Tucson is the ... Old Pueblo

-"Old Pueblo" is Tucson's nickname, which comes from its Spanish-Indian history
-The term "Old Pueblo" is first used in the 1911 book Old Tucson, which covers the history of the Tucson area from 1539 to the present
-In the 1920s, the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club used the phrase "Old Pueblo" in ads to attract tourists, retirees, and others

-Tucson is Arizona's second-largest city, with a metro population over 1 million

-Located in southeastern Arizona, on a hilly plain along the Santa Cruz Rivef

-About 2400 feet above sea level

-Covers nearly 500 square miles

-Tucson was founded as a military fort by the Spanish when Hugo O'Conor authorized the construction of Presidio San Agustín del Tucsón in 1775
-Oh, oh ... it is TUCSON ... NOT TUSCON!!  Too-sawn NOT Tuc-sun OR Tus-kun OR Tus-kan!!