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Where did Tucson get its nickname “Old Pueblo”?

April 26, 2017nickname Tucson

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Where did Tucson get its nickname “Old Pueblo”?

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Tucson was formally founded in 1775, about the time the nation’s forefathers were signing the Declaration of Independence. Locally, the city is still called the Old Pueblo for the adobe fortress or “presidio” that marked its early borders.