Historic Wagon Road - Holbrook, AZ - Wagon Roads and Trails on Waymarking.com

The Historic Wagon Road marker is on the north side of Joy Nevin Ave., east of Navajo Boulevard, at the southeast side of Holbrook, Arizona.

info on the Blevins House:
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Text on historical marker:

Historic Site
Historic Wagon Road
This monument marker a segment of an early road across Northern Arizona following the 35th Parallel Transcontinental Survey. The route evolved from several pathfinding expeditions: Lt. Amiel W. Whipple's 1853-54 Railroad Survey; Lt. Edward F. Beale's 1857 Military Experiement using camels for transport; and the wagon road constructed by Beale in 1858-59. Lt. Col. Jose' Francisco Chavez escorted Arizona's first Territorial Governor, John Noble Goodwin, over this trail in 1864 to establish a Capital in the Prescott vicinity. In 1876 Mormon immigrants from Utah entered the Little Colorado Valley along this road.

By Navajo County Historical Society
and
Arizona Historical Society

Road of Trail Name: Historic Wagon Road State: Arizona County: Navajo County Historical Significance: This wagon road was used during several expeditions across northern Arizona (see long description for full marker text) Years in use: 25 How you discovered it: I discovered this marker while doing an Adventure Lab in Holbrook. Website Explination: http://npshistory.com/publications/pefo/nr-35th-parallel-route.pdf Why?: This wagon road was used for several purposes: Mormon immigration, Transcontinental survey, pathfinding expenditions. Directions: This marker is located in front of the historical Blevins House. From Navajo Boulevard, near the southeast part of town, take Joy Nevin Ave. east. The marker and Blevins House will be on your left, about half a block. Book on Wagon Road or Trial: Not listed

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