The Whiskey Row Fire of 1900 By Bradley G. Courtney, With contribution by Marshall Trimble, Arizona State Historian Cowboy Poetry A fire of frightening magnitude

A fire of frightening magnitude was not a question of “if” but “when” in young Prescott

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The Whiskey Row Fire of 1900 By Bradley G. Courtney, With contribution by Marshall Trimble, Arizona State Historian Cowboy Poetry A fire of frightening magnitudeA fire of frightening magnitude was not a question of if but when in young Prescott, and on July 14, 1900, the feared conflagration found its spark. After several years of drought, a candle slipping from its holder was all it took to utterly destroy Prescotts business district, red light district and famous Whiskey Row. People grabbed what they could to rescue it from the flames, but the party didnt stop. Even the piano from one saloon was moved to a