Founded in 1864, Prescott is Arizona's Mile High City and seat of Yavapai County government. Named for historian William Hickling Prescott, it was established on the banks of Granite Creek in 1864.

Today it is the home to the Bob Stump VA Medical Center located on the site of old Fort Whipple, as well as the Arizona Pioneers' Home, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Yavapai College and Prescott College. Cultural attractions are: Sharlot Hall Museum, the Phippen Museum of Western Art, the Smoki Museum and Fort Whipple Museum. Prescott Frontier Days, "The World's Oldest Rodeo," is held on the Fourth of July weekend each year. Be sure to stop at the Chamber of Commerce Information Center, 117 West Goodwin.

Gateway to the Prescott National Forest
Stay and Enjoy Our Cool and Warm Hospitality
Elevation: 5350 feet
Average Precipitation: 18 inches
Average Snow Fall: 24 inches

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Arizona Pioneers' Home
Arizona Pioneer Home
Lincoln School
Hotel Vendome
The International Society of Arboriculture and the National Arborist Association
The Fire of 1900
Site of Curtis Hall/
Ruffner Plaza Stables
City Jail and Firehouse
Prescott

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