Historians disagree about the origin of the word Arizona. Here are two popular ideas: one, it comes from the Piman Native American word for "place of little spring", or two, it comes the Basque Native American word for "Good Oak Tree".
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, the Petrified Forest, the Hoover Dam, Monument Valley
Arizona borders California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Mexico.
Follow these links to read articles about Arizona from Encyclopedias and Almanacs:
50states.com: Arizona http://www.50states.com/arizona.htm
The site provides a wealth of information about Arizona. It includes everything from the highest point to county profile to climate.
Things To Do in Arizona http://www.thingstodo.com/states/AZ/index.htm
ThingsToDo.com is an online guide to information about Arizona's entertainment, recreation, and travel, and includes the state's interesting facts, famous people, and special events.
University of Arizona Library Web Exhibits http://www.library.arizona.edu/search/digital-collections/
Lots of virtual exhibits featuring images, digitized documents, and more on the history and cultural heritage of Arizona and other regions of the Southwestern U.S. Look under "UA Libraries' Web Exhibits."
FedStats: MapStat: United States: Arizona http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/04000.html
Fast access to statistics from more than 100 federal agencies on "economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more" in Arizona.
Arizona has the largest Native American population of any state. More than 14 tribes are represented on 20 reservations, including part of the Navajo Nation, which is located in the Four Corners region of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
Arizona is full of beautiful natural attractions like the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest. But did you know that Arizona's tourist attractions also include the old London Bridge, brought over from London and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City? (They built another one in London, of course!)
Monument Valley, with its stunning sandstone formations, has long been a favorite place of movie directors. Many popular Western movies were filmed there.
When you travel on the Grand Canyon Railway, you can experience a staged train robbery in true Old West style!