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Arizona
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Bisbee Deportation of 1917 
 A brief history of this significant event in labor history. Included are full-text documents of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), or Wobblies, including their song book. Site also contains documents supporting the copper mining companies and a selected bibliography. Note: Site does not display well in Internet Explorer. From the University of Arizona Library. http://www.library.arizona.edu/exhibits/bisbee/ Topics: Activism, Geology, Labor, Technology, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jan 15, 2007 The History of London Bridge
This essay describes the events surrounding the 1971 move of the London Bridge to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and the bridge's subsequent reconstruction. Includes brief history of the bridges that spanned the River Thames in London, and details about the man who won the bid to bring this bridge to Lake Havasu City when the British government put it up for sale in 1962. From Lake Havasu City Chamber of Commerce. http://www.golakehavasu.com/history-of-london-bridge.html Topics: History By Place, Transportation, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 31, 2009 The History of New Age Sedona
Full text of a 1997 publication that provides "history as told by local people; images and memories from a small group which provide vivid glimpses of the unique lifestyle of New Agers" in Sedona, Arizona. Topics include Sedona as a sacred place to Native Americans, music and dance, the harmonic convergence gathering in 1987, and examples of New Age business. This publication was originally commissioned by High Mountain Training and Publishing Company. http://www.lovesedona.com/01a.htm Topics: Religion, U.S. History By Place Last updated Aug 6, 2007 Hoover Dam
A look at people and events, recommended reading, an essay on "whether dams are environmentally and economically sound or harmful," and suggested topics for classroom discussion of the dam. A companion to the PBS television program in The American Experience series. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/hoover/ Topics: Architecture, Economics, Technology, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 5, 2009 The Hoover Dam: Lonely Lands Made Fruitful
The construction of the dam is presented in the context of the Great Depression, its enormity a metaphor for strength and modernity in a time of hardship. The site has social commentary about the creation of Boulder City, maps and plans, Franklin D. Roosevelt's dedication speech, and photographs taken throughout the project, including several of the Colorado River diversion process. http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA98/haven/hoover/front2.html Topics: Architecture, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Presidents by Name, Technology, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 21, 2006 Maps of the Pimería: Early Cartography of the Southwest
"Pimería was a province or region--never precisely defined--of Spanish colonial Mexico encompassing what is now southern Arizona and northern Sonora, the name being derived from the Pima Indians who live in the region." This site includes over twenty-five maps, ranging in date from 1556 to 1854. Each map features a description and information about the cartographer; some also have brief historical background notes. From the University of Arizona Library. http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/pimeriamaps/ Topics: History By Place, Maps, U.S. History By Place, U.S. Maps Last updated Mar 1, 2006 Scoundrels, Adventurers & Colorful Characters of the Wild West
Collection of biographies of "scoundrels, adventurers and colorful characters who called the Arizona Territory home," such as Cochise, Geronimo, John Wesley Powell, the Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Clanton Gang. Also includes listings for points of interest related to the individuals, recommended reading, and an option to browse listings by region in Arizona. From Arizona Heritage Traveler, a project of the Arizona Humanities Council and the Arizona Office of Tourism. http://www.arizonaheritagetraveler.org/templates/topics.php?nid=2&sid=55 Topics: U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated May 2, 2009 War Relocation Authority Camps in Arizona, 1942-1946
"This Web exhibit features images from approximately forty photographs taken for the War Relocation Authority and vividly depicts life in Arizona's two camps." From "Through Our Parents' Eyes: History & Culture of Southern Arizona," a project between the University of Arizona and the greater Tucson and Souther Arizona community. http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/wracamps/ Topics: History, Photograph Collections: History, U.S. History By Place, World War II Last updated Jul 22, 2004 |
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