Category: Historical

Fifty years ago, the city of Prescott welcomed a Hollywood film crew and helped make a Western classic.

Summer of 1895 proved to be a watershed season for Prescott women when a leader in the women’s movement came to town, provided fresh inspiration, and set them on a new track.

Who would be crazy enough to hire a sports commentator who did not know the difference between a box score and a boxcar? Lyle Abbott, city editor of the “Arizona Republican,” that’s who.

What do a gila monster, a lover’s quarrel, and an ill-advised “shortcut” have in common? Just ask Angie Mitchell, schoolteacher.

In 1907, the New York Times estimated that Clark, namesake for Arizona town Clarkdale, was richer than oilman John D. Rockefeller. What became of his massive fortune?

On July 23, 1914, Frances Willard Munds announced that she would seek a nomination for State senator…a right made possible by her own efforts as leader of the Votes for Women campaign.

Last week we left Prescott with a dwindling supply of goods, but little other evidence of the Pullman strike in Chicago. However, events in neighboring California affected Arizonans…

What effect could a strike in 1894 by workers at the Pullman railway car manufacturing plant on the edge of Chicago have on a mountain town 1700 miles away?

1889—Less than three weeks after the Arizona territorial legislature made train robbery a capital crime, a sensational hold-up made headlines across the young territory.

Traveling Chautauquas lasting up to a week took place in Prescott into the 1920s and brought culture and educational experiences. They were a combination of lectures, dramas and musical presentations.