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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DMU_simmons-arizona_Prescott-AZ.html
This is the site of ?the crossing' on the Mojave-Prescott "Hardyville" toll road. The road was authorized by the first territorial legislature and was built by W. H. Hardy, connecting Prescott with Hardyville on the Colorado River. William John…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AVB_vfw-bucky-o-neill-post-no-541_Prescott-AZ.html
Founded in Jan. 1921 and named after the famous Rough Rider William "Bucky" O'Neill, the post is the oldest active VFW post in Arizona. Born Feb. 2, 1860 in St. Louis, Missouri, his many accomplishments include being a Lawyer, Judge, Sheriff, Edit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM149Y_plaza-bandstand_Prescott-AZ.html
As early as 1865, Lucian Bonaparte Jewell organized a Brass Band in Prescott, but by the 1870s the regimental bands from Ft. Whipple began to dominate the local music scene. The original Plaza Bandstand, built in the late 1800s, had survived the f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZR3_prescott-public-library_Prescott-AZ.html
Prescott's modern public library was dedicated on May 18, 1975. However, the history of a public library in Prescott goes back to August 1895, when seven local ladies founded the Women's Club of Prescott (now the Monday Club). They gathered a coll…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS4P_j-i-gardner-store_Prescott-AZ.html
J. I. Gardner came to Prescott with a pack train in 1879 and opened his first mercantile store in 1883. The J. I. Gardner Store was built on this corner in 1890. Gardner's motto was "all goods guaranteed to be first class". They carried every type…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM3Z_the-day-octagon_Prescott-AZ.html
The Day Octagon is the oldest known fired brick building in Arizona. Built in 1877 by Lowell and Crouch for Dr. Warren E. Day, it is significant as the first surgical hospital in Arizona Territory, where Dr. Day pulled teeth, delivered babies, fit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM3Y_grace-m-sparkes_Prescott-AZ.html
There was a time when progress in Yavapai County was spelled S-P-A-R-K-E-S. Grace M. Sparkes came to Prescott, Arizona Territory, at the age of 14 in 1906. By 1911, she was working for the Yavapai County Chamber of Commerce as Secretary, a job she…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM3X_prescott-national-guard-armory_Prescott-AZ.html
Prescott was one of the first towns in Arizona to have a National Guard Unit. Companies B and C of the First Territorial Rifles were organized in Prescott in 1865 and Company M of the First Arizona Infantry was organized in 1910. Company M of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM3V_the-ehle-family-and-the-montezuma-hotel_Prescott-AZ.html
Joseph and Margaret Ehle arrived in Prescott, Arizona Territory, on July 13, 1864 with their children, John Henry, Mary Jane, Amy E., Olive Joan, Sarah F. and Margaret Viola. Mr. Ehle helped to build the log Governor's Mansion (now part of Sharlot…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM3A_prescott-high-school-and-the-yavapai-club_Prescott-AZ.html
Three very prominent buildings once stood on East Gurley Street between Alarcon and Marina Streets - The Territorial Capital Building, Prescott High School and the Yavapai Club. Originally, the property between Alarcon and Marina streets on Gur…
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