kerosene lamp

With Arizona's Centennial this week, we decided to feature Flagstaff Historian Richard Mangum and wife, Sherry for this month's community profile.  The original town of Flagstaff burned to the ground in 1886. “A dancer in a saloon did a high kick and knocked over a kerosene lamp. At the time, they used sawdust on the floors to soak up whisky and such. The lamp fell on a patch where there was whisky and started it. In that day, buildings were made of wood and there was no fire department. … [Read more...] about Embracing Arizona’s History