Cemeteries of Yavapai County

Cemeteries of Yavapai County
ISBN-10
1531675166
ISBN-13
9781531675165
Category
History
Pages
130
Language
English
Published
2013-10-07
Publisher
Arcadia Library Editions
Author
Parker Anderson

Description

Yavapai County, Arizona, is regarded as the most historically significant area within the state. After Arizona was proclaimed an American territory by Pres. Abraham Lincoln in 1863, it was here that the first territorial government was established. Yavapai County history and culture is reflected in its simple but deeply reverent burial grounds where many of Arizona's early pioneers are buried. The county has many cemeteries, and this book focuses on the most historic of these, from Prescott to Southern Yavapai ghost towns, where people ranging from Big Nose Kate to Sharlot M. Hall are interred, and examines the Old West's attitudes toward death and burial.

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