Prescott, Arizona

Downtown Prescott

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

First Territorial Capital and Governor's Mansion, 1864. Now part of Sharlot Hall Museum.
First Prescott Courthouse, c. 1885
"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
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.
Men from the Derby Mine, 1905
Brinkmeyer House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Hassayampa Hotel, built 1927. Henry Trost, architect.
Whiskey Row
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