Anecdotes of Prescott History Brought to Life From the Pages of Old Newspapers and Other Sources.
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March 27, 2022
Tornados in Yavapai County?
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Arizona is known for straight-line winds, red flag warnings, and dust devils that can be strong enough to create tornado-like destruction, b...
March 13, 2022
Pleistocene Prescott Valley
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It was 1984 on the Fain ranch near the headwaters of the Aqua Fria River when A. Jordan peered into a 13-foot deep arroyo and noticed a part...
February 27, 2022
Prescott’s 1st Federal Narcotics Raid was AZ's Biggest (1922)
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It was, at the time, the largest drug haul ever confiscated in Arizona—a take-down of “the center of the wholesale drug ring in Central Ar...
February 19, 2022
$7 Million in Gold Awaits to be Found
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Initially, one might dismiss an account of over 230 pounds of placer gold just waiting to be found, but the Catholic Church had enough fait...
January 29, 2022
The Zaniest Railroad Accident in Prescott History
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It seemed a normal July day in 1888 Prescott, but soon a ridiculous, domino-effect of events would cause the most bizarre railroad accident ...
January 16, 2022
Brave 14 Year-Old Testifies to Her Assault
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It was February 11, 1922, when Mr. and Mrs. John A Rounds left with a neighbor, “Grady” CB Bartley, to find some firewood. While the couple ...
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