Arizona became a U.S. state on February 14, 1912. Arizona was the 48th state admitted to the U.S. and the last of the contiguous states to be admitted. Several Arizona State Parks will be honoring the past century of Arizona’s Statehood with historical, environmental, and educational events throughout 2012. Happy Birthday Arizona!
Feb. 14: Centennial Celebration at the Presidio
10am – 2pm. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Arizona’s statehood at Tubac Presidio SHP, Arizona’s first state park! Open house with birthday cake and lemonade, live music, living history programs and frontier printing press demonstrations.
Cannon firing and group birthday song at 11 am. Bring a picnic and enjoy your state park on this historic day. Free admission.
Source: Arizona State Parks
Happy Birthday Arizona, my favourite US State. I am very fond of the desert environment and the down to earth attitude. I particularly like the Yuma area and surrounding desert landscape. Best of luck for the next 100 years.