This period of Arizona history covers the years after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo and the Gadsden Purchase in 1848 and 1854 respectively through the American Civil War of the 1860's and includes Arizona statehood in 1912.
The biographer must understand the important people involved in the economic growth of Arizona. The historian should outline the events issues and topics which spur Arizona toward statehood. The navigator must chronical the geographic elements of this economic growth.
Copper-Great site on importance of copper.
Copper Mining-History of copper mining.
Vulture Mine-Mining in Wickenburg.
Prescott-Gold in Prescott.
Bisbee-Great short history of Bisbee with links and pics.
Bisbee-Visitor's guide to Bisbee.
Bisbee By Photo-Photo's and text about Bisbee's past and present.
Mining Techniques-Explains how Bisbee's copper was mined.
Prescott & The RR-History of how the RR came to Prescott.
Roosevelt Dam-Short history with pics.
Roosevelt Dam Specs-History, photos, cross-section view of dam with great statistics on the dam.
Mormom Settlers-Short history of mormom settlement.
Mormom Settlement-Brief history with primary source material.
Prescott-History of Prescott.
Prescott by Photo-Pics and text of Prescott.
Douglas-Brief history of S. Arizona town.
Jerome-The town with the $1 Billion view.
Flagstaff-The town the RR built.
Tucson-History of the "Old Pueblo"
Wells Fargo-Wells Fargo & The Earps
Tombstone-Pics & music of town "To Tough To Die"
Tombstone-Good short history with music.
Tombstone History-Photos and brief history of town.
Founding Tombstone-Pics and history.
Wyatt Earp-Short history with pics and information on his later years and death.
Wyatt Earp-Great links and information about Wyatt and his family.
Fight at OK Corral-Animated history of gun fight.
Fort Huachuca-Click to history and see how this place was important in territory of AZ.
Arizona Rough Riders-Buckey O'Neill & TR.
Crown King-Short history.
Ghost Towns-Arizona Ghost Towns with pics and very short histories.