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Tallest Residential Home in North America, “Falcon Nest,” Towers Above Prescott, Arizona
The tallest residential house in North America isn’t in some big, metropolitan center. Rather, it is found at the base of Thumb Butte in Prescott, Arizona. If the looming, 6,000-foot tall volcanic plug isn’t weird enough for you, then maybe the Falcon Nest will be. Towering above the Prescott National Forest at 124 feet, the ...Sip on Some of the World’s Best Mead in Prescott
When members of ancient civilizations wanted to relax after a long week, they didn’t mix a martini, crack open a beer or uncork a bottle of wine. They drank mead, a fermented beverage made with honey, water and yeast, along with various combinations of fruits, herbs and spices. Mead was produced throughout Europe, Africa and ...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 ...Prescott Funeral Home Won in Gambling Bet
Once the Territorial Capital of Arizona, Prescott is brimming with colorful history. At one time populated by lawmen, gunslingers and gamblers prone to big bets, it was one such wager that gives the Ruffner-Wakelin Funeral Home its intriguing backstory. As the story goes, George Ruffner, who served as Yavapai County Sheriff from 1895 to 1898, ...Smoki Museum and Prescott’s “White Tribe”
PRESCOTT -- Like some of those they emulated, the Smoki People are a vanished breed. The Smokis were around for just a moment in archaeological time, tracing their existence back to 1921 up until the early 1990s. Despite that rather brief appearance...In Memory of Mike, at Prescott’s Courthouse Plaza
PRESCOTT -- The Courthouse Plaza, downtown Prescott's centerpiece, is a square block that encompasses an old courthouse, a large gazebo, statues of heroes, and a small bronze plaque that honors the memory of a stray dog. is name was Mike but most people knew him as "the community mutt."The Legend of Big Nose Kate
Bet you've never heard or read much about Mary Katherine Harony, right? It's probably because she was more commonly known as Big Nose Kate, the one time consort of Doc Holliday. A native of Hungary, she moved with her family to Mexico but when her parents died she was placed in a foster home...Sculpture Garden at Yavapai College Features a Fancy, 5-Foot Frog
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?
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.The Story of J Goldwater & Bros: Commerce on the Colorado River
"Gold!" The word spread like wildfire. The emotional pitch generated by that single cry sent normally sane men and women scurrying up hundreds of canyons and river beds to wash away nameless mountains—a shovel load at a time—over the riffles of a sluice box.
