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A description of 19th century remedies from nature that were particular to Arizona. Today these seem humorous if not ridiculous!
The initial reason for the founding of Fort Whipple in Yavapai County, AZ was not to protect the miners in the Indian War, but rather to keep an eye on the suspected southern-sympathizing Walker Party.
The story of one of the first Indian conflicts in Yavapai county. A group of miners unjustly murder 20 Yavapai Indians for a crime they did not commit.
The story of one of the worst episodes in the Indian Wars.
The tale of an Indian raid on the Peeples Ranch in Yavapai County in 1863.
The colorful history of "Fort Misery". The first building in Prescott would become the oldest surviving log cabin in Arizona.
Gurley: The Man Behind the Street Name
The life of the first appointed governor of the Arizona Territory: John Addison Gurley.
The story of King S Woolsey's campaign against Apaches after AH Peeples' ranch was raided. Outnumbered, he convinced the Indians to meet with him before slaughtering them.
Three early accounts of Prescott, AZ from 1864, 1867 and 1871 revealing its growth from a mining camp to an all-American community in seven short years.
The true accounts of the deaths of the first Prescott, AZ citizen and the first Fort Whipple soldier killed in the Indian Wars in 1864.
The Story of the Fight at Battle Flat, June 3rd, 1864, in Yavapai county, AZ. Five prospectors faced several dozen Apaches
The story of Rev. William H Read’s time in Prescott, AZ. Although his income came from civic occupations, his heart was always with God’s work.
A description of the founding and early history of Kirkland Valley, AZ. Includes biographical information about its founder, William H Kirkland. (1864)
True story of how the Apache tribe massed to attack Prescott in 1864 and what stopped them.
The Story of the Fight at Battle Flat, June 3rd, 1864, in Yavapai county, AZ. Five prospectors faced several dozen Apaches.
Biography of the man for whom Groom Creek was named. Robert Groom also surveyed and plotted-out the towns of Prescott and Wickenburg, AZ.
The complete, colorful history of the gold mining "town" of Wagoner, AZ.
The story of the harsh winter of 1864 and how the Miller brothers saved the settlement of Prescott, Arizona from starvation.
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Early Independence Day Celebrations
The story of the earliest 4th of July Celebrations in Prescott, AZ from 1864-67.
Delightful story of Prescott, AZ's first Christmas in 1864. Residents opened their homes to all.
The early history and activities of Prescott Arizona's iconic downtown Courthouse Plaza.
True story of a 1865 clever ambush in the Indian Wars at "Battle Point" where the Skull Valley, AZ depot is located today.
See how Native Americans successfully used the tactic of "guerrilla attrition" to keep a prosperous gold mine from operating during the Indian Wars in Yavapai county, Arizona.
The early history of Arizona's first Masonic Lodge located in Prescott highlighting Morris Goldwater's role. (1865)
A comprehensive primer of military posts in Yavapai County, AZ during the Indian Wars. Included are dates, locations and the reason behind each post's name. One cannot fully understand the Indian Conflicts in Yavapai county without a general understanding of the military posts of the time.
The story of a group of Mexican volunteers fighting proudly during the Indian Conflicts in Yavapai county, Arizona.
The founding and history of the Senator Highway in Prescott, AZ
The true story of the Battle of Skull Valley, AZ in August, 1866 as told through the eyes of a teamster who was there and nearly killed--Mr. Freeman.
The true story of the Indian War raid on a stage stop in Yavapai county in November, 1866. The locale, known previously as Mount Hope would be renamed Fort Rock when a dozen anglos held off 100 Hualapai warriors.
Indian ambushes on Bell's Canyon in Yavapai County, AZ were so notorious that whites eventually allowed it to return to wilderness. It was here that Superintendent of Indian Affairs George W Leihy was murdered November 10, 1866.
Descriptions of the first Thanksgiving Day celebrations (and eventual lack there of) from 1866-1870 in Prescott, AZ.
The account of the first use of the Spencer Repeating Rifle in the Indian Wars in Arizona. This took place in the Black Mountains just west of the Verde River in April, 1867.
Dudley House: First Real Hotel In Prescott
The story of the Dudley House. The first hotel in Prescott that was “hard finished,” offering walls and a solid roof.
The Indian War raid by Apache-Mojave Indians that gave Burnt Ranch in Prescott, AZ its name.
True episode of a raid in the Indian Wars near Prescott, AZ where a woman and a hired hand fended off 20 Indians in September, 1867.
The account of how Arizona's First Territorial Capital In Prescott moved to Tucson in 1867.
The story of a group of squatters who tried to take ownership of Prescott, AZ's public Plaza in 1867.
The story of the need and construction of the Old Courthouse in Yavapai County, AZ in 1867.
Account of the Native American offensive in 1868 in Yavapai County, AZ during the Indian Wars.
The story of the last of the Indian raids on Kirkland Valley, Arizona from 1868-1871.
A description of the happenings at Fort Whipple, Arizona in 1869. Hapless at locating the Indians, the undermanned force reached out to the local community to boost the morale of both.
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