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Arizona's Top State Facts: Arizona Office of Tourism: 888-520-3434 http://www.ArizonaGuide.com Capital: Phoenix Population: 5,130,632 Governor: Janet Napolitano (D, to January 2007) Entered the Union: February 14, 1912 As the: 48th state Motto: Ditat Deus (God Enriches)
Nickname: The Grand Canyon State Flower: Flower of the saguaro cactus Bird: Cactus Wren Song: "Arizona March Song" Sports Teams: Phoenix Suns (Men's Basketball); Phoenix Coyotes (Hockey); Arizona Cardinals (Football); Arizona Diamondbacks (Major League Baseball), Phoenix Mercury (Women's Professional Basketball) Origin of Name: From the Native American word "Arizonac," meaning "little spring" or "young spring" Major Industries: Manufacturing, Agriculture, Copper Historical Sites: Tombstone, site of the famous shootout at the O.K. Corral ; Prescott, the first territorial capital of Arizona ; the Yuma Crossing, first used in the 1600s by Spanish traveling to California Points of Interest: The
Grand Canyon Bordering States:
California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders
Mexico. |