Tucson, Arizona
The
Old Pueblo
History of
Clovis people living in the area
Tucson History Timeline
This website was created and is maintained by:
Philip J. June
Tucson, AZ
This website was first created
and published on 11.24.07;
Last update was 11.24.07
12,000 B.C.
Agricultural settlements established
1,000 B.C.
Hohokam Culture
200 A.D. - 1450 A. D. .
Mendoza sends Marcos de Niza in search of the seven cities of gold
1539
Coronado follows de Niza into Arizona
1540
Spanish Jesuit missionaries arrive
1600's
Father Kino arrives in the area
1692
Father Kino begins building of San Xavier del Bac
1697
Father Kino establishes the Mission San Agustin
1757
Hugo O'conor establishes the Presidio of San Agustin del Tucson
1775
The Presidio is completed
1781
San Xavier and the convento are completed (more or less)
1797
Mexican-Spanish War begins
1810
Mexican-Spanish War ends with Treaty of Cordoba, Tucson is now part of Mexico
1821
Mexican-American War begins
1846
Mexican-American War ends with Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo - Mexican Arizona U.S. borders in dispute
1848
Gadsden Purchase makes Tucson officially part of U.S. but not yet a territory
1853
Tucson secedes and becomes part of Confederate States of America
1861 - 1863
Civil War battle of Picacho Pass fought north of Tucson
1862
Arizona becomes a territory of the U.S.
1864
Tucson is the Arizona Territorial Captial
1866 - 1877
First Southern Pacific Railroad train arrives
1880
Electric lights arrive
1883
Territorial legislature authorizes the University of Arizona
1885
Arizona Territorial University (precursor to U.of A.) opens
1891
Arizona becomes the 48th state
1912
Tucson becomes first city in the U.S. to own a munincipal airport (present day Davis Monthan A.F.B.)
1920
Linbergh lands in Tucson
1927
F.B.I. captures Dillinger at Tucson Hotel Congress
1934
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