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Interesting Arizona Facts: 1.
The
amount of copper on the roof of the Capitol building is equivalent to
4,800,000 pennies. 2.
Arizona
observes Mountain Standard Time on a year round basis. The one exception
is the Navajo Nation, located in the northeast corner of the state,
which observes the daylight savings time change. 3.
The
battleship USS Arizona was named in honor of the state. It was
commissioned in 1913 and launched in 1915 from the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. 4.
World
War II brought many military personnel to train at Luke and Thunderbird
fields in Glendale. 5.
The
Castilian and Burgundian flags of Spain, the Mexican flag, the
Confederate flag, and the flag of the United States have all flown over
the land area that has become Arizona. 6.
Bisbee,
located in Tombstone Canyon, is known as the Queen of the Copper Mines.
During its mining history the town was the largest city between Saint
Louis and San Francisco. 7.
The
state's precipitation varies. At Flagstaff the annual average is 18.31
inches; Phoenix averages 7.64 inches; and Yuma's annual average is 3.27
inches. 8.
Crops
include 2%; pastureland 57%; forests 24%; and other uses are 17% in
land-use designation. 9.
Arizona
has more tribal land than any other state. 10.
Barry
Goldwater, a famous public official, senator, and presidential candidate
was born in Phoenix. 11.
In
1939 architect Frank Lloyd Wright's studio, Taliesin West, was built
near Phoenix. 12.
The
world's largest solar telescope is located at Kitts Peak National
Observatory in the city of Sells. 13.
At
one time camels were used to transport goods across Arizona. 14.
Phoenix
originated in 1866 as a hay camp to supply Camp McDowell. From 50states.com |
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Colonel Charles W. Harris designed Arizona's flag and it was made official in 1919. Red and yellow were the colors of the Spanish Conquistadors who set foot in the land in 1540. Each ray represents on of the original 13 colonies and the color of the star signifies copper, which Arizona mines more of than any other state. |
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