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    • Mary Rose Wilcox

    • Mary Rose Wilcox

    • Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives Magazine

    • Maricopa County (Ariz.)--History; Maricopa County (Ariz.)--History--Miscellanea; first Mexican American woman elected to Phoenix City Council and first Mexican American woman elected to Maricopa County Board of Supervisors

    • Born in Superior Arizona in 1949, Mary Rose Wilcox left eh copper mining town to purse a degree in social work from Arizona State University. “I came down to the Valley and it was cultre shock,” she said. “There were only three Hispanics in...
    • Carmen Cajero and Olivia Cajero-Bedford

    • Carmen Cajero and Olivia Cajero-Bedford

    • Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives Magazine

    • Pima County (Ariz.)--History; Pima County (Ariz.)--History--Miscellanea; Tucson, Arizona—History; Legislators Mine Clifton-Morenci Heritage

    • With a passion for civic activism rooted in their Clifton-Morenci mining heritage, the women of the Cajero families have made public service an array of life. Carmen Cajero brought compassion, insight, stamina, and a tremendous work ethic to her...
    • Cecilia D. Esquer

    • Cecilia D. Esquer

    • Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives Magazine

    • Pima County (Ariz.)--History; Pima County (Ariz.)--History--Miscellanea; Tucson, Arizona—History; Legislators Mine Clifton-Morenci Heritage

    • With a passion for civic activism rooted in their Clifton-Morenci mining heritage, the women of the Cajero families have made public service an array of life. Carmen Cajero brought compassion, insight, stamina, and a tremendous work ethic to her...
    • Manuela Sanchez Sotelo and Maria Sotelo Miller

    • Manuela Sanchez Sotelo and Maria Sotelo Miller

    • Raul H. Castro Institute and Latino Perspectives Magazine

    • Maricopa County (Ariz.)--History; Maricopa County (Ariz.)--History--Miscellanea; Tempe (Ariz.)—History; first Mexican family to settle in Salt River Valley area (Ariz.)--History

    • Unimaginable hardships faced the settlers from Mexico and the eastern United States who began becoming to the Salt River Valley in the 1860s and 1870s. The unforgiving terrain challenged farming skills, required homesteading talents and presented...
    • Arizona Seals

    • Arizona Seals

    • Winsor, Mulford

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • A memorandum of the Great Seals by which, from the date of its birth and throughout its existence as Territory and State, Arizona has authenticated its official instruments and public documents.
    • State Flower

    • State Flower

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The state flower is the pure white waxy blossom of the saguaro, the largest cactus in the United States. The saguaro blossoms appear on the tips of the long arms of the cactus during May and June. The saguaro blossom was adopted as the floral...
    • State Bird

    • State Bird

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • Arizona's state bird, the cactus wren, is a woody-brown with a speckled breast. A distinctive white line can be found over each eye. It is the largest wren in Arizona, measuring 7-8 inches in length. Its song is a raucous and unmusical...
    • State Colors

    • State Colors

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • Arizona's official state colors are blue and gold. The blue, used in the Arizona state flag, is the same shade taht is found in the United States flag.
    • State Butterfly

    • State Butterfly

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The newest of state symbols, the two-tailed swallowtail became the state butterfly in 2001. This butterfly has yellow and black wings with a wing span between three and a half up to five inches in length - A.R.S. 41-860.
    • State Flag

    • State Flag

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The state flag consists of alternating red and yellow rays that represent the 13 original colonies and the western setting sun. The red and yellow are based on the colors of the Spanish flag that Coronado carried into the region. The bottom half...
    • State Amphibian

    • State Amphibian

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The Arizona Tree Frog is the state amphibian. It is small, usually 3/4 to 2 inches long. The tree frog is commonly green but can also be gold or bronze-colored. It sports a dark stripe that starts at the snout and runs through the eye and along...
    • State Anthem

    • State Anthem

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • Arizona has two state songs, the "Arizona March Song," was written in 1915 by Margaret Rowe Clifford with music by Maurice Blumenthal. Rex Allen, Jr. wrote a song titled "Arizona." It was adopted in 1982 as an alternate state song.
    • State Tree

    • State Tree

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The palo verde, meaning "green stick," one of the beautiful trees of the desert, is the state tree. The palo verde is found is the desert and foothill regions of Arizona. When the trees bloom, in either April of May, the tree shimmers in a blaze...
    • State Fossil

    • State Fossil

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • Petrified wood is the state fossil. Most of the petrified wood in Arizona can be found in the Petrified Forest in the northern part of the state. Petrified wood was adopted as the state fossil in 1988 - A.R.S. 41-853.
    • State Neckwear

    • State Neckwear

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The bola tie, which originated in Arizona, is the official state neckware, adopted on August 13, 1971. The bola tie, considered "a new symbol of the West," is usually crafted by silversmiths and leather makers in many shapes, sizes, and types. The...
    • State Mammal

    • State Mammal

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The ringtail is the state mamal. It is not really a cat but is related to the raccoon and coatimundi. The ringtail is also known as the ringtail cat, miner's cat, and cacomistle. It was designated the state mammal in 1986 - A.R.S. 41-859.
    • State Seal

    • State Seal

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The state's key enterprises are symbolized on the Arizona state seal. In the background is a mountain range with the sun rising behind the peaks. At the right side of the mountain range is a storage reservoir and a dam. Irrigated fields and...
    • State Reptile

    • State Reptile

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The Arizona Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake was the last rattlesnake to be named by herpetologists. This snake is small, rarely weighing more than 3-4 ounces as an adult or growing more than 24 inches. The Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake inhabits only the...
    • State Fish

    • State Fish

    • Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Arizona Capitol Museum Division.

    • Arizona; Signs and symbols; Seals and labels

    • The Apache Trout is the state fish. It has yellowish background color and pink lateral banding. Its spots are pronounced and usually spaced over the body. The Apache Trout has been historically found in the headwaters of the Salt, San Francisco,...

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