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In December 1876, The Weekly Arizona Miner proclaimed German immigrant Jul Rodenburg the “King when it comes to getting up a Christmas whether public or private.” Read how early Prescottonians celebrated Christmas—European-style!
In 1935 and 1936, Prescott had a population of about 5,000 and, like the rest of the country, was in the middle of the Great Depression—but surprisingly boasted 25 grocery stores.
Prescott’s water crisis of 1919 was the biggest disaster to strike the city since the Great Fire of 1900, and it got progressively worse.
By Marjory J. Sente Ada D. Bass was the wife of renowned Grand Canyon guide William Wallace Bass. Her Arizona roots, however, were first planted in Prescott, when she arrived as Miss Ada Lenore Diefendorf to visit her aunt, Mrs.
James Grant was a well-known and respected figure in early Arizona Territory. While his crowning achievement was starting a Prescott-to-San-Bernardino stage line, he also worked as a teamster, contract mail carrier, mercantile store owner and territorial auditor.
Compiled by Susan Cypert In 1914 Europe was in the beginning of World War I, but not the United States. And in Prescott, the town was celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1864. It was also celebrating a
