Fain Park Rock Hounding
Occupation of the Fain Park site dates as far back as 200 BC. The “Prescott Tradition People” lived in primitive earthen homes and off the water supply from Lynx Creek. They hunted for deer and antelope, and farmed around the Clipper Wash area, 2 miles south of this site. As the civilization grew, the Prescott Tradition People chose to live in a more compact fashion, which gave birth to the most significant archeology site in Central Yavapai County - the Fitzmaurice Ruins. This site, located on the south side of Lynx Creek, contained more than 30 rooms. Many are still evident today. The University of Arizona was the first, in the 1930s, to excavate the site, and later, with Yavapai College, conducted a second archeological dig. Many of the artifacts recovered are now on display at Prescott’s Smoki Museum.
