Prescott
Posted by: brwhiz
N 34° 32.390 W 112° 28.154
12S E 365178 N 3822994
This is one of two Rotary Club historical markers in downtown Prescott with the same title but different wording.
Waymark Code: WMFH2D
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2012
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[Rotary International Symbol]
Prescott
Founded 1864 on Granite Creek, early source of placer gold. Former territorial capital of Arizona. Now a center for ranching, mining, health, especially asthma relief. Located here on site of old Ft. Whipple is Whipple Veterans Hospital. Seat of First Governor's Mansion, and Arizona Pioneer's Home. Frontier Days, oldest rodeo in West, began here.
Erected by Prescott Rotary Club