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The Stonewall Jackson Mine

The Stonewall Jackson Mine

Charlie McMillan was a man, to put it politely, strongly addicted to ardent spirits. One night in 1876, he was doing the town of Globe with his...

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The Mormon Lake Steak House

The Mormon Lake Steak House

When I was a young, still wet behind the ears, historian one of my mentors was Prescott native, Lester “Budge” Ruffner. He was one of the best...

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The Lost Sullivan Mine

The Lost Sullivan Mine

The fabulous Silver King Mine was first discovered in 1873, at a time when conflicts with the Apache Indians were frequent and few people dared...

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The Sage of Salome

The Sage of Salome

His real name was DeForest Hall, but he took the middle name Wick for town of Wickenburg, Arizona and “Dick” because he needed a first name to rhyme...

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