The Petrified Forest was never a secret, but initially, it was not widely known outside of Arizona (except among geologists, among whom news...

When whites first came to the Prescott area, the place known to us as the Granite Dells was first called Point of Rocks. The first newspaper...

It was autumn when a representative of the Arizona Miner made a railway trip from Jerome Junction (today a part of southern Chino Valley), a...

When it was announced that the narrow single-lane trail through the Granite Dells would be widened into a highway, Grace Sparkes was not alo...

On May 12, 1877, the California-Arizona Stage left Prescott, ultimately headed to San Bernardino. Stage robberies were far too prevalent in ...

It was nearly 3:30 pm, August 17, 1909, when engineer Joseph Reese put his hand on the throttle, and Engine No. 11 began to pull a heavy six...

There was a time when Senator Highway was being considered as a part of the north-south territorial highway, connecting Prescott to Phoenix,...

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...

Mingus Mountain Inn, 1949. In the 1920s, cars were far less dependable and, as a result, service stations were more numerous and spa...

Gurley Street, 1933 It was the poorest of times. It was the richest of times. Despite being in the depths of the Great Depression, Presc...

Particularly during big events, Prescott perennially has suffered a shortage of hotel space. Even today, people attending the World’s Old...

Each day, over 40,000 vehicles pass through the Cordes Junction interchange connecting I-17 with Arizona Highway 69. Few are aware that t...

It was late September 1932, and in a little more than a month, the United States would be choosing a new President. That man would be Gov...

After his PT-109 was rammed by a Japanese destroyer in World War II, John Fitzgerald Kennedy fought back problems. During his recuperatio...

For decades, Prescott’s front door was her railroad depot. Thousands entered and left the city through its doors. However, the acquisitio...

In the early 1950s, the Prescott Airport was a bustling place. Two airlines, Frontier and Bonanza, offered commercial service while many ...

Palace Station, located 17 miles south of Prescott, is one of the most famous stage stops in Yavapai County. Having been built in 1875,...

It was 1903 when the first automobile drove into Prescott, and before the year was over, the city fell in love with the new contraption! ...

"Fred Harvey civilized the west with his '3000 Miles of Hospitality' that consisted of an extensive chain of hotels, shops, a...

It was inevitable that Grace Sparks and Grace Chapman would join together. They both had a deep love for serving civically. Even in their ...