Place details
Place nameArizona
Other namesAZ
CountryUnited States
Latitude34
Longitude-112
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Settled since 25,000 BC; home to Hohokam by 300 BC & Anasazi by AD 100; nomadic Apache & Navajo arrived ca. 1300; Spanish came 16-17th cen.; area went to Mexico in 1821, to USA in 1850s after Mexican War; sided with Confederacy in 1861 in Civil War.