September 9, 2026
The American Diner: How a Lunch Wagon Became a Community Landmark
Before diners became symbols of Americana, they were practical lunch wagons serving workers quick, inexpensive meals. Their story is one…
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September 5, 2026
The Great Prescott Fire of 1900: The Day the Town Burned
On July 14, 1900, Prescott faced one of the worst disasters in its history. A fire swept through the business…
September 5, 2026
What Prescott Looked Like in 1901: A Map of the City’s Early Years
A 1901 Sanborn fire insurance map preserved by the Library of Congress offers a fascinating look at Prescott as it…
September 5, 2026
The Prescott Public Library: From a Wagon of Books to a Community Landmark
It Started With a Wagon Prescott’s public library story began long before the city had a permanent library building. According…
September 5, 2026
Prescott Before Statehood: A Town in the Arizona Territory
When Prescott was established in the nineteenth century, Arizona was not yet a state. It was part of the Arizona…
September 5, 2026
The Invention of the Interstate Highway
Roads Change More Than Travel America’s modern highway system changed the country as dramatically as railroads had changed the nineteenth…
September 5, 2026
When the Railroad Came to Prescott: How the Peavine Changed the Town
Prescott Was Waiting for the Railroad For much of Prescott’s early history, getting people and goods in and out of…
September 5, 2026
Arizona’s Five Cs: The Industries That Built a State
Cattle, Cotton, Citrus, Copper and Climate For much of the twentieth century, five words were used to explain Arizona’s economy:…
September 5, 2026
Why the Old West Was Never Quite as Wild as the Movies
Myth and Reality Popular Westerns gave Americans a familiar picture of the Old West: gunfights, saloons, stagecoaches and lonely trails.…
September 5, 2026
The Rise of the American Suburb
A Different Kind of American Life After World War II, millions of Americans moved into newly built suburban neighborhoods. The…
September 5, 2026
How the American Home Front Worked During World War II
War Was Not Only Fought Overseas During World War II, American civilians became part of the war effort. Factories shifted…
September 5, 2026
The New Deal: How Government Responded to the Great Depression
A Nation in Crisis When Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in 1933, the United States was in the depths of…