Yavapai County Featured in New Book

Aug. 19, 2011 - PRLog -- New from Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series is Around Yavapai County: Celebrating Arizona’s Centennial.  In over 200 vintage photographs, local authors Nancy Burgess, Karen Despain, and the Yavapai County Arizona Centennial Committee share the history of the area.

On February 23, 1863, Pres. Abraham Lincoln signed the bill creating the Territory of Arizona. The first Arizona Territorial Legislature established the capital at Prescott and met in September 1864. They divided the territory into four counties: Mohave, Pima, Yavapai, and Yuma. Yavapai County, the “mother county,” consisted of approximately 65,000 square miles and was believed to be the largest county in the United States.

By the time Arizona attained statehood on February 14, 1912, there were 14 counties and Yavapai County had been reduced in size to 8,125 square miles. Yavapai County has a rich history in mining, ranching, farming, military and business. Today, Yavapai County is a thriving, growing county with nine incorporated cities and towns and numerous unincorporated communities.

In celebration of Arizona’s centennial in 2012, editors Nancy Burgess and Karen Despain have worked on behalf of the Yavapai County Arizona Centennial Committee with each of the contributing communities to produce this history of Yavapai County. The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com.

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