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Prescott (/ ˈ p r ɛ s k ə t / PRESS-kət) [5] [6] [7] is a city in and the county seat of Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. [8] As of 2020 Census, the city's population was 45,827.
The following is a list of mayors of the city of Prescott, Arizona, USA. Part of a series on the. History of Arizona; ... ca.1879 [1] Michael Goldwater, ca.1885 [1]
He served as such from December 29, 1863, to March 4, 1865. On June 7, 1864, the first lot in Prescott was sold for $175.00. The site where Prescott's City Hall is located in what is now 201 South Cortez Street was declared historical by the Prescott Historical Society. [8]
The Yavapai County Courthouse is located at 120 South Cortez Street in Prescott, Arizona.The current courthouse building was built in 1916. It was designed by architect William N. Bowman (1868–1944) and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
The Federal government declared a new U.S. Arizona Territory, consisting of the western half of earlier New Mexico Territory, in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 1863. [34] These new boundaries would later form the basis of the state. The first territorial capital, Prescott, was founded in 1864 following a gold rush to central Arizona. [35]
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Goldwater Lake is a reservoir formed by a dam on Banning Creek, located south of Prescott in North Central Arizona. This lake is maintained by the City of Prescott Parks and Recreation Department. [2] The park has facilities for picnicking, fishing, boating, hiking, volleyball, and horseshoes.
The Prescott Elks Theater and Performing Arts Center is a classically designed turn of the 20th century opera house seating over 500. Completed in 1905 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Elks Building and Theater , it was one of many "Elks' Opera Houses" across the country.