Centennial Celebration
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Welcome to the City of Prescott's State Centennial Celebration site. Here you will find information on the celebration in "Prescott: Where It All Began."
The Arizona State Centennial will be celebrated state-wide from September 2011 to February 2012, and City-wide events will continue through 2012 as requested.
Statehood Day Celebration on February 14th
The City of Prescott will host a Statehood Day event on February 14th at the Elks Theatre begining at 1pm. The event will include the opening of the time capsule that has been incased in City Hall since 1962. The group of Prescott School Children from 1962 responsible for opening the capsule, known as "The Cenntennians", will re-assemble at the Elks, now 50 years later, to reveal the contents of the capsule and pass the legacy on to the next group of capsule keepers- "The Sesquicentennians".
The links below lead to the City Centennial site, where you can find information on City Centennial activities, the County Centennial site, for a listing of events and projects going on all over Yavapai County, and the State Centennial site for a listing across the entire state of Arizona.
- City Centennial Website
- Yavapai County Centennial Website
- Arizona Centennial Commission Website
- Arizona Historical Advisory Comission Website
Prescott Centennial Forms and Documents
- Centennial Invitation to Participate and Information (pdf, 55.8 kb)
- Centennial Projects Support Application (pdf, 37.5 kb)
- Centennial Volunteer Application (pdf, 5751.4 kb)
- Order Your Personalized Centennial Paver (pdf, 32.2 kb)
The Prescott Centennial Logo
The City of Prescott State Centennial Logo features, in the lower portion, a stand of Ponderosa Pines, representing the lush forests, mountains, and recreational terrain that surrounds the City along with Prescott's most prominent landmark, Thumb Butte - visible from all areas of the City and one of the most popular destinations in the Prescott National Forest, with hiking trails affording a view of the entire community.
The warm rays in the upper circle replicate those on the Arizona State flag signifying the 13 original counties of Arizona as well as the State's picturesque sunsets.
The central copper-toned star, which also appears on the State flag, represents both Arizona's major copper mining industry, prominent in Northern Arizona, as well as the City of Prescott as Arizona's first capital.
The motto, "Prescott: Where It All Began," pays tribute to Prescott as having been designated as the first Arizona Territorial Capital in 1864 and the first State Capital in 1877. Although the State capital was moved to Phoenix in 1889, Prescott remains the Yavapai County seat of government.
Unauthorized use of the City of Prescott Centennial logo constitutes copyright infringement and will be prosecuted by the City of Prescott.
Questions? Ideas? Proposed Projects? Please let us know at prescottaz100th@gmail.com