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Showing posts with label St. Joseph's Academy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Joseph's Academy. Show all posts
March 24, 2024

1898: The Railroad Roundhouse Disaster

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MH Dodge and Captain Donaldson were visiting in front of the Catholic Church around 2PM Tuesday, August 16, 1898. Dodge was facing toward th...
December 22, 2019

Christmas 1950: The Children’s Voices Rise

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As winter approached in 1950, anxiety about the Korean conflict and the effect it might have on America’s booming economy was palpable. H...
December 16, 2018

Christmas 1909: Big Snow, Big Gifts

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As December 25th, 1909, approached, citizens of Prescott were optimistic about the local economy. Ore prices had revived, and it was anno...
September 30, 2018

Famous Novelist & Statesman Falls In Love With Prescott

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Sir Gilbert Parker, M.P. (1862-1932) Member of the British Parliament, novelist, and Knight, Sir Gilbert Parker landed in Lakewood, New ...
June 10, 2018

Prescott's Forgotten Railroad Developer & Philanthropist

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Frank Morrell Murphy first arrived in Prescott in 1877. "During the next 40 years, he changed almost every aspect of life in Yavapai ...
May 27, 2018

1903: Ed Shumate Opens the Granite Dells Resort

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Although some had attempted to develop the Granite Dells into a recreational attraction previously, all had fallen short. Enter business...
December 3, 2017

1940: Prescott's Hospital Destroyed by Fire

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It was built in 1890, prior to building codes, and, in retrospect, it was inevitably bound to happen. A trash chute running the height...
September 24, 2017

1912: Come to Prescott's First Chautauqua!

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Teddy Roosevelt once said: "Chautauqua is the most American thing in America!" (*1) "Chautauqua is an institution that b...