- YES ... Tucson IS one year older than the United States of America!
- "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, r etirees, 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 (730 meters) above sea level
- Covers nearly 500 square miles
- Oh, oh ... it is TUCSON ... NOT TUSCON!! Too-sawn NOT Tuc-sun OR Tus-kun OR Tus-kan!!
