This much is known: Jim Parker was hanged in Prescott, AZ on June 3, 1898, for the murder of Assistant District Attorne…
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The Empty Sleeve Gunfight The perils of working in the stagecoach business sometimes hit closer to home.
When Joseph W. Evans passed away suddenly on May 28, 1902, at his home in Phoenix, Arizona Territory lost one of its mos…
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Whereas in some circles the unreliable narrator holds sway, Michael Zimmer’s latest book, Charlie Red: American Legends …
Top 10 True Western Towns of 2017 The best Western towns honor the past and celebrate the present.
The West has always been a place for Americans who dream. About a second chance, about riches, about a free and producti…
Roses So Sweet They Remember
Arizona has found a particularly sweet way to commemorate its pioneer women—the Territorial Women’s Rose Garden at…
A picture hanging in a restaurant in Prescott, Arizona, is labeled, “Wyatt Earp.” Is this a photo of him?
Tom Isler Madera, California I have never seen this photo published in any of the Wyatt Earp biographies; somebody would…
Prescott’s Big Fire
Fires were always a menace to frontier towns. The boomtowns of Prescott, Bisbee, Jerome, and Tombstone all burned to the…
Cold-Blooded Roommates
In the fall of 1880, Doc Holliday shared a room in Prescott with John J. Gosper, the acting governor of Arizona. Histori…
Mile-High Getaway History, heritage and a vibrant downtown welcome visitors to Prescott, Arizona.
Arguably the most historic town in Arizona sits in the central highlands, sheltered by forested mountains yet easily acc…