May 5th – May 12th
Arizona is known as the “Nation’s Valentine”, because it joined the union on February 14th.
The name Arizona is though to come from either a Spanish version of the Pima Indian word arizonac meaning “place of the small spring” or from the Aztec’s arizuma meaning “silver-bearing”
Fun Facts
- Did you know you can stand in four states at once? At Four Corners – the point where the boundaries meet for Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona.
- Camels were used at one time to transport goods across Arizona
- It takes 50 years for a saguaro (sah wah ro) cactus to grow one arm. In April or May the saguaro blooms. The blossoms become edible fruit.
- The Grand Canyon is 227 miles long, 1 mile deep, and has an average width of 10 miles
- The Arizona trout is found only in the Arizona
General
- Entered the Union: February 14, 1912 (48)
- Capital: Phoenix
- Population: 6.7 million (15th most populated state)
- State Nickname: Grand Canyon State
- State Motto: Ditat Deus (God enriches)
Geography
- National Parks: 3
- State Parks: 28
- State Tree: Palo Verde
- State Flower: Saguaro Cactus Blossom
- State Fish: Arizona Trout
- State Bird: Cactus Wren
Famous For
- Grand Canyon
- Petrified Forest
- Painted Desert
- Hoover Dam
- London Bridge
- Monument Valley