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How prairie dogs were made extinct throughout Yavapai County in the first third of the 20th century and the consequences.
The fun story of early car love and automobile racing. It was the inaugural running of the Arizona Gazzette Cup-- Only 1 car was able to drive back to Prescott, Arizona!
The story of the founding and the surprising early history of Arizona's first Boy Scouts in Prescott.
Humboldt Suffers Two Conflagrations in Three Weeks
The story of two disastrous fires that occurred in Humboldt, AZ only three weeks apart in the summer of 1910.
1910: A Killing Near Thumb Butte
The true crime story of the murder of Sam Anderson by John Bryant in Prescott, AZ in 1910.
The history of the founding of the Prescott (AZ) Chamber of Commerce. Its earliest successes involved the ordinary citizenry.
The early history of the unique Arizona Pioneers Home in Prescott including why and how it was built.
True Story of a mysterious body found in a crevice in Thumb Butte near Prescott, AZ in 1911.
The early history and races of the Yavapai County Motorcycle Club founded in Prescott, AZ in 1911.
The pitiful true crime story of a love triangle and an attempted double murder / suicide in 1911 Prescott, AZ.
True crime stories of the murders of LD Yeager and Kid Kirby on the afternoon of May 9, 1911 in Yavapai county, AZ. Both suspects would face the gallows as the newborn State of Arizona grappled with the question of the death penalty.
The Intriguing Story of Cathedral Cave
Once a tourist attraction 12 miles south of Ash Fork, Arizona, Cathedral Cave is now revealing its secrets to scientists.
The true story of a giant humanoid skeleton that was unearthed in Jasper, Yavapai County, AZ in 1911.
A 1911 episode of an animal fight with a visiting hypnotist who regretted becoming involved. (Gory details withheld.)
True story of the shocking death of Rev. Fred Allen who was struck down by lightning on Sep 2, 1911.
The true story of William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody's visit to Prescott, AZ late in 1911. Includes his visit to the Arizona Pioneers' Home and his investment in area mining.
Mayor Goldwater visits POTUS; Electricity for Miller Valley; Direct-dial phones for Prescott; Jerome Junction Depot burns; and Motorcycle club forms: are some of the historic and interesting news items of 1911.
True description of 2 meteor strikes that happened only 8 months apart in 1911-12 between Ash Fork and Holbrook, AZ on the same Santa Fe Railroad line.
The true story of the first chautauqua ever held in Prescott, AZ in June, 1912. Also included is a brief description of the chautauqua movement.
The Forgotten Westerns of Prescott: 1912
A description of some of the Lubin western silent movies made in Prescott and Yavapai County in 1912.
The story of Sir Gilbert Parker's visit to Prescott and Arizona in 1912. He fell in love with the area and would lecture about it in England to crowds of several thousand people.
The story of the Fred Harvey dairy and ranch at Del Rio Springs, AZ. From 1912 to 1929 the ranch supplied diary and meat for the famous Harvey Houses from Albuquerque to the west coast.
A window into Yavapai county's surprising agricultural past detailing the wide variety of crops grown.
Chapter 2 of Giants being found in Yavapai county, Arizona: True story of a skeleton of a giant unearthed by a road crew in 1913 along Sycamore Creek.
First Movie Made in Prescott: The Cringer
Story of and behind the first movie made in Yavapai County through a nationwide search of movie reviews and newspaper articles.
From 1912-1915 over 100 silent westerns were filmed around Prescott, Arizona.
The story of how Tom Mix brought the first Northern Arizona Fair to Prescott in 1913 and the wild success it was.
The early life of child actress Virginia Lee Corbin (1910-1941) who was born in Prescott, AZ. (1914)
The story of the unintended consequences of alcohol prohibition in Prescott, Arizona in 1915. The library lost its public funding.
The story of illicit stills in Yavapai County, AZ during prohibition.
Yavapai Co's First Prohibition Sting
True crime story of Yavapai County’s first prohibition sting in 1915. One of the informers ended up arrested.
Insights into how citizens of Prescott enjoyed themselves a century ago.
Early traffic laws showed how the transition from animals to automobiles was problematic and at times humorous.
The inspiring story of the christening of the USS Arizona.
The story of what was at the time the worst train wreck in the history of the Peavine Railroad.
The wet winter of 1915 brought a new resident to the Prescott National Forest: the white-tail deer.
The birth of Watson Lake in Prescott, Arizona brought a region-wide celebration. It was originally intended to irrigate grain crops!
The story of the great run on the world's strongest metal, tungsten in 1915-16 and its affect on Yavapai county. At its height, a ton of 65% ore would bring the equivalent of $130,000 today.
Citizens of Prescott, Arizona found out that some large mountain lions and bears were still in the forest when deep snows forced them out of the mountains. Hardly a colt survived.
The colorful, true crime story of the career of bootlegger Dutch John Berent in 1916-1917 Prescott, AZ.
Amazing account of one of the largest winter storms in the history of Yavapai county, Arizona--The great Blizzard and Flood of 1916.
When marijuana was legal, Prescott, AZ used to hold annual "Smoker" events where cannabis was recreationally smoked. (Includes one of the first published uses of the word "weed").
Part of the lost and forgotten history of the Yavapai County Courthouse. This article reveals the need for a new one.
The Old Courthouse Became a Living Wreck
A humorous look at the shoddy construction of Yavapai County’s Old Courthouse which led to its early demise.
The story of the cornerstone of the Yavapai County Courthouse. Reveals its mysteries including the copper box time capsule.
The lost and forgotten history of the Yavapai County Courthouse revealing the interesting story of its massive construction.
The story of a Russian immigrant colony who came to Chino Valley, AZ to farm in 1916.
True crime story about Fred Marshall, who murdered two men after losing a $2 bet in Humboldt, AZ.
The delightful story of the first Christmas tree ever erected on the Courthouse Plaza in Prescott, AZ. in 1916. It was also the first municipal tree in the state of Arizona.
The true crime story of a dynamite attack on J.S. Acker's home in Prescott, AZ on 4/21/1917 and the surprising motive behind the crime.
The colorful history of Mayer, Arizona's iconic smokestack, with a look to its future.
The complete story of the lost and forgotten history of the Yavapai County Courthouse and its construction in Prescott, AZ.
Story of a mysterious fungus that caused Twig Blight in the Prescott National Forest from 1917-1940. Offers a suggestion as to how the disease may have first entered Yavapai county.
True crime story of a Prescott AZ bank clerk who embezzled the equivalent of $500,000 in 1918.
True Crime story of the murder of Robert Miller by Harry "Bud" Stephens in 1918. This "trial of the century" was also the first murder case heard in the current Yavapai County Courthouse.
Professional safecrackers, burglary, found treasure, a 40-year-old murder solved, and a work-release program highlighted the police blotter in 1917 in Prescott, AZ.
True story of an August, 1918 prostitution sting in Prescott, AZ and its unexpected and humorous results as Cupid finally won the day!
True story of two miners who were caught in a blinding snowstorm on the Navajo nation and were eventually saved by the Native Americans there in January, 1918.
The sad story of the Joseph Piper family who came to Prescott, AZ in hopes that their tuberculosis would improve.
The story of Christmas 1918 in Prescott, AZ. World War 1 was over, but Spanish influenza caused people to stay close to home.
True crime story of two nurses who planned to murder a resident of the Arizona Pioneers' Home in Prescott.
The story of how Prescott AZ ran out of fresh water in 1919 and its consequences.
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