Anecdotes of Prescott History Brought to Life From the Pages of Old Newspapers and Other Sources.
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November 16, 2025
King Woolsey's 1864 Campaign for Revenge
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King Woolsey was away from his Agua Fria ranch, which was located around present-day Dewey. Instead, he was with Governor John Goodwin along...
October 26, 2025
Disaster! Four Yavapai County Banks Fail on 11/25/1925
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November 25, 1925, was a disastrous day in Yavapai County. Four banks suddenly and permanently closed their doors, and people’s deposits wer...
October 5, 2025
Skull Valley's Heyday
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Today, Skull Valley is a sleepy little burg, but there was a time when the town had several area mines, a quartz mill, a dairy, a number of ...
September 14, 2025
A Christmastime Murder in Bumble Bee
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People living in the Bumble Bee district were concerned when Thomas Glasgow, a 60-year-old prospector, missed some appointments. “Glasgow…w...
August 24, 2025
The Embezzling Yavapai County Treasurer
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Prescott was aghast when the Yavapai County Treasurer, James P Storm, was found bound and gagged in the county’s vault by his daughter, who ...
August 3, 2025
The Ultra-Lavish Yavapai Club Building
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“The object of the organizers [of the Yavapai Club] was to induce a healthful mingling of recreation, pleasure, and business, and the object...
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