Days Past: Gold in the hills spurred creation of Prescott

Sharlot Hall Museum/Courtesy photo<br>
Robert Groom, a native of Kentucky, came to Arizona in 1862. He was appointed to survey the new town of Prescott in 1864. Having no equipment at the time, he used a prospector’s skillet as a transit. Groom Creek is named in his honor.

Sharlot Hall Museum/Courtesy photo<br> Robert Groom, a native of Kentucky, came to Arizona in 1862. He was appointed to survey the new town of Prescott in 1864. Having no equipment at the time, he used a prospector’s skillet as a transit. Groom Creek is named in his honor.

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