Timeline of Tucson, Arizona
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
18th century
[edit]- 1732 – Mission San Xavier del Bac founded by Jesuits near present-day Tucson.[1]
- 1776 – Presidio San Augustin del Tucson (military outpost) established.[1]
- 1779 – December 6: First Battle of Tucson.
- 1782
- May 1: Second Battle of Tucson.
- December 25: Third Battle of Tucson (1782).
- 1784 – March 21: Fourth Battle of Tucson, Sonora, New Spain.
19th century
[edit]- 1846 – December 16: Capture of Tucson, Sonora, Mexico, by United States forces.
- 1848 – Population: 760.[1]
- 1853 – Territory becomes part of the United States per Gadsden Purchase.[1]
- 1856 – August 29: Conference held to organize Arizona Territory.[1]
- 1857 – San Antonio-San Diego Mail Line in operation.
- 1862
- February: Tucson occupied by Confederate forces.[1]
- May 20: Capture of Tucson by Union forces.[1]
- 1863 – Tully, Ochoa & Co. merchandisers in business.[2]
- 1866 – L. Zechendorf & Co. merchandisers in business.[2]
- 1867 – Tucson becomes capital of Arizona Territory.[1]
- 1869 – St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church built.[3]
- 1870
- Arizona Citizen newspaper begins publication.[4]
- J.S. Mansfield news depot in business.[2]
- 1872
- 1873
- San Diego-Tucson telegraph begins operating (approximate date).[5]
- Fort Lowell built near Tucson.[1]
- 1875 – Estevan Ochoa elected mayor.
- 1876 – Pie Allen becomes mayor.
- 1877 – Town incorporated.[1]
- 1878 – El Fronterizo newspaper begins publication.[4][6]
- 1879
- Arizona Daily Star newspaper begins publication.[4]
- Presbyterian Church built.[3]
- 1880
- 1881
- 1882 – March 20: Wyatt Earp kills Frank Stilwell.
- 1883 – City chartered. [1] Townsite is bounded by Speedway Boulevard on the north, 22nd Street on the south, 1st Avenue on the east, & on the west by Main Avenue from north of 18th Street, & 10th Avenue from south of 18th Street.
- 1885 – The first public park in Tucson known as Carrillo's Gardens is built by Leopoldo Carrillo.[7]
- 1890 – Population: 5,150.[1]
- 1891 – University of Arizona opens per Morrill Act;[1] Old Main, University of Arizona built.
- 1893 – Arizona State Museum established.
- 1897 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson established; [1] Cathedral of Saint Augustine (Tucson) built.
- 1900 – Population: 7,531.[1]
20th century
[edit]- 1903 – Desert Laboratory founded.
- 1907 – Southern Pacific railway station built.
- 1910 – Population: 13,193.[1]
- 1912 – City becomes part of new State of Arizona.
- 1919
- City airfield established.
- Hotel Congress in business.
- 1920 – Rialto Theatre (Arizona) opens.
- 1927
- Charles Lindbergh visits city.
- Temple of Music & Art built.[8]
- 1928 – James A. Walsh United States Courthouse built.
- 1929
- Pima County Courthouse and Consolidated National Bank building constructed.
- Pioneer Hotel in business.
- 1930
- Fox Tucson Theatre and Plaza Theater (Tucson) open.
- Arizona Inn built.[9]
- 1933 – Henry Jaastad becomes mayor.[10]
- 1940
- Tucson Army Air Field established.
- South Tucson incorporates as a city.
- 1941 – Davis–Monthan Air Force Base established.
- 1950 – Catalina Highway constructed.
- 1952 – Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum founded.
- 1954 – Hirsh's Shoes (shop) built.[9]
- 1955
- Don Hummel becomes mayor.
- Southern Pacific 1673 train exhibit opens.
- 1956 – Tucson Air National Guard Base active.
- 1960
- University of Arizona Poetry Center founded.
- Old Tucson Studios theme park and El Con Mall in business.
- 1962 – Phoenix Title Building constructed.
- 1963 – Tucson International Airport begins operating.
- 1964 – Tucson Botanical Gardens founded.
- 1965 – DeGrazia Gallery built.
- 1967
- University of Arizona College of Medicine and Reid Park Zoo founded.
- Jim Corbett (politician) becomes mayor.
- Tucson Federal Savings & Loan Association Building constructed.
- 1969 – Pima Community College established.
- 1971
- Tucson Opera Company and Food Conspiracy Co-op[11] founded.
- Tucson Community Center built.
- 1972 – Planetary Science Institute founded.
- 1975 – Center for Creative Photography established.
- 1976 – Tucson Community Food Bank[12][1] and Pima Air & Space Museum established.
- 1977 – Bank of America Plaza (Tucson) built.
- 1978 – Arizona State Prison Complex – Tucson in operation.
