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| A tombstone in Boot Hill Cemetery in
Tombstone, Arizona |
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How far would you travel for silver and gold? After Arizona
became a separate territory on February 24, 1863, New Englanders
searching for gold came to Arizona and founded the town of Prescott.
When silver was discovered at Tombstone, Arizona, in 1877, nearly
7,000 people came to the territory. Four years later, the rough
frontier town became the site of the famous gunfight at the
O.K. Corral. By the 1880's the Arizona territory was bustling
with fortune seekers from all around the world.
In 1912, no longer a lawless frontier, Arizona became a state,
but precious metals and gunslingers were only a part of Arizona's
heritage. |
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Native Americans have always maintained
a strong presence in Arizona. When President Theodore Roosevelt
visited Arizona in 1913, the Hopi Indians honored him with a
demonstration of the ritual Hopi snake dance.
Today, fifteen distinct tribes, including Navajo, Hopi, Papago,
Apache, and Pima live on seventeen reservations in the state. |
| See the Hopi Indian's snake dance that
was performed for Theodore Roosevelt in Walpi, Arizona
in 1913 |
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