Anecdotes of Prescott History Brought to Life From the Pages of Old Newspapers and Other Sources.
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January 19, 2025
Early Arizona Slang
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The Weekly Journal-Miner of August 13, 1890, captured some of the unique language used around Yavapai County and Arizona in their earliest...
February 5, 2023
The Mammoth Senator Tunnel
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In the early prospecting days of the 19th century, the Senator and other adjacent mines were thought to be a bonanza of gold ore. They worke...
October 31, 2021
The History of the Horribles
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Due to their over-the-top, Mardi Gras-quality costumes, pictures of “The Horribles” often appear around Halloween in Prescott. However, thei...
August 23, 2020
Harrison Yarnell and the Mystery of Rich Hill
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“It was a piteous scene and remarkable in the extreme,” the Journal-Miner observed. Harrison Yarnell (for whom Yarnell, Arizona, is named) s...
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July 19, 2020
The Mysterious Figurine-Making Forest People
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Were these 1000-year-old artifacts tokens of black magic? Much mystery surrounds the small, clay figurines found in the forest south of Pr...
March 8, 2020
The Indian Uprising of 1872
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The ruins of Camp Date Creek From February through June 1872, Native Americans launched raiding attacks around and surprisingly close t...
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