USS Arizona salvaged artifacts are located in Phoenix. One of two salvaged bells of USS "Arizona" is on display in the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center in Tucson, and Glendale Veteran's Memorial in the city of Glendale, Arizona is constructed using material from the wreck of the battleship. Also included in this list of salvaged artifacts is a piece of steel salvaged from USS "Arizona" on display at the USS "South Dakota" Memorial in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. was a named after Arizona, the 48th state which was admitted to the Union in 1912. She was built in the Brooklyn Navy Yard,
Admission to the Union several states into the Union has been delayed due to complicating factors. Among them, Michigan Territory, which petitioned Congress for statehood in 1835, was not admitted to the Union until 1837, due to a boundary dispute with the adjoining state of Ohio. The Republic of Texas requested annexation to the United States in 1837, but fears about potential conflict with Mexico delayed the admission of Texas for nine years. Also, statehood for Kansas Territory was held up for several years (1854–61) due to a series of internal violent conflicts involving anti-slavery and pro-slavery factions. Once established, most state borders have,