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Who Was Sharlot Hall?
A woman ahead of her time, Sharlot M. Hall spearheaded the cause to preserve Arizona’s history and artifacts during the early 1900s. After persuading the City of Prescott to purchase the “Old Governor’s Mansion” as a historic property, she opened the Museum’s doors to the public in 1928.
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H.M.S. Pinafore Sails in Prescott Once Again
01/22/2023
The comic operetta “Pinafore” has been a favorite with Prescottonians ever since December 1879, when the nationally renowned burlesque star, Miss Pauline Markham, rumbled into our territorial capital on the stagecoach from Tucson.
Don Maguire’s New Years’ Adventure in Prescott, 1879: Part 2
01/10/2023
By Nancy Burgess In Part 1, Don Maguire and his travels brought him to Arizona in 1878. After traveling and trading in Nevada, Maguire and his party of four men
Don Maguire’s Adventures in Arizona, 1876-1879: Part 1
01/01/2023
By Nancy Burgess “Now that we were in Arizona, a strange and novel spirit had come upon us. The fact that we had landed in Arizona after a journey of
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