History UsefulNotes / Arizona

* '''Mesa:''' Founded by Latter-Day Saints in the 19th century, this city contains most of the Valley's LDS population, including a Mormon temple (renowned for its Christmas-season display of lights). It's famous for serving the spring training base of the Chicago Cubs.

* '''Bullhead City:''' Located in the Colorado River, this small city hosts the annual River Regatta event, and is across the river from the casino strip of Laughlin, Nevada.

* '''Tucson:''' Largest city in southern Arizona and the oldest incorporated city in the state, which is 100 miles southeast of Phoenix. Home to the University of Arizona's campus. It has a aircraft boneyard in the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and many companies that develops optics here. A bit more left in politics than the Phoenix area.

* '''Glendale:''' The city where the NFL Cardinals are currently based at. Their stadium hosted the 2015 Super Bowl.

* '''Tempe:''' Home of the Arizona State University's primary campus, as well as US Airways and the aforementioned university's Sun Devils sports team. Birthplace of the nationwide ice cream chain Cold Stone Creamery. Acknowledged as one of the central axes of the Valley's music scene, and politically the farthest-left of any city in the Phoenix area.

* '''Show Low:''' A town in the forests within the Mogollon Rim, a highland in eastern Arizona. Many celebrities have secondary homes here.

* '''Superior:''' Town where several films such as ''HowTheWestWasWon'' and ''TheProphecy'' were filmed.

* '''Parker:''' A town on the Colorado River. Home of one of the deepest dams in the world, which is front of Lake Havasu. No one is sure to pick who is the namesake of the town, since there's either Ely Parker, first Native American commisioner for the nation's government, or Earl Parker, a railroad surveyor and engineer. Appeared in ''FastFive''.

* '''Prescott:''' Former capital of Arizona, this city's downtown is very historical, some buildings dating from the 19th century. Creator/AlanDeanFoster lives here. The locals pronounce it "Press-kitt."

* '''Prescott:''' Former capital of Arizona, this city's downtown is very historical, some buildings dating from the 19th century. Creator/AlanDeanFoster lives here.

First, let's start off by explaining the significance of this state. Arizona doesn't have the same rate of entertainment born from there like the neighboring state of California. In other words, Arizona is not a place with nothing at all. Its capital, Phoenix, is already among the largest cities in the United States, and it's the biggest capital overall.[[note]]For folks not from America, it's sort of an American tradition for the state capital to be a dinky small-to-mid-sized city that nobody's ever heard of. Of 50 states, only 14 have capitals that are also the largest city--and of those, there are only six (Phoenix, Arizona; UsefulNotes/{{Boston}}, Massachusetts; UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, Georgia; UsefulNotes/{{Denver}}, Colorado; Salt Lake City, UsefulNotes/{{Utah}}; and Honolulu, UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}) that anyone out-of-state has really heard of.[[/note]] Throughout the times from first settlement in the 19th century to statehood in 1912, the mining industry fuels commercial growth throughout the state, in which the predominant mineral is copper, earning the state nickname "the Copper state". There's also things to do out in the wilderness besides seeing the cacti if you're a foreigner, like offroading (at least in the desert), boating in the main rivers, and such.

And so here are the many towns and cities:

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* '''Colorado City (formerly Short Creek):''' On the Utah border, synonymous with the fundamentalist/polygamist Mormon sects there. Where the Warren Jeffs clan was based before the move to Texas. Also in 1953 the Governor set a armed raid to break up the polygamists but ended up in a PR disaster.

* '''Holbrook:''' Town founded along with the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad (acquired by the Santa Fe railway; now BNSF Railway). A Route 66 town, and situated not far from Petrified Forest State Park.
* '''Kingman:''' County seat of Mohave County, which is the county in the northwester part of Arizona. Also has Route 66.
* '''Page:''' Situated near Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell, on which you can cross from Arizona into Utah by water.

* '''Prescott:''' Former capital of Arizona. Creator/AlanDeanFoster lives here.

* '''Wickenburg:''' A large town which touted itself as the Dude Ranch capital of the world since the old highway goes through it. Still strives today as a strong Old West themed town. Wickenburg has the largest area of all cities in Arizona.

* '''Buckeye:''' Westernmost city in the Phoenix metropolitan area, which currently sees the fastest growth rates in the area. Upton Sinclair of ''TheJungle'' fame lived here in one of his last years, making him the only notable resident by now.

* '''Glendale:''' The city where the NFL Cardinals are currently based at. Their stadium will also host the 2015 Super Bowl.
* '''Goodyear:''' Named from the Goodyear company (yes, that tire company), where they established cotton production for their tires.
* '''Maricopa:''' The southernmost city in the area. Sometimes known for having the only UsefulNotes/{{Amtrak}} station in the area.

