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Kathy Weiser, April, 2005.
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When
pioneers along the Beale Wagon Road passed through this area in the
mid nineteenth century, it was known as Mint Valley. Later when
the Prescott and Central
Arizona
Railroad planned to connect the area to Prescott, in 1886, the
settlement was called Prescott Junction. Completing the tracks,
the train had to run backwards to Prescott Junction because there
wasn’t a turntable in Prescott.
Before long,
the Railroad went out of business, shutting down the junction. However, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad took over the
abandoned rail line, and the town changed its name to
Seligman, in honor of the
Seligman brothers, who helped finance the rail line south.
At the turn of the
century,
Seligman was populated primarily by cowboys working the large ranches
of the area. Along with these rough and ready men, came a piece of
the Wild West, complete with shootouts on the streets. At this time
the saloons and brothels outnumbered the churches three to one. Over the
years,
Seligman settled down but today, is still populated by people working at some of the state’s
largest ranches.
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