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Henry Wickenburg (November 21, 1819 – May 14, 1905) was a Prussian prospector who discovered the Vulture Mine and founded the town of Wickenburg in the U.S. state of Arizona. Wickenburg never married.
Henry Wickenburg (Johannes Henrichs Wickenburg) was born in Essen, Germany on November 21st, 1819. Became a member of the 7th Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1873. Served on the Mines Committee, the Roads and Ferries Committee, and the Claims Committee. Wickenburg Postmaster (Resigned in 1877) An inspector and trustee for the Wickenburg Schools.
Learn about Henry Wickenburg, the German immigrant who discovered the Vulture Mine in Arizona and founded the town of Wickenburg. Read about his prospecting adventures, legal battles, and business deals in this historical account.
Henry Wickenburg was born in Austria in 1820. In 1847 he emigrated to the United States. 15 years later he found himself in the largely unexplored Arizona Territory. Joining a prospecting party led by Pauline Weaver, Wickenburg and others journeyed up the Hassayampa River.
Nov 13, 2015 · Henry Wickenburg. November 21, 1819 – May 14, 1905. In 1848 President Polk, during his State of the Union address, confirmed the discovery of gold in California. In doing so, Polk officially kicked off the Californian Gold Rush – A stampede from the East Coast and Europe began, with the destination being California’s gold fields.
Henry Wickenburg, a Prussian by birth, is first noted in some of the Mother Lode gold towns around 1852, probably too late to get in on the easy, early placer locations. There was no Phoenix, no Flagstaff, or Prescott. Most of the population was Mexican and most were in Tucson.
Jun 10, 2014 · Henry Wickenburg once owned the richest gold mine in Arizona. But he died in poverty, presumably by suicide. Johannes Henricus Wickenburg was born in Essen, Prussia (now part of Germany), in...