* '''Scottsdale:''' A city located northeast of Phoenix filled with high wealth residents and nightlife amenities. It's basically an Arizona version of Beverly Hills and South Beach.
* '''Surprise:''' A city in the northwest corner of the Phoenix area. It has been a winter training place for many major league sports teams.

* '''Bullhead City:''' Located in the Colorado River, this city has been experiencing slow but steady growth. It hosts the annual River Regatta event, and is just across the river from Laughlin, Nevada.
* '''Lake Havasu City:''' City in western Arizona on the Colorado River. Best known for the London Bridge, which gave it a special relationship to the UnitedKingdom.
* '''Parker:''' A town on the Colorado River. Home of one of the deepest dams in the world, which is front of Lake Havasu. No one is sure to pick who is the namesake of the town, since there's either Ely Parker, first Native American commisioner for the nation's government, or Earl Parker, a railroad surveyor and engineer. Appeared and filmed in ''FastFive''.

* '''Quartzsite:''' A town best notable for having a huge number of winter residents between November and late Spring in every year. These residents are from the northern states or Canada. This period is when Quartzsite hosted flea markets and gem shows from its winter residents.
* '''Salome:''' A minor railroad town along US Route 60. Don't confuse its road as Route 66.

* '''Tucson:''' Largest city in southern Arizona and the oldest overall in the state, which is 100 miles southeast of Phoenix. Home to the University of Arizona's campus. It has a aircraft boneyard in the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, and many companies that specialize in optics here. A bit more left in politics than the Phoenix area.
* '''Benson:''' A former Southern Pacific railroad town. Considered to be the gateway of the Kartchner Caverns State Park.

* '''Douglas:''' Town that's also located close to the southeast corner. Situated next to the Mexican border, it was used to be a smelting town with ore from Bisbee. One of the state's most famous hotels, the Gadsden Hotel, is in Douglas.
* '''Gila Bend:''' A town located southwest of Phoenix and east of Yuma. It has many structures of unusual value.
* '''Superior:''' Town where several films such as ''HowTheWestWasWon'' and ''TheProphecy'' were set in.
* '''Tombstone:''' Town that's best known for the quick gunfight in 1881 when WyattEarp and others fought at the O.K. Corral.

Arizona, the 48th and last state admitted in the continental United States, celebrated its centennial in 2012. It's best known for having the Grand Canyon, the Saguaro cactus and the Sonoran desert, and plenty of other noteworthy attractions. The Grand Canyon state offers unique interesting subjects seen nowhere else in the United States or the rest of the Earth.

Also of note, the state of Arizona has had one ship of the United States Navy named in its honor, the battleship USS ''Arizona'' ([=BB-39=]). If you've ever seen footage of the [[WorldWarII Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor]], you have [[StockFootage likely seen footage]] of the ''Arizona's'' forward magazine exploding, resulting in the loss of the ship and 1,177 of her crew.

* '''Bisbee:''' A town located near the southeast corner of the state. It has well preserved mining scenes from the past.

First, let's start off by explaining the significance of this state. Arizona doesn't have the same rate of entertainment born from there like the neighboring state of California. In other words, Arizona is not a place with nothing at all. Its capital, Phoenix, is already among the largest cities in the United States, and it's the biggest capital overall.[[note]]For folks not from America, it's sort of an American tradition for the state capital to be a dinky small-to-mid-sized city that nobody's ever heard of. Of 50 states, only 14 have capitals that are also the largest city--and of those, there are only six (Phoenix, Arizona; UsefulNotes/{{Boston}}, Massachusetts; UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, Georgia; UsefulNotes/{{Denver}}, Colorado; Salt Lake City, UsefulNotes/{{Utah}}; and Honolulu, UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}) that anyone out-of-state that anyone has really heard of. (Minnesota is a special case, since St. Paul is the capital but its [[UsefulNotes/TwinCities twin Minneapolis]] is the largest city. The two are just close enough that they form a single core of a metropolitan area, but just far apart enough that there's a noticeable difference between them; as recently as TheSixties, people from St. Paul considered Minneapolis to be a whole different world, and vice-versa.)[[/note]] Throughout the times from first settlement in the 19th century to statehood in 1912, the mining industry fuels commercial growth throughout the state, in which the predominant mineral is copper, earning the state nickname "the Copper state". There's also things to do out in the wilderness besides seeing the cacti if you're a foreigner, like offroading (at least in the desert), boating in the main rivers, and such.

* '''Bullhead City:''' West of Kingman, this city has been experiencing slow but steady growth. It hosts the annual River Regatta event, and is just across the Coloado River from Laughlin, Nevada.

* '''Flagstaff:''' Largest city in northern Arizona. Best known as among the cities with the most days of sunshine, despite not being in a desert. Route 66 crosses the city.

