1862 Chief Cochise and Apaches attack soldiers at Apache Pass, beginning a ten year war with settlers. Territory of Arizona is created by Congress, with Prescott as capital. 1864 Kit Carson captures approximately 7,000 Navajo indians in Canyon de Chelly, forcing them to leave Arizona. 1869 John Wesley Powell explores the Grand Canyon by boat. The great Apache Chief Geronimo surrenders to soldiers on September 4.
Indian fighting is over.
1880 Phoenix becomes capital of Arizona Territory. Population is 122,931. Roosevelt Dam is completed. 1919 Grand Canyon National Park is founded. The planet Pluto is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff.