Anecdotes of Prescott History Brought to Life From the Pages of Old Newspapers and Other Sources.
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June 29, 2025
Let's Visit 1870 Prescott
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Diana Saloon on the left, Gurley St. on the right, (Thumb Butte in the Middle). When the capital moved to Tucson in 1867, many scoffers beli...
November 22, 2020
The Chinese Den of Iniquity
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No one knows what the business was actually named. A Sanborn-Perris mapmaker identified it only as “Chinese” in 1895. This writer might h...
January 26, 2020
Archeological Survey at 140 N. Granite St.
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In 1994, 16 people from the Yavapai Chapter of the Arizona Archeological Society spent over 400 hours investigating the lot at 140 North...
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February 11, 2018
The Zany Prostitution Sting at the Depot House
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By 1918, Prescott was keen to clean up the city's reputation in regards to prostitution. Fines were increased from a simple slap on t...
September 17, 2017
"Prescott's Original Whiskey Row" by Bradley G. Courtney
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A review. Knowing that Prescott's Whiskey Row is central to her history, it's surprising that it took until the 21st century fo...
November 6, 2016
Prescott's "Double-Decker" Brothel
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Arrow shows the location of the Double-Decker Brothel on Granite Street in this 1890 lithograph. This 1885 photo, taken from the Ol...
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