WINSLOW — Most Chamber of Commerce office buildings are just that — office buildings. But the structure that houses the Winslow Chamber of Commerce is an important slice of history.
Sculpture Garden at Yavapai College Features a Fancy, 5-Foot Frog
March 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
PRESCOTT — Yavapai County is a dandy place for those people who delight in seeking out giant frogs. Their most famous destination is a 16-ton boulder painted to look like a frog that sits along Highway 89 north of Congress. But there’s another, more sophisticated, oversized pond dweller…
Gabrielle Darley: Murderess or Misunderstood Maiden?
March 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Way back in the 1920s and 1930s, getting involved with Gabrielle Darley was similar to receiving a death sentence because five important men in her life died, and all under suspicious circumstances. Gabrielle ran a brothel in Prescott and did so well that she became one of the town’s leading (and notorious) citizens.
Step Back in Time at Tuzigoot National Monument
March 17, 2013 By 1 Comment
CLARKDALE – Around 1,000 AD many of these stones were first put into place by the Sinagua, an ancient Native American tribe of agriculturists that once frequented today’s Verde Valley. Now called Tuzigoot (Too-zee-goot), this remarkable 110-room village is nearly intact.
Arizona History Trivia 5: Can You Pass?
March 13, 2013 By 1 Comment
Test your knowledge of Arizona history with this short quiz, originally published in Marshall Trimble’s Official Arizona Trivia. Don’t scroll down too quickly. The answers are posted shortly below the questions. When you’re finished, leave a comment with your score.
