASLAPR -- Museum Division   (Site not responding. Last check: )
When these officials arrived in the new territory, the Territorial Governor issued a proclamation calling for an election of a territorial assembly, a body similar to a legislature in the states, and a representative to serve as a non voting member of the House of Representatives in Congress.
Territorial governments composed of officials appointed from Washington and representatives elected from the territory serving in the assembly created counties and authorized establishment of governments at that level.
The difference between government in the territories and in the states is that the territorial governors, secretaries and judges, that composed the court system and the Territorial Supreme Court, were appointed by the President, not elected by the citizens of the State.
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 Today in History: February 24
Arizona, formerly part of the Territory of New Mexico, was organized as a separate territory on February 24, 1863.
By the 1880s, the Arizona Territory was bustling with fortune seekers hoping to strike it rich mining gold, copper, and silver.
When President Theodore Roosevelt visited Arizona in 1913, the Hopi Indians honored him one with a demonstration of one of their tribal dances, recorded on film under the title Hopi Indians Dance for TR at [Walpi, Ariz.], 1913 in Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film.
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 Arizona Mining Association
Most of the early ore mined in Arizona was sent east to be smelted, some of it as far as Swansea, England.
Initially, their plan was to divide New Mexico territory horizontally at about the 34th parallel, creating a long, narrow territory reaching from Texas to California.
Much of the delay in creating the Territory of Arizona was the nation's involvement in the Civil War.
www.azcu.org /publicationsHistory4.php   (1544 words)

  
 CHAPTER XIX. EARLY SETTLEMENTS AND FIRST ATTEMPTS AT ORGANIZATION OF TERRITORY.
Tucson was the most populous town in Arizona, but was without any civil government, Arizona, at that time, being a portion of Dona Ana County, New Mexico, the county seat of which was several hundred miles distant.
Futile attempts were also made by a few citizens of Arizona to have Congress organize a territorial government, the first of which was in 1856, shortly after the United States had taken formal possession of the territory.
In 1859, another bill was introduced to organize the territory of Arizona, the name having been changed to Arizuma, presumably to satisfy some element in Congress.
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 Confederate Arizona
Located far from the territorial capitol, Santa Fe, Arizonans felt isolated and had little in common with the hispanic population along the northern stretches of the Rio Grande and the white settlers that had migrated along the Santa Fe Trail from Missouri and points east and north.
Before he left the Southwest for the last time, he wrote to his superiors, "The Territory of New Mexico is not worth a quarter of the blood and treasure expended in its conquest." The brigade was followed out of the territory by remnants of Baylor's old command, including Sherod Hunter and his Arizona Rangers.
The United States Territory of Arizona was carved out of New Mexico, the division this time along a line from north to south.
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 MABS - Sonoran Pioneers in the Arizona Territory
In early accounts of the territory during this period, the date of a community's founding was generally marked by the entry of a homestead claim or the filing of a townsite plat, rather than the formation of the first settlement by Hispanic pioneers.
In his survey of Arizona in the 1870s, Richard J. Hinton observed: In the Salt River Valley there was a ranch or two; and elsewhere, except at Tucson and Yuma, there was nothing of life to be found except a few Mexicans, the Pimas and Papagoes, with the hostile Indians at every turn.
In the late 19th century, the population of Arizona was still predominently Hispanic, and nearly all of the (non-Indian) women and children living in the territory were of Mexican ancestry.
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 Arizona's Ordinance of Secession & the Act Establishing the Territory
WHEREAS, the Territories belonging to said league in common should be divided when the league is broken, and should be attached to the separating States according to their geographical position and political identity; and
WHEREAS we, the citizens of that part of New Mexico called Arizona, in the present distracted state of political affairs between the North and the South, deem it our duty as citizens of the United States to make known our opinions and intentions; therefore be it...
The words "Arizona Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans," Arizona Division SCV" and the Arizona Division flag are registered trade marks and may not be used without the express written permission of the Commander, Arizona Division.
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 ASLAPR -- Helpful Links
May 5, 1866, the triangular section of land which now forms the southern tip of Nevada which lies west of the Colorado River or west of 114 degrees west longitude and which runs west to the California border was transferred to Nevada by an act of Congress.
February 18, 1871, the Arizona Territorial Legislative Assembly repealed the Act creating Pah-Ute County and the Pah-Ute County land that remained after the Nevada annexation was returned to Mohave County.
The portion of the Arizona territory ceded to Nevada is on p.
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Women in the Arizona territory had the doubly difficult duty of being expected to abide by these standards of womanhood while simultaneously fighting an undeveloped territory where any signs of weakness were shunned.
In 1901, Alfrida was sentenced to six months in the Yuma Territorial prison for “Â…unlawfully, willfully and feloniously hav(ing) carnal knowledge of the body of one Frederick Crosley, a man, he the said Frederick Crosley then and there not being the husband of her the said Alfrida Mercer” (Traywick, 116).
According to Knepper, five of the twenty eight women incarcerated at the Territorial prison, or 17.9 percent, were imprisoned for breaches of morality, compared to 1.9 percent of the men (241).
www.ic.arizona.edu /ic/mcbride/ws200/seam-hist.htm   (2572 words)

  
 Governors of Arizona
Married E. Josephine Brawley, whom Governor called the "Mother of Arizona, " and was a member of the Women's Suffrage Movement, friend of Susan B. Anthony, and a prime mover in the establishment of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Arizona.
Mobilized the Arizona National Guard to prevent construction of Parker Dam, which was to divert Colorado River water to Los Angeles, 1934.
She was named U.S. attorney for Arizona in 1993 by President Clinton, and won the state attorney general's post in 1998.
www.doney.net /aroundaz/governors.htm   (1633 words)

  
 ARIZONA TERRITORY WEB PAGE
Meanwhile, Baylor, on August 1, issued a proclamation declaring all of New Mexico Territory south of the 34th parallel as the Confederate Territory of Arizona.
At Mesilla Baylor established the Confederate Territory of Arizona and proclaimed himself military governor in 1861.
The Northern Arizona Territory Registrar is Charles Goodson.
www.azt-csagov.org   (9195 words)

  
 Confederate Territory of Arizona
RESOLVED, That We do not desire to be attached as a Territory to any State seceding seperately from the Union, but to and under the protectionof a Confederacy of the Southern States.
RESOLVED, That it shall be the duty of the President of this Convention to order an election for a delegate to the Congress of the Confederate States of America, when he is informed that the States composing said Confederacy have ordered an election for members of Congress.
The Capital of this new Territory was in the village of La Mesilla, in what is now the State of New Mexico.
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 General George Crook (DesertUSA)
He was also opposed by the notorious Tucson Ring, a corrupt group of Arizona businessmen who wanted Indians on the warpath so they could continue their profiteering from selling supplies to the military.
But by the fall of 1872, Crook had brought peace to the Arizona Territory after crafting a treaty with Cochise, which the chief kept until his death two years later.
In 1882, Crook was ordered back to the Arizona Territory after the Apache had fled the reservations and resumed their guerrilla war under the Chiricahua Geronimo.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Arizona
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Arizona during the year 1903 was 120°, the lowest 18° Two
Arizona, and a great improvement in ecclesiastical matters.
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