Prescott, Arizona
Prescott (/ˈprɛskət/ PRES-kət) is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city is 45,827.[1] The city is the county seat of Yavapai County.[2]
In 1864 Prescott was designated as the capital of the Arizona Territory. The Territorial Capital was moved to Tucson in 1867. Prescott again became the Territorial Capital in 1877, until Phoenix became the capital in 1889.
Prescott, Arizona Media
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First Territorial Capital and Governor's Mansion, 1864. Now part of Sharlot Hall Museum.
- Prescott Courthouse, AZ (ca 1885).jpg
First Prescott Courthouse, c. 1885
- "Execution of a soldier of the 8th Infantry at Prescott, Arizona, 1877." - NARA - 530921.jpg
"Execution of a soldier of the 8th Infantry in Prescott, Arizona 1877" is the caption. In fact, it is the execution of Private James Malone of Company K 12th US Infantry in Prescott Arizona March 15, 1878, for his part in a January 1876 murder.
Thumb Butte and Granite Mountain in Prescott
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The Derby Mine mill & camp, one of the many gold and silver mines in Prescott around the turn of the century. Taken 1901. Thumb Butte is visible in the far background.
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Men from the Derby Mine, 1905
- Brinkmeyer House Prescott, AZ.JPG
Brinkmeyer House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- Hassayampa Hotel through the courtyard..JPG
Hassayampa Hotel, built 1927. Henry Trost, architect.
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Whiskey Row
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Prescott AZ