* '''Winslow:''' Another one of the Route 66 towns. Has a railroad station hotel and fame from Music/TheEagles' song "Take it Easy". Gateway to Meteor Crater, its most famous attraction.

* '''Cottonwood:''' A town that is close to Sedona.

* '''Sedona:''' A small city famous for bright red rocky landscapes surrounding it. Has a small but thriving community of New Agers.
* '''Wickenburg:''' The Dude Ranch capital of the world since the old highway goes through it. Still strives today as a strong Old West themed town. Has the largest area of all cities in Arizona.

* '''Phoenix:''' The principal city of the state.
* '''Avondale:''' Contains the Phoenix International Raceway, despite not directly located on Phoenix.

* '''Gilbert:''' Largest incorporated town by population in the United States.
* '''Glendale:''' The city where the NFL Cardinals are currently based at. Will also host the 2015 Super Bowl.
* '''Goodyear:''' Named from the Goodyear company (yes, that tire company) and established for cotton growth and harvest for the tires.

* '''Mesa:''' Founded by Latter-Day Saints in the 19th century, this city contains most of the Valley's LDS population, including a Mormon temple (renowned for its Christmas-season display of lights). Famous as the spring training base of the Chicago Cubs.
* '''Peoria:''' Has the Luke Air Force Base. One of the dominant cities in the northwest part of the area.
* '''Scottsdale:''' A city located northeast of Phoenix that is noted for its high wealth residents and nightlife amenities. An Arizona version of Beverly Hills and South Beach.
* '''Surprise:''' A city in the northwest corner of the Phoenix area. Has been a training place for many major league sports teams.

* '''Page:''' Situated near Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell, on which you can cross from Arizona into Utah by water.
* '''Parker:''' A town on the Colorado River. Home of one of the deepest dams in the world, which is front of Lake Havasu. No one is sure to pick who is the namesake of the town, since there's either Ely Parker, first Native American commisioner for the nation's government, or Earl Parker, a railroad surveyor and engineer. Appears and is filmed within in ''FastFive''.
* '''Poston:''' A tiny town 15 miles south of Parker, noted for having one of the largest Japanese American internment camps that operated during World War 2.
* '''Quartzite:''' A town best notable for having a huge number of winter residents between November and late Spring in every year. These residents are from the northern states or Canada.

* '''Tucson:''' Largest city in southern Arizona and the oldest overall in the state, which is 100 miles southeast of Phoenix. Home to the University of Arizona's campus. Sometimes noted for its aircraft boneyard in the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and the many companies that specialize in optics here. A bit more left in politics than the Phoenix area.

* '''Yuma:''' A small city along the Colorado River near the state's southwest corner. Mostly sunny all year as well. There is an agriculture industry, but it couldn't resist the city from high unemployment unfortunately.

* '''Show Low:''' A town in the forests within the Mogollon Rim. Many celebrities have secondary homes here.

Speaking of the natural features, the Grand Canyon is among the biggest canyons in the world, being 277 miles long and and up to 18 miles wide.

First, let's start off by explaining the significance of this state. Arizona doesn't have the same rate of entertainment born from there like the neighboring state of California. In other words, Arizona is not a place with nothing at all. Its capital, Phoenix, is already among the largest cities in the United States, and it's the biggest capital overall.[[note]]For folks not from America, it's sort of an American tradition for the state capital to be a dinky small-to-mid-sized city that nobody's ever heard of. Of 50 states, only 14 have capitals that are also the largest city--and of those, there are only six (Phoenix, Arizona; UsefulNotes/{{Boston}}, Massachusetts; UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}, Georgia, UsefulNotes/{{Denver}}, Colorado; Salt Lake City, UsefulNotes/{{Utah}}; and Honolulu, UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}) that anyone out-of-state that anyone has really heard of. (Minnesota is a special case, since St. Paul is the capital but its [[UsefulNotes/TwinCities twin Minneapolis]] is the largest city. The two are just close enough that they form a single core of a metropolitan area, but just far apart enough that there's a noticeable difference between them; as recently as TheSixties, people from St. Paul considered Minneapolis to be a whole different world, and vice-versa.)[[/note]] Throughout the times from first settlement in the 19th century to statehood in 1912, the mining industry fuels commercial growth throughout the state, in which the predominant mineral is copper, earning the state nickname "the Copper state". There's also things to do out in the wilderness besides seeing the cacti if you're a foreigner, like offroading (at least in the desert), boating in the main rivers, and such.

