Nathaniel S “Boston” Graves died January 12, 1911, at the age of 88. He was “one of the earliest arrivals in this section of the Territory a...

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

Many lost treasure stories are based on lore and campfire stories. This one is based on newspaper accounts of a tragedy.

Initially, one might dismiss an account of over 230 pounds  of placer gold just waiting to be found, but the Catholic Church had enough fait...

John Slack and Phillip Arnold were 10 years apart in age, but both were born in Elizabethtown, KY, and both went to fight in the Mexic...

Professional safecrackers, burglary, found treasure, a 40-year-old murder solved, and a work-release program highlighted the police blot...

The reasons why Yavapai County needed a new, third, (and current) courthouse seemed endless. First, the Old Courthouse had become too sma...

The railroad's section foreman was five or six miles out toward Jerome, doing his usual job when it was time to take his dinner break...

The Date Creek Wreck the next day. It was the night of August 26th, 1915.  Oscar and Frank Pemberton were sitting on their porch watchi...

There are at least 22 lost treasures of cash and gold waiting to be found in the Prescott area in Yavapai County. These could be catego...