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Tucson, Arizona
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The
Old Pueblo
History of
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Clovis people living in the area
Tucson History Timeline
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This website was created and is maintained by:

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