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'''Tucson''' is a city of [[Arizona]] located 118 miles SE of the state capital [[Phoenix]]. It has a population of 526,000.

'''Tucson''' is a city of [[Arizona]] located 118 miles SE of the state capital [[Phoenix]]. It has a population of 526,000.

The region was first settled by [[Native American]] Indians approximately 12,000 years ago. Later, in the 18th century, Europeans established a settlement that would later become Tucson. The town did not officially become a part of the United States until the 1850s, with the [[Gadsden Purchase]]. During the 1860s, the town was allied with the Confederate States of America. The [[University of Arizona]] was established in 1885 in Tucson. Tucson was capital of Arizona for some time and until about 1930, Phoenix was smaller than its sister city.

The region was first settled by [[Native American]] Indians approximately 12,000 years ago. Later, in the 18th century, Spanish missionaries established a mission and a settlement that would later become Tucson. The town became a part of the United States in 1854, with the [[Gadsden Purchase]], which allowed the railroads to connect with the Midwest and California.

 

The [[University of Arizona]] was established in 1885 in Tucson. Tucson was capital of Arizona for some time and until about 1930, Phoenix was smaller than its sister city.

Tucson became an nationally famous winter tourist site during the 1920s. Troubled by economic stagnation, the Chamber of Commerce, the Tucson Sunshine-Climate Club, and the Arizona Polo Association did market surveys and inaugurated magnet events, like La Fiesta de los Vaqueros; they even built tourist facilities, like El Conquistador Hotel. The efforts were successful and tourism became a mainstay of the economy by 1930, and remains so into the 21st century.<ref>Alex Jay Kimmelman, "Luring the Tourist to Tucson: Civic Promotion During the 1920s," ''Journal of Arizona History'' 1987 28(2): 135-154</ref>  

Tucson became an nationally famous winter tourist site during the 1920s. Troubled by economic stagnation, the Chamber of Commerce, the Tucson Sunshine-Climate Club, and the Arizona Polo Association did market surveys and inaugurated magnet events, like La Fiesta de los Vaqueros; they even built tourist facilities, like El Conquistador Hotel. The efforts were successful and tourism became a mainstay of the economy by 1930, and remains so into the 21st century.<ref>Alex Jay Kimmelman, "Luring the Tourist to Tucson: Civic Promotion During the 1920s," ''Journal of Arizona History'' 1987 28(2): 135-154</ref>