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1896: The Phoenix Post Office moved into magnificent new quarters equipped with three windows — two for gentlemen and one for ladies.

A collection of the interesting and sometimes unusual — events that happened this week in Arizona history.April 24On this date in 1880, St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson opened, staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph.On this date in 1909, the town of Wickenburg was incorporated by a vote of 36 to 5.On this date in 1919, agreement was reached clearing the way for the construction of

Sunday, April 24 On this date in 1880, St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson opened, staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph. On this date in 1909, the town of Wickenburg was incorporated by a vote of 36 to 5.

The steamboats on the Colorado weren’t the floating palaces that Mark Twain wrote about. They were built to be strictly functional.

A collection of the interesting — and sometimes unusual — events that happened this week in Arizona history.Jan. 16On this date in 1900, the Gila Valley Bank, predecessor of the Valley National Bank, opened its doors in Solomonville.On this date in 1922, Isaac Polhamus, veteran steamboat captain on the Colorado River, rancher and Yuma resident for 66 years, died.