First, let's start off by explaining the significance of this state. Arizona doesn't have the same rate of entertainment born from there like the neighboring state of California. In other words, Arizona is not a place with nothing at all. Its capital, Phoenix, is already among the largest cities in the United States, and it's the biggest capital overall.[[note]]For folks not from America, it's sort of an American tradition for the state capital to be a dinky small-to-mid-sized city that nobody's ever heard of. Of 50 states, only 14 have capitals that are also the largest city--and of those, there are only five (Phoenix, Arizona; UsefulNotes/{{Boston}}, Massachusetts; UsefulNotes/{{Denver}}, Colorado; Salt Lake City, UsefulNotes/{{Utah}}; and Honolulu, UsefulNotes/{{Hawaii}}) that anyone out-of-state that anyone has really heard of. (Minnesota is a special case, since St. Paul is the capital but its [[UsefulNotes/TwinCities twin Minneapolis]] is the largest city. The two are just close enough that they form a single core of a metropolitan area, but just far apart enough that there's a noticeable difference between them; as recently as TheSixties, people from St. Paul considered Minneapolis to be a whole different world, and vice-versa.)[[/note]] Throughout the times from first settlement in the 19th century to statehood in 1912, the mining industry fuels commercial growth throughout the state, in which the predominant mineral is copper, earning the state nickname "the Copper state". There's also things to do out in the wilderness besides seeing the cacti if you're a foreigner, like offroading (at least in the desert), boating in the main rivers, and such.

* '''Prescott:''' Former capital of Arizona. AlanDeanFoster lives here.

Arizona, the 48th and last state admitted in the continental United States. It's best known for having the Grand Canyon, the Saguaro cactus and the Sonoran desert, and plenty of other noteworthy attractions. The Grand Canyon state offers unique interesting subjects nowhere seen in the United States or the rest of the Earth.

* '''Bullhead City''' West of Kingman, this city experiences growth, helds the annual River Regatta event, and is just next to Laughlin, Nevada.

* '''Holbrook:'' Town founded along with the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad (acquired by the Santa Fe railway; now BNSF Railway). A Route 66 town.

* '''Camp Verde''' Has the largest Kokopelli (Native American fertility deity) statue. Mentioned in {{Film/Paul}}.

* '''Sedona:''' A small city famous for bright red rocky landscapes surrounding it.

* '''Buckeye:''' Westernmost city in the Phoenix metropolitan area, which currently sees the fastest growth rates in the area. Upton Sinclair of TheJungle fame lives here in one of his last years, making him the only notable resident by now.

* '''Mesa:''' Contains a large LDS (Mormon) temple and other local public features.

* '''Surprise:''' A city in the northwest corner of the Phoenix area. Has been a training place for many major league sport teams.
* '''Tempe:''' Home of the Arizona State University's primary campus, as well as US Airways and the aforementioned university's Sun Devils sports team. Birthplace of the nationwide ice cream chain Cold Stone Creamery.

* '''Tucson:''' Largest city in southern Arizona and the oldest overall in the state, which is 100 miles southeast of Phoenix. Home to the University of Arizona's campus. Sometimes noted for its aircraft boneyard in the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and the many companies that specialized optics here. A bit more left in politics than the Phoenix area.

* '''Surperior:''' Town where several films such as ''HowTheWestWasWon'' and ''TheProphecy'' were set in.

* '''Clifton:''' Town in eastern Arizona where a dreadful copper mine strike occurred in the early 1980s.

* '''Safford:''' A primary setting for the film ''LostInAmerica''.

First, let's start off by explaining the significance of this state. Arizona doesn't have the same rate of entertainment born from there like the neighboring state of California. In other words, Arizona is not a place with nothing at all. Its capital, Phoenix, is already among the largest cities in the United States, and it's the biggest capital overall. Throughout the times from first settlement in the 19th century to statehood in 1912, the mining industry fuels commercial growth throughout the state, in which the predominant mineral is copper, earning the state nickname "the Copper state". There's also things to do out in the wilderness besides seeing the cacti if you're a foreigner, like offroading (at least in the desert), boating in the main rivers, and such.

* '''Maricopa:''' The southernmost city in the area. Sometimes known for having the only {{Amtrak}} station in the area.

Speaking of the natural features, the Grand Canyon is among the biggest canyons in the world, being '''277 miles long''' and and up to '''18 miles wide'''.

* '''Winslow:''' Another one of the Route 66 towns. Has a railroad station hotel and fame from Music/TheEagles' song "Take it Easy". Also close to Meteor Crater.

* '''Mesa:''' Contains a large LDS (Mormon) temple and other local public featured.

* '''Quartzite:''' A town best notable for having a '''huge''' number of winter residents between November and late Spring in every year.
* '''Salome:''' Railroad town along US Route 60, '''not''' Route 66.

* '''Tempe:''' Home of the Arizona State University's primary campus, as well as US Airways and the aforementioned university's Sun Devils sports team. Brithplace of the nationwide ice cream chain Cold Stone Creamery.

* '''Winslow:''' Another one of the Route 66 towns. Has a railroad station hotel and fame from TheEagles' song "Take it Easy". Also close to Meteor Crater.