Here is the next instalment of my newish monthly feature
going through the States of the United States in alphabetical order to check
out how they got named, what their flag is like and other things of interest. It would be great if you shared other
info/comments about the State with us via a comment.
Today's State is in the South West - Arizona. It was the 48th State to be
admitted to the Union. Only about 15% of
the State is privately owned land!
More people live in Arizona than in the whole of New
Zealand. In fact the population of New
Zealand and of Phoenix are around the same.
The sun shines in Phoenix for more than 85% of daylight time – wow!
The famous gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone was
set in Arizona.
The best preserved meteor crater in the world is found
in Winslow, Arizona.
Nicknames –
the Grand Canyon state, the Copper State
Flag
State
Seal
Capital –
Phoenix (Glen Campbell sang By The Time I Get to Phoenix – and he is a notable
resident)
Flower –
Saguaro blossom – this the blossom of a kind of cactus. These are very slow growing indeed.
The
Grand Canyon – I've posted about this already here
Famous
people born in Arizona – John McCain (former Presidential candidate), Frank Lloyd
Wright (architect), Lynda Carter (WonderWoman), Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac),
Linda Ronstadt
I don't know a lot about Arizona, so I found this really interesting.
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