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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDYO_whiskey-row_Prescott-AZ.html
By the early 1870s a full block of saloons, gambling halls and hotels made this the wildest part of town. Some of the saloons brewed their own beer and most drinks sold for 12½ (cents) each. On July 14, 1900 a disastrous fire swept the Row an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDYN_the-palace-saloon_Prescott-AZ.html
The exact age of Prescott's Palace Saloon is something of a puzzle. The first reliable documentation is an item from the September 21, 1877 Arizona Weekly Miner: "Mess'rs Shaw and Standefer have fitted up the Palace Saloon in the most superb style…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDPL_the-fire-of-1900_Prescott-AZ.html
A disastrous fire on the night of July 14, 1900 changed the face of downtown Prescott. Starting in a room in the Scopel Hotel on the southwest corner of Goodwin and Montezuma Streets, the fire quickly hopped across Goodwin Street and proceeded to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDL2_prescotts-beginnings-the-first-mining-district-in-yavapai-county_Prescott-AZ.html
The City of Prescott had its beginnings in the Spring of 1863 when a party of explorers and would-be gold miners led by the famed Joseph R. Walker arrived near the headwaters of the Hassayampa River. On May 10, 1863, at a location some six miles s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDL1_montezuma-street_Prescott-AZ.html
The one hundred block of South Montezuma Street has long been known as "Whiskey Row" for the numerous saloons which once lined the street. As Prescott poet Gail Gardner once wrote of "Whiskey Row":
"Oh they starts her in at the Kaintucky bar, A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDKY_nob-hill_Prescott-AZ.html
Originally a part of the Capital Block, which was set aside in 1864 for a Territorial Capitol Building, the south half of the block was sold at auction. John Lawler, a miner, capitalist and real estate developer, bought the entire block and built …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDKX_site-of-goldwater-brothers-mercantile_Prescott-AZ.html
The Goldwater Brothers, Morris and Michael, arrived in Arizona from California in 1876. They opened one of the area's first general merchandising stores on the southeast corner of Cortez and Goodwin (where City Hall is now located). Three years la…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDDD_prescott_Prescott-AZ.html
Founded 1864 on Granite Creek, early source of placer gold. Former territorial capital of Arizona. Now a center for ranching, mining, health, especially asthma relief. Located here on site of old Ft. Whipple is Whipple Veterans Hospital. Seat of F…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDDC_ruffner-plaza-stables_Prescott-AZ.html
The Ruffner Plaza Stables were built on this lot purchased from Frank Murphy for $3,600. In May 1898, a local newspaper reported that it was "one of the most substantial as well as ornamental improvements which has been put up for several years. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDD8_bashford-block_Prescott-AZ.html
Originally this was the site of A.G. Dunn's Butcher Shop, which provided fresh locally grown beef from Dunn's ranch. This was followed by Hubbard's drug store which was later owned by W.W.Ross. The drug store was purchased by Harry Brisley in 1899…