Yes
Mexico.
it was desert
Before Arizona became a part of the United States, it was primarily part of Mexico. Following the Mexican-American War and the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, Mexico ceded a significant portion of its territory, including present-day Arizona, to the U.S. Additionally, the Gadsden Purchase in 1853 further defined Arizona's borders. Arizona eventually became a U.S. state on February 14, 1912.
It was a US Territory.
Arizona Territory ...Tombstone was established as a town before Arizona became a state.
Scottsdale, Arizona. Fun Fact: She was born in Phoenix, Arizona.
The land area known as Arizona today was once a part of the Territory of New Mexico, became a part of the Confederate States of America as the Confederate Territory of Arizona and later became Arizona Territory with a new dividing border with New Mexico. Arizona became a US State on 14 February 1912.
Arizona became the 48th State of the Union in 1912. I suspect it was "born" millions of years before.
The Apache, Navajo and Ute who all still have a major presence in Arizona.
Bulldogs
The Apache, Navajo and Ute.
Arizona was the 48th US State and it got statehood 47 years before Alaska became the 49th US State Arizona became a State in the same year that Alaska became a formal US Territory.