Arizona Notes

Arizona Notes

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Journal Question: What is Journal Question: What is the most interesting the most interesting geographical place that geographical place that you have ever visited in you have ever visited in Arizona?Arizona? Describe your Describe your trip in some detail. If you trip in some detail. If you have not been to any have not been to any places in Arizona, describe places in Arizona, describe some places that you some places that you would like to visit.would like to visit.

1.1. Francisco VásquezFrancisco Vásquez de Coronadode Coronado was a was a Spanish Spanish conquistadorconquistador, who, between 1540 , who, between 1540 and 1542, visited and 1542, visited New MexicoNew Mexico and other and other parts of what is now the parts of what is now the southwesternsouthwestern United States. United States. CoronadoCoronado searched for many searched for many treasurestreasures in the in the WestWest but ended his life in but ended his life in bankruptcybankruptcy in in Mexico CityMexico City..

2. 2. Charles Debrille PostonCharles Debrille Poston was an American was an American explorerexplorer, , prospectorprospector, , authorauthor, , politicianpolitician, and , and civil civil servantservant. He is referred to . He is referred to as the as the "Father of Arizona""Father of Arizona" due to his efforts lobbying due to his efforts lobbying for for creationcreation of the of the Arizona Arizona TerritoryTerritory. Poston was also . Poston was also the Arizona Territory’s the Arizona Territory’s first first delegatedelegate to the to the U.S. U.S. House of RepresentativesHouse of Representatives..

3. 3. John "Jack" SwillingJohn "Jack" Swilling was one of the original was one of the original foundersfounders of the city of of the city of PhoenixPhoenix, Arizona. He , Arizona. He had a dual reputation for had a dual reputation for kindnesskindness and a and a roughrough, , toughtough side. Biographers have side. Biographers have indicated he may have indicated he may have killedkilled a dozen or more a dozen or more menmen, once shooting and killing a man in , once shooting and killing a man in Wickenburg, Arizona in Wickenburg, Arizona in self-defenseself-defense, then , then scalpingscalping him. him.

Swilling came to Arizona to prospect for

gold.

4. 4. GeorgeGeorge Wylie Wylie Paul HuntPaul Hunt was was the the firstfirst, , thirdthird, , fifthfifth, and , and seventhseventh governorgovernor of the of the State of Arizona. State of Arizona. HuntHunt led the led the constitutional constitutional conventionconvention that that drafted the state drafted the state constitutionconstitution..

5. 5. Carl Trumbull Carl Trumbull HaydenHayden was an was an American politician American politician and the first United and the first United States States SenatorSenator to to serve serve sevenseven terms. terms. Serving as Arizona's Serving as Arizona's first first RepresentativeRepresentative for for eighteight terms terms before entering the before entering the SenateSenate, Hayden still , Hayden still holds the record for holds the record for the the longestlongest service service in the U.S. in the U.S. CongressCongress..

President John F. Kennedy said of Carl President John F. Kennedy said of Carl Hayden: "Every Federal program Hayden: "Every Federal program which has contributed to the which has contributed to the development of the West — development of the West — irrigation, power, reclamation — irrigation, power, reclamation — bears his mark, and the great Federal bears his mark, and the great Federal highway program which binds this highway program which binds this country together, which permits this country together, which permits this State to be competitive east and State to be competitive east and west, north and south, this, in large west, north and south, this, in large measure, is his (Hayden’s) creation."measure, is his (Hayden’s) creation."

6. Barry Morris Goldwater was a 6. Barry Morris Goldwater was a fivefive-term U.S. -term U.S. SenatorSenator from from ArizonaArizona and the and the RepublicanRepublican Party’s nominee for Party’s nominee for PresidentPresident in the in the 19641964 election. He was a election. He was a Major GeneralMajor General in the in the U.S. U.S. Air ForceAir Force Reserves. He was also Reserves. He was also referred to as referred to as "Mr. Conservative"Mr. Conservative.”.”

7. 7. Sandra Day O'ConnorSandra Day O'Connor served as an served as an AssociateAssociate JusticeJustice of the of the Supreme CourtSupreme Court of the United of the United States from States from 1981 1981 until her retirement from until her retirement from the bench in the bench in 20062006. The first . The first womanwoman to serve to serve on the on the Supreme CourtSupreme Court, she was a crucial , she was a crucial swingswing vote on the Court for many years vote on the Court for many years because of her because of her case-by-casecase-by-case approach and approach and her relatively her relatively moderatemoderate political views. political views.