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Hassayampa Inn Haunted by Jilted Bride
Located on the corner of Gurley and Marina Streets in Prescott, the Hassayampa Inn is a four-story hotel that was built in 1927 as a destination for wealthy travelers looking to escape the summer heat in Phoenix. It remains one of Prescott’s busiest hotels, but there’s one guest who checked in who has yet to ...The Shooting of James Hale in Springerville
Although a model of peace and quiet today, this town was once considered one of the worst in the Old West. Take the unfortunate demise of James Hale as an example. On Dec. 25, 1886, Hale was shot to death in front of a local saloon. The area newspaper called it “reckless gunfire,” but witnesses ...Get a Whiff of This Old Arizona Party Spot
PINAL MOUNTAINS -- Despite its name, Limburger Rock was, for many years, a popular gathering place in the Pinal Mountains. It received the aromatic title in 1910 during a stag party sponsored by an ice cream parlor in Globe.The Blunder at Slinkard Springs in Pinal County
Somewhere back in the hills of Pinal County, where mining once flourished and claim jumpers and robbers made a decent living, there's a place called Slinkard Springs. The exact location has been pretty much obscured by time and development, but the story behind its name remains intact.Trivia on Arizona’s Political and Legal History: Can You Pass?
Test your knowledge of Arizona’s political and legal 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. Who was the first Asian-American elected mayor of a major U.S. city? ...Rotten Row: A Glimpse into the Lives of Boom Town Lawyers
Quite naturally, it was only a matter of time before disputes over boundaries of mining claims and real estate properties required the presence of the much-maligned frontier lawyer. Litigation became the single most lucrative, money making scheme among this frontier society dedicated to the principles of getting rich without working.George Daves and Petra Edmunds: Tragic Tombstone Love Story May Not Be What It Seems
Have you heard of George Daves and Petra Edmunds? Legend has it these lovers took part in an attempted murder-suicide in front of the Buford House in Tombstone in the late 1880s. However, our friends at Paranormal Intuitive Investigations in Sierra Vista may have debunked the lore.Two Stashes of Gold Loot Remain a Mystery Near Flagstaff
Not all of Arizona's lost treasures are mines. Somewhere near Happy Jack, a small lumber town between Flagstaff and Clints Well, lies a quarter million dollars in gold coin taken during a stage robbery. Back in 1879 a stagecoach carrying a secret shipment of gold from Santa Fe to Prescott, was waylaid...Mattie Earp Gravesite, Vandals Spark Preservation of Historic Pinal Cemetery
The historic Pinal Cemetery, ca. 1880 to approximately 1920, served the residents of Pinal and the mill workers from Silver King Mine. Following the mine closure in 1888, Pinal was depopulated but the cemetery was still used by the residents of the new copper camp, Superior.The Story of Tom Horn: Old West Legends Die Hard
At the Laramie County Courthouse, Tom Horn, legendary government scout, Pinkerton detective, champion rodeo cowboy, and range regulator was taken from his cell and led into the courtyard and up the scaffolding steps to the gallows platform where a hangman's noose was waiting.
Why Does Downtown Phoenix Seem to Have Two Downtowns?
The Tucson Artifacts are the Southwest’s Greatest Hoax