Anecdotes of Prescott History Brought to Life From the Pages of Old Newspapers and Other Sources.
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October 18, 2026
The White Spar Road is Born
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The White Spar Road is the portion of Arizona State Route 89 that is located within the boundaries of the Prescott National Forest. And f...
October 11, 2026
Deadly Train Sabotage: March 1924
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The northbound Santa Fe passenger train No. 42 left Phoenix at 6:10 p.m. on March 7, 1924, heading toward Prescott. Little did they know tha...
September 27, 2026
The Masonic Temple is Built and Dedicated
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Brand New Masonic Temple, 1908 “Provided present plans are carried out, within another year Prescott Masons may well claim to have the grand...
September 20, 2026
Gail Gardner’s Mysterious Love Scandal
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Gail Gardner around the time of the incident. "One of the richest scandals in high life is to be revealed to the public gaze in a suit ...
September 6, 2026
1885 Conflagration Changed Ash Fork Forever
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“Saturday, April 25, 1885, 3:40 PM: The town of Ash Fork is now on fire,” the Albuquerque Evening Democrat proclaimed. “So far nine building...
August 23, 2026
Shocking Food Prices and Travel Times Before the Railroad
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Before the arrival of the railroad on January 1, 1887, prices for groceries, travel, and nearly everything else were astonishingly high, and...
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