Oct. 8: Today in Arizona history

2012-10-08T07:00:00Z 2012-10-19T16:14:25Z Oct. 8: Today in Arizona historyArizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star
October 08, 2012 7:00 am  • 

1878: Southern Pacific Railroad receives a charter from the Territory of Arizona and permission to cross the Military Reservation at Yuma.

1972: Largest residential community ever planned in Tucson, Sunrise Village, is underway in Craycroft an Fort Lowell area.

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