Anecdotes of Prescott History Brought to Life From the Pages of Old Newspapers and Other Sources.
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August 26, 2018
The Adventures of Prescott's First Motorcycle Club
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Back in 1911 motorcycles were closer to what people might call motor bikes today. Early machines had pedals like a bicycle. Single cylind...
August 19, 2018
Arizona's First Masons Helped Steer Early Prescott
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1907: Masons lay the cornerstone for their lodge on Cortez St. It is difficult today to understand the social gravity and importance o...
August 12, 2018
Clever Young Forger Meets His Day of Reckoning
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John Frye was a well-liked, 20 year-old who came to Prescott and got a job as a correspondence clerk at the Prescott State Bank. In mid-...
August 5, 2018
1933-41: Army of Young Men Save & Improve the Prescott National Forest
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One of Franklin Roosevelt's most popular Depression programs was the Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC enrolled unskilled and une...
July 29, 2018
Prescott's Goldwater Store: "The Best Always" from 1876-1978
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For over a century Goldwater's general merchandise store not only offered the staples of life, but also brought first class merchandis...
July 22, 2018
Prescott's Other History Museum: Ft. Whipple
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Due to a mature tree rooting its way into a sewage pipe, the Fort Whipple Museum had been closed for six months. But now it's reopened...
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