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, … [Read more...] about Embracing Arizona’s History
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Flagstaff to Celebrate AZ’s Centennial Downtown
As one of the predominant buildings in Flagstaff, the Weatherford Hotel on Arizona’s very first statehood day, Feb. 14, 1912, likely hosted a gathering of well-dressed townspeople and travelers in woolen overcoats and formal hats maneuvering among the few automobiles and horse-drawn buggies. … [Read more...] about Flagstaff to Celebrate AZ’s Centennial Downtown
