Beale Wagon Road
N 35° 13.406 W 111° 39.324
12S E 440356 N 3898018
A marker showing that the Beale Wagon Road came through the area.
Waymark Code: WM749H
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2009
Views: 18
Road of Trail Name: Beale Wagon Road
State: Arizona
County: United States
Historical Significance:
This was a road used to move immigrants as well as military personnel through the southwest on the 35th parallel. Eventually parts of the ATSF railroad, Route 66, and Interstate 40 follow sections of the road.
Years in use: 1857 to present day
How you discovered it:
Read about the road in a few books. Then did more research on it on my own. Just found the marker a year or so ago.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial:
Tales of the Beale Road
Uncle Sam’s Camels
Website Explination:
http://titchenal.com/atsf/ayw1946/paths.html
http://www.tomjonas.com/swex/beale.htm
Why?:
Movement of troops, goods, and people.
Directions:
Located just North of Flagstaff on AZ 180 at the Arizona Historical Pioneer Museum.
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