Anecdotes of Prescott History Brought to Life From the Pages of Old Newspapers and Other Sources.
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February 17, 2019
It Took 18 Years to Build the Post Office
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Prescott PO & Federal Building when brand new. The people of Prescott were excited when, in 1913, a sizable portion of the southern...
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...
February 3, 2019
1867: Squatters Try to Purloin the Plaza
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In 1867, the only permanent structure on Prescott's Plaza was a flagpole. But one morning in March, people arriving downtown came ...
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...
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