Arizona (AZ) Nickname: Grand Canyon State Capital: Phoenix Motto: Ditat Deus (God enriches) Flower: Blossom of the Saguaro Cactus Bird: Cactus Wren Tree: Paloverde Song: Arizona Entered Union: February 14, 1912 Rank: 48 The 50 State Quarters Program Release Date: June 2, 2008 Official Website of Arizona Famous people from Arizona Bruce Babbett Cochise Geronimo Barry Goldwater Zane Grey Carl Hayden George W.P. Hunt Helen Jacobs Percival Lowell William H. Pickering John J. Rhodes Morris Udall Stewart Udall