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Showing posts with label Granite Mountain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Granite Mountain. Show all posts
May 10, 2026

Three Meteorites Strike Near Prescott 1897-1922

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It is surprising that a hundred years ago, meteorite strikes received only a brief mention in newspapers. Today, one can imagine several loc...
March 27, 2022

Tornados in Yavapai County?

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Arizona is known for straight-line winds, red flag warnings, and dust devils that can be strong enough to create tornado-like destruction, b...
October 17, 2021

Gurley: The Man Behind the Street Name

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  A year following John Addison Gurley’s untimely death on August 19, 1863, the first edition of the Arizona Miner wrote: “Be it ours to ere...
March 28, 2021

Nuclear Testing Affected Prescott UPDATED

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For those back east, it meant troubling news stories, but for residents of the southwest, the Cold War was much more tangible. It was a time...
April 5, 2020

Earthquakes Around Prescott

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Some might be surprised at the frequency of earthquakes in the “Quad-City” area,* while those who were aware might be surprised at some o...
March 5, 2017

The Legend of Burnt Ranch

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The Burnt Ranch house that replaced the burned cabin. It was 1961 when plastics manufacturer Arthur Edison bought the 160 acres for fut...
February 19, 2017

Meet the Kakaka: The Little Indian People Who Live in the Mountains

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Granite Mountain--one of the homes of the Kakaka. For those of us whose minds were formatted in the style of Western Civilization and ...