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| HISTORY LOVERS Tucson is in a high Sonoran Desert valley surrounded by four mountain ranges:north-Santa Catalinas, east-Rincons, south-Santa Ritas, and west-Tucsons. The valley has attracted humans for the last 12,000 years. The ancient residents called the settlement Stjukshon meaning "spring at the foot of the hill". The spring being the Santa Cruz, which is now a dry river bed most of the year. In 1700, Spanish Jesuit Eusebio Francisco Kino established the San Xavier Mission, whcih is still an active mission today. Spanish reanchers and miners soon penetrated the valley forcing conflict with native Indians. In 1776 Tucson was a new walled presidio, thus the nickname "the Old Pueblo". Tucson fell under Mexico jurisdiction in 1821. The American flag first flew over Tucson in 1846 during the Mexican war. Tucson has a population of close to a million. Elevation is 2,389 ft. ARIZONA TRIVIA- Take a trivia test to see how much you know about Arizona. Tucson has many historic areas click on the following to learn more about these areas: TUCSON'S BARRIO HISTORICO TUCSON'S ARMORY PARK TUCSON'S EL PRESDIO AREA TUCSON'S DOWNTOWN ARTS DIST. TUCSON'S FORT LOWELL AREA TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA SEARCH TUCSON REAL ESTATE CONTACT ME Julie Nellis, ABR, GRI, e-Pro Associate Broker Long Realty 1890 E. River Rd Tucson, AZ 85718 520-918-3843 |