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By: Meghan Saar 03/01/2008
Sharlot Hall
At 12 years of age, Sharlot Hall came to the Arizona Territory with her parents in 1882. She grew up to be a fervent collector of local artifacts, and then signed on as territorial historian from 1909 to 1911 (the first woman to hold territorial office). By 1928, she had moved her collection of artifacts and manuscripts into a museum she opened in the 1864 Governor’s Mansion in Prescott, Arizona.
Her efforts inspired others to contribute their mementos of early Arizona history, and now this museum is the largest in the central territory of Arizona. The museum was named after her when she died in 1943.
For those interested in her literary life, you can view her work desk and bookplates, and of course works by the poet and photographs of her life.
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Imbibe libations at Whiskey Row on Montezuma Street. On July 14, 1900, a fire quickly swept up saloons in its blaze. Workers at four of those saloons managed to move some liquor to the plaza, and at least three pianos were moved as well. By the next night, the plaza was in full swing. Today, Arizona’s oldest watering hole, the Palace Saloon, rebuilt in 1901, still has the 1880s Brunswick Bar that was carried to safety during the fire. Long live Whiskey Row!
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