June 27, 2017
The Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo began on July 4, 1888 and is recognized as the first official rodeo, though it wasn’t called that then. Others, however, had cowboy competitions before that date.
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Which event is really the oldest rodeo?
No Trivial Pursuit: Prescott holds patent; but others have earlier dates
It’s like a drama ripped straight from the pages of an American West folktale: What locale deserves recognition as host of the oldest rodeo?
By Doug Cook, Max Efrein
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