ARIZONA By: Lexie Asbury Park Middle School Ms. Librizzi’s class
Arizona Capital: Phoenix Nickname: The Grand Canyon State Date of Statehood: feb.14,1912, the 48 th state Source: Worldbook Online 2010
The Grand Canyon Source: Worldbook Online 2010
Tucson, Arizona Source: Worldbook Online 2010
Arizona’s State Flag and Seal Source: Worldbook Online 2010
Arizona’s State bird, flower, and tree Source: Worldbook Online 2010
Arizona’s State Quarter Source: Worldbook Online 2010
Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River Source: Worldbook Online 2010
The Meteor Crater The Meteor Crater in Arizona lies between the towns of Flagstaff and Winslow. Scientists believe that a meteorite struck the earth about 50,000 years ago and dug a hole about 4,180 feet (1,275 meters) across and 570 feet (175 meters) deep. Source: worldbook online 2010
Arizona’s Cactus Organ-pipe cactus grows in a desert in southern Arizona Sourrce: worldbook online 2010
Canyon de Chelly National Monument Canyon de Chelly National Monument, in northeastern Arizona Sourrce: worldbook online 2010