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- In 1864, Prescott was designated as the capital of the Arizona Territory, replacing the temporary capital of Fort Whipple. The territorial capital was moved to Tucson in 1867. Prescott again became the territorial capital in 1877, until Phoenix became the capital in 1889.
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Prescott served as capital of Arizona Territory until November 1, 1867, when the capital was moved to Tucson by act of the 4th Arizona Territorial Legislature. [17] The capital was returned to Prescott in 1877 by the 9th Arizona Territorial Legislature. [18]
The capital of the Arizona Territory was established in Prescott, but was moved to Tucson, back to Prescott, and finally to Phoenix over 25 years as political power shifted as the territory grew, developed, and stabilized. Each move was controversial.
Sep 26, 2014 · In 1864, the U.S. government named Prescott as the state capital. “Throughout the Civil War, there are essentially two capitals of Arizona, two different Arizonas. And until the ending of the Civil War that really officially clarifies everything and puts Arizona into the shape that we recognize it is," Batesaid. Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez/KJZZ.
Aug 2, 2024 · The town was the capital of Arizona Territory until 1889 (except for the years 1867–77, when the capital was moved to Tucson). A basic cattle-farming and mining economy prevails in the neighbouring countryside, while the city is a trade centre.
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Dec 18, 2023 · Named after historian William H. Prescott, the city was designated as the capital of the Arizona Territory. It replaced the temporary capital of Fort Whipple, at the time north of present-day...
When the meeting adjourned, a capital had been born and christened Prescott, in honor of the historian William Hickling Prescott who died in 1859, never having seen Arizona, whose name was unknown to early settlers until they read it in the Arizona Miner.
Prescott lost its standing as the territorial capital in 1867 when the capital was moved to Tucson by an act of the Legislature. Prescott regained it in 1877. As the population and political influence shifted, the capital was permanently relocated to Phoenix in 1889.
