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Originally Posted by glynnjamin
Goldwater, Corbett, Mofford, Greenway, um...that's all I got.
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Like Hoover said, we have a lot of great history, but most of it is unknown. I mean think about it, Arizona has only been a state 97 years, but we have been inhabited by 'modern' man since the 1700's. I'm sure historians could list off 100 people, 100 good people, who are important to the state without even thinking about it.
Just off the top of my head...
Dorothy Gilbert... led campaign to preserve the mountains in and around Phoenix
Juan Bautista de Anza... spanish explorer
John Wesley Powell... explorer who navigated the Colorado River
Frank Lloyd Wright... considered worlds greatest architect
Cesar Chavez... founder of the United Farm Workers
Pat Tillman... NFL player turned soldier
I'm not sure if some of the people I have above is what Hoover means by "people who have been important", but my point is that there are tons of people who have meant a lot to the State of Arizona.