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Showing posts with label dynamite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dynamite. Show all posts
January 11, 2026

Rattlesnake Stories of Yavapai County

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An Arizona Black Diamond Rattlesnake Where there are rattlesnakes, there are bound to be some interesting and amazing stories, and Yavapai C...
March 10, 2024

Jerome's Great Fire of 1898

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One year before the fire; almost all of this would be destroyed. The Journal-Miner described it as “one of the greatest calamities in the lo...
June 27, 2021

1888: Prescott's Great Fire Before the Great Fire

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Many who are familiar with Prescott history are aware of the Great Fire, which occurred on July 14, 1900, and destroyed Whiskey Row. However...
April 11, 2021

The Premeditated Murderous Disaster at Wilson's Sawmill

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  William Zadoc “Zeb” Wilson was proud of the brand-new boiler at his sawmill. He travelled to the Ohio manufacturer to deliver the desired ...
July 12, 2020

The Intriguing Story of Cathedral Cave

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Dud Clark had been contracted to build a road from Prescott to Ash Fork when Lee Burhans called out to him. “Burhans was a member of a picni...
May 5, 2019

The Craziest Dynamite Stories in Yavapai County History

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To be precise, these are the craziest stories that did not involve criminal intent. Those deserve telling on their own.
April 30, 2017

The Dynamite Attack on JS Acker's House

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JS Acker in front of his home. It seemed just a normal sleepy night in Prescott early on Saturday, April 21st, 1917, when at 2:30 am a...
August 20, 2016

23-Ton Blast Shakes Yavapai County

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United Verde Mine, Jerome, Arizona December 20th, 1925, seemed a day like any other. People were busy getting into the Christmas spirit,...