An Arizona Black Diamond Rattlesnake Where there are rattlesnakes, there are bound to be some interesting and amazing stories, and Yavapai C...

November 25, 1925, was a disastrous day in Yavapai County. Four banks suddenly and permanently closed their doors, and people’s deposits wer...

The Weekly Arizona Miner was shocked. “The Indians…commenced the most daring, vigorous, persistent, and may we add, successful raids against...

    James S Giles was a highly respected and true pioneer of Prescott, Arizona. He was one of the party that accompanied Governor Goodwin an...

Prescott Journal-Miner, 2/9/1917 Pg. 6 Col. 5 They would usually appear in February after the harshest days of winter, and stayed until May....

1870 dawned with the usual optimism of a new year in Prescott, but underneath lay a sense of anxiety. The first edition of the 1870 Weekly A...

Mummies, pygmies, and three separate accounts of giants are some of the amazing finds that were made in the early 20th century in the great...

One might think that carrying the moniker of “World’s Oldest Rodeo” would imply it being the first. However, the famous rodeo we love is act...

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...

The ruins of Camp Date Creek From February through June 1872, Native Americans launched raiding attacks around and surprisingly close t...

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