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September 20, 2026
Gail Gardner’s Mysterious Love Scandal
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Gail Gardner around the time of the incident. "One of the richest scandals in high life is to be revealed to the public gaze in a suit ...
April 26, 2026
A Horrifying Tragedy on Pleasant Ave. (1898)
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It was around 2:15 AM, September 7, 1898, and FS Davis was sound asleep in his residence on Pleasant Avenue when his faithful little dog sud...
December 15, 2024
Was Coronado’s Gun Found in the United Verde Mine?
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It was late autumn 1900 when a minor cave-in occurred in the giant United Verde mine in Jerome. On December 3, as workers cleared the mess...
September 29, 2024
The Mystery of Prescott’s Mineral Fountain
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Before the Plaza fountain we know today was constructed in 1910, the Plaza had a “Mineral Fountain” (pictured above). Along its outside bo...
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...
March 24, 2019
In 1879 No One Died of Old Age
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If one were to think that the Arizona 1880 Mortality Schedule for deaths in 1879 was as dry a source as the Arizona desert just before th...
March 3, 2019
1952 Saw Six Air Accidents
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In the early 1950s, the Prescott Airport was a bustling place. Two airlines, Frontier and Bonanza, offered commercial service while many ...
February 10, 2019
1919: Murder Plot at the Pioneers' Home
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For attorney AG Baker, it was a routine chore. He left his office with a will in hand to be signed by a paralytic Pioneers’ Home resident...
October 28, 2018
The Lost Ghost Town of Zonia
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Main Street in Zonia as seen in the 1960s Place name books that cover Arizona show no listing for the small ghost town of Zonia. Google ...
December 31, 2017
Police Blotter for 1917
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Professional safecrackers, burglary, found treasure, a 40-year-old murder solved, and a work-release program highlighted the police blot...
August 27, 2017
1970: UFO Lands in Prescott
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Dick Zabriski It all started when a 7th grader named Dick Zabriski looked up into the night sky and saw an object that, according...
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August 6, 2017
1911: Giant Humanoid Skeleton Unearthed in Yavapai County UPDATED
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(Not the skeleton found in AZ) The 1911 monsoon floods had cut a new wash through the farm that Peter Marx had been working since 1870. By...
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June 25, 2017
Mystery Man Entombed in Thumb Butte
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It was Sunday, January 22, 1911. Two young men had made the risky climb to the summit of Thumb Butte. While enjoying the view and careful...
February 19, 2017
Meet the Kakaka: The Little Indian People Who Live in the Mountains
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Granite Mountain--one of the homes of the Kakaka. For those of us whose minds were formatted in the style of Western Civilization and ...
January 22, 2017
The Crazy, Two-Hour Jerome Junction Gold Rush
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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...
November 27, 2016
The Mysterious Ruins at Sullivan Lake *UPDATED*
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Sullivan Lake Dam under construction The mysterious ruins: What are those smaller stone structures? A couple of miles south of ...
August 28, 2016
The Yavapai People's Ancient Flood Story
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Most cultures have ancient stories of their beginnings. The Yavapai people are no exception. Their story is recorded in "Oral Histo...
May 14, 2016
The Incredible Story of the 100 Million-Year-Old Frog
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The Arizona Toad Life is tenacious. But one frog, found deep in a Prescott area mine, showed a tenacity to stay alive that many biologi...
March 20, 2016
1959: Constellation Airplane Crash Still a Mystery
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Memorial plaque at the Constellation Trailhead honors the victims. February 28th, 1959, was another "darned nice day" weather...
September 6, 2015
1928: Famous Record-Breaking Airplane Crashes in Prescott
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Less than 12 hours after this picture was taken, the Yankee Doodle would be reduced to "confetti" in the Bradshaw Mountains: ...
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