This article is about the U.S./Union territory (1863–1912). For the C.S. territory (1861–1865), see Confederate Arizona. For the U.S. state (1912–present), see Arizona.
Territory of the US (1863–1912)
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Territory of Arizona
Organized incorporated territory of the United States
1863–1912
Flag (1908–1912)
Map of the Arizona and New Mexico Territories, showing existing counties
The Territory of Arizona, commonly known as the Arizona Territory, was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863,[1] until February 14, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Arizona. It was created from the western half of the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War.
The Territory of Arizona, commonly known as the ArizonaTerritory, was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863, until February...
appointed. ArizonaTerritory was formed on February 24, 1863, from New Mexico Territory, remaining a territory for 49 years. The state of Arizona was admitted...
ArizonaTerritory, colloquially referred to as Confederate Arizona, was an organized incorporated territory of the Confederate States of America that...
of northern Mexico, including what later became ArizonaTerritory in 1863 and later the State of Arizona in 1912. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)...
The capital of the ArizonaTerritory was established in Prescott, but was moved to Tucson, back to Prescott, and finally to Phoenix over 25 years as political...
the "Arizona Organic Act", which split off the western portion of the 12-year-old New Mexico Territory, establishing the new ArizonaTerritory, where...
The Arizona Supreme Court is the state supreme court of the U.S. state of Arizona. Sitting in the Supreme Court building in downtown Phoenix, the court...
members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arizona. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States...
state of Arizona. Four counties (Mohave, Pima, Yavapai and Yuma) were created in 1864 following the organization of the ArizonaTerritory in 1862. The...
organizations. In 1901, the Arizona Rangers were created to rid the ArizonaTerritory of outlaws and corruption. At the time, the Territory was very dangerous...
is now Arizona south of the Gila River in 1854. In 1863, Arizona was split off from the Territory of New Mexico to form the ArizonaTerritory. The remoteness...
The New Mexico Territory, comprising what are today the U.S. states of New Mexico and Arizona, as well as the southern portion of Nevada, played a small...
also served as a judge in the newly formed ArizonaTerritory where he was a principal author of the territory's first legal code, the Howell Code. Howell...
the first university in the ArizonaTerritory. The University of Arizona is one of three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents. As of Fall...
other house. Congress formed the New Mexico Territory in 1850 consisting of the land that is now Arizona north of the Gila River, along with what is now...
The Arizona attorney general is the chief legal officer of the State of Arizona, in the United States. This state officer is the head of the Arizona Department...
lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Arizona and/or the ArizonaTerritory. Russell Merle Genet – research scholar and astronomer Joseph...
the ArizonaTerritory elected a non-voting delegate at-large to Congress from 1864 to 1912. These are tables of congressional delegations from Arizona to...
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