- 1982
- Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson in operation.
- Tucson Mall and Casas Adobes Foothills Mall (Arizona) in business.
- 1984 – Channel 12 government access TV begins broadcasting (approximate date).[13]
- 1985 – Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation established.[10]
- 1986 – One South Church built.
- 1987 – Thomas Volgy becomes mayor.
- 1990 – Population: 405,390.[14]
- 1991
- Biosphere 2 built.
- George Miller (Arizona politician) becomes mayor.
- 1996
- Goodricke-Pigott Observatory dedicated.
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson founded.
- 1998
- City website online (approximate date).[15][chronology citation needed]
- Park Place (Tucson, Arizona) shopping mall in business.
- 1999 – Bob Walkup becomes mayor.
21st century
[edit]- 2001 – Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater opens.
- 2004
- La Encantada shopping center in business.
- October 5: Murder of Brian Stidham.
- 2005
- Jewish History Museum (Tucson) established.
- Southern Arizona Transportation Museum dedicated.[16]
- 2007
- United States Penitentiary, Tucson in operation.
- 2010
- Con-Nichiwa anime convention begins.
- Population: 520,116.
- 2011
- January 8: Shooting of U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords and eighteen others in Casas Adobes.[17]
- January 12: Barack Obama Tucson memorial speech.
- May 5: Jose Guerena shooting.
- November 8: Tucson mayoral election, 2011.
- December 5: Jonathan Rothschild becomes mayor.[18]
- Casino Del Sol Hotel Tower and UniSource Energy Building constructed.
- 2013 – Armed Citizens Project active.[19]
See also
[edit]- History of Tucson, Arizona
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Pima County, Arizona
- List of television stations in Tucson
- List of tallest buildings in Tucson
- Timeline of Arizona
- Timelines of other cities in Arizona: Mesa, Phoenix
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Britannica 1910.
- ^ a b c Barter 1881.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Disturnell 1881.
- ^ a b c "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ Hubert Howe Bancroft (1889), History of Arizona and New Mexico, 1530-1888, San Francisco: History Company, OL 14012406M
- ^ Libraries. "Chicano/a Research Collection: Timeline". Research Guides. USA: Arizona State University. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ^ Scrivner, A.V. (2006). Valiant Southwest. Tucson, AZ: Gala Text. p. 123. ISBN 1887116133.
- ^ "Arizona Historic Theatres". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "In Tucson, an Unsung Architectural Oasis", New York Times, June 14, 2015
- ^ a b "Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation". Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ "NCGA Co-ops: Arizona". Iowa: National Cooperative Grocers Association.
- ^ "Arizona Food Banks". Food Bank Locator. Chicago: Feeding America. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "12 Tucson: Behind the Scenes". City of Tucson. Archived from the original on April 14, 2001. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
- ^ "City of Tucson". Archived from the original on 1998-01-10 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Southern Arizona Transportation Museum". Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ Gregg Lee Carter, ed. (2012). "Chronology". Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-38671-8.
- ^ "US mayors". City Mayors.com. London: City Mayors Foundation. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ "Group plans free shotgun give-away to boost safety in Tucson". Reuters. March 29, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
Bibliography
[edit]- Published in 19th century
- Directory of the City of Tucson. San Francisco: G.W. Barter. 1881.
- "Tucson P.O.", Arizona Business Directory and Gazetteer, San Francisco: W.C. Disturnell, 1881
- Patrick Hamilton (1881), "Chief Towns: Tucson", Resources of Arizona, Prescott, Ariz
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Tucson and Tombstone General and Business Directory, for 1883 and 1884. 1883.
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (9th ed.). 1888. p. 604.
- "(Tucson)", Appletons' General Guide to the United States and Canada: Western and Southern States, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1889
- Published in 20th century
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). 1910. pp. 361–362.
- Estelle M. Buehman (1911), Old Tucson: a hop, skip and jump history from 1539 Indian settlement to new and greater Tucson, Tucson, Ariz: State Consolidated Publishing Co., OCLC 12268599, OL 6530481M
- George Wharton James (1917), "Old – Tucson – New", Arizona, the Wonderland, Boston: Page Company
- "Tucson, Arizona". Automobile Blue Book. New York: Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co. 1919.
- Federal Writers’ Project (1966). "Tucson". Arizona, the Grand Canyon State. American Guide Series (4th ed.). New York: Hastings House. p. 252+. OL 5989725M.
- Rob Rachowiecki (1995), "Southeastern Arizona: Tucson", Southwest, Lonely Planet, OL 24220208M
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tucson, Arizona.
- Arizona State University Libraries. Items related to Tucson in the Hayden Arizona Collection
- Arizona Archives Online. Materials related to Tucson, various dates
- Library of Congress, Prints & Photos Division. Materials related to Tucson, various dates
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Tucson, various dates
