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ID: 7013929
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Record Type: administrative |
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Phoenix (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 26 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.4333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 112 04 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -112.0667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in S central Arizona on Salt River; irrigation & dam projects began 1867 & promoted development; burgeoned after WW II. |
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| Phoenix (preferred,C,V)
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| East Phoenix (C,V)
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| Hellings Mill (C,V)
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| Mill City (C,V)
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| Phenix (C,V)
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| Pumpkinsville (C,V)
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| Salt River (C,V)
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| Smith Station (C,V)
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| Smiths Station (C,V)
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Phoenix (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1867 on site of old Amerindian canals, incorporated in 1881, now the largest city in the state |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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on admission of Arizona to union 1912 |
| county seat (C) |
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since 1871 |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for textiles, clothing, air conditioners, aluminum products, chemicals, alcoholic beverages, aircraft & aircraft parts |
| trade center (C) |
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for vegetables, cotton, citrus & other fruit |
| agricultural center (C) |
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for cotton & truck farming |
| mining center (C) |
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| timber center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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hub for rail & air |
| resort center (C) |
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with sunny dry climate for health spas & winter vacationers |
| tourist center (C) |
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for "Copperbowl" (football game & parade), Arizona State Fair, World's Championship Rodeo & various professional sports teams |
| educational center (C) |
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for Phoenix, Grand Canyon & Maricopa Colleges & for American Graduate School of International Management |
| cultural center (C) |
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for Desert Botanical Gardens & for museums displaying Amerindian & pioneer relics & arts |
| capital (H) |
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of territory from 1889-1912 |
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