Interesting facts about Arizona:
Arizona has a London Bridge in Lake Havasu City
Did you know you can find a piece of London in Lake Havasu City? The bridge you’ll find here was originally built in the 1830s to cross the River Thames in London. It was decommissioned due to sinking too much into the ground around the river. However, it was purchased in the 1960s and refurbished to be used in Lake Havasu City. It’s been in use here since 1971.
It snows in Arizona
While there are plenty of deserts in the state, you’ll also find plenty of places in northern Arizona where you’ll encounter snow. Much of the state is elevated, and its mountains are tall enough to allow for all four seasons to occur each year. Some places can even get an average of over 21 feet of annual snowfall. That’s definitely enough snow to go skiing!
There are no dinosaur bones in the Grand Canyon
You might think that the Grand Canyon would be a great place for paleontologists to do digs for dinosaur bones. However, that’s actually not true, The Grand Canyon offers geologists and casual visitors a peek into the area’s distant past, but you won’t find any dinos here. That’s due to two things. The Grand Canyon’s rock is much older than the dinosaurs, so they couldn’t have been preserved here. Also, the canyon itself didn’t form until after the dinosaurs went extinct, so none could have wandered down into it.
The right to remain silent began in Arizona in 1966
If you’ve ever watched a police show, you’ve likely heard the Miranda rights. The right to remain silent is arguably the most important part of those rights. Did you know that the Miranda warning is the result of a Supreme Court ruling in 1966 over a case that took place in Arizona? After the Supreme Court ruling, it became part of police procedure that anyone being arrested or questioned needed to be told they weren’t obligated to answer any questions without a lawyer.