Rich In History
The house due to be demolished was sat on the Prairie D’Ane, a stretch of land first colonized by the French that sprawled for 20 miles. It wasn’t unusual for the wrecking crew to get called for jobs like this as the once-bustling town was now home to fewer than 4,000 people. But never before had they been asked to tear down a building that contained artifacts predating Prescott itself – and they had no idea that’s exactly what they were about to do.