Prescott Valley is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Prescott Valley was the seventh fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona between 1990 and 2000. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 36,122.[2]
Geography
Prescott Valley is located in Yavapai County in central Arizona approximately 85 miles north of Phoenix. The Town is situated within convenient access to U.S. Highway 89 and State Highway 69 as well as State Highway 89A. Interstates 17 and 40 allow for a day’s travel to Tucson, Las Vegas and even Los Angeles.
Sunset at Prescott Valley
History
Prescott Valley is a growing, thriving community nestled between the Mingus and Bradshaw Mountain Ranges.
Prescott Valley is located in Yavapai County in central Arizona approximately 85 miles north of Phoenix. The Town is situated within convenient access to State Highway 89 and State Highway 69 as well as State Highway 89A. Interstates 17 and 40 allow for a day’s travel to Tucson, Las Vegas and even Los Angeles. One of the Town’s famous landmarks, Glassford Hill, once was an active volcano between 10 and 14 million years ago. Colonel William A. Glassford traveled the area in the 1880s and helped form a sophisticated system of 27 heliograph stations to monitor the movements of Apache Indians, U.S. military troops and civilians. Glassford Hill was a part of that early communications system. Today, this landmark stands at an elevation of 6,177 feet.
Prescott Valley’s Fitzmaurice Ruins contain artifacts from the early Mountain Patayan people who inhabited the area some 14,000 years ago.
The Walker party discovered gold along Lynx Creek in 1863.
Thomas Gibson Barlow-Massicks arrived in the area in 1885 and built the “castle” that still sits in Fain Park. Massicks build a small town from scratch but few of the original structures remain in addition to the mining equipment he used to dredge Lynx Creek.
In the mid 1960s, Prescott Valley Incorporated, a real-estate company from Phoenix, purchased land in an area 10 miles east of Prescott known as Lonesome Valley. In 1966, representatives from Prescott Valley Inc. began traveling to the Midwest to sell home lots to people who craved sunshine, mild weather, and magnificent scenery.
In 1978, more than 1,500 residents were living in the unincorporated area now known as Prescott Valley. On August 22, 1978, the voters of Prescott Valley voted overwhelmingly for incorporation as a town.
In the intervening years, Prescott Valley has grown into one of the most progressive and attractive communities in Arizona! August 22, 2003 marked the Silver Anniversary of the Town of Prescott Valley's first 25 years of incorporation.
Elevation: 5,100
The economy consists of industrial, manufacturing, retail and service businesses.
Prescott Valley is located within 10 minutes of the Prescott National Forest, lakes, fishing, hiking and camping. The Entertainment District is located downtown and offers a variety of restaurants, a 6,000-seat events center, Harkins Theatres, entertainment venues and retail shops.
References
Town of Prescott Valley www.pvaz.net
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