Surprising History of Skull Valley

Kick off Territorial Days with this local history presentation the the library! The history of Skull Valley will be presented, including its name, surprising agriculture, gold and silver mines, and its heyday when it had a stamp mill and a 30-room hotel. Drew Desmond is a 7-year veteran at the Prescott Western Heritage Foundation. His #PrescottAZHistory blog started in 2015 and now features over 330 articles. It has welcomed 1.5 million readers. Drew also administers the "Celebrating Historic Prescott" group on Facebook and posts on Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and Pinterest, offering a "Pic of the Day" and historic articles. All of his posts can be found by searching: #PrescottAZHistory.