Anecdotes of Prescott History Brought to Life From the Pages of Old Newspapers and Other Sources.
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January 27, 2019
Horsethief Basin: Heart of a Rustlin' Racket
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The first use of the name “Horsethief Basin” in an Arizona newspaper was on November 1st, 1911, but its history as the heart of a crimina...
January 20, 2019
Hollywood's First Child-Star Was a Prescott Girl
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Virginia Lee (born LaVerne) Corbin On March 2nd, 1910, the Weekly Journal-Miner reported that Mrs. LE Corbin, wife of a wealthy busines...
January 13, 2019
The Great Diamond Swindle of 1872
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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...
January 6, 2019
Prescott's Plaza Pets
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Through the years, Prescott's Plaza has been blessed with a few beloved, exceptional animals that stole the hearts of the entire city...
December 30, 2018
Wild Wagoner AZ: Founded 1864
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Wagoner, Arizona, was the kind of town that Hollywood loves portraying. There were outlaws, gold, guns, fights , and killings. Like...
December 16, 2018
Christmas 1909: Big Snow, Big Gifts
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As December 25th, 1909, approached, citizens of Prescott were optimistic about the local economy. Ore prices had revived, and it was anno...
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