Maintetence Camp District #1 - Ash Fork, AZ
N 35° 13.371 W 112° 29.531
12S E 364201 N 3898776
This marker commemorates the nearby maintenance building used both by the state highway department and the Santa Fe railroad.
Waymark Code: WM184AF
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2023
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The sign is attached to a boulder of local sandstone. It describes the building used for maintenance when U.S. Route 66 was developed. The building is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
From the marker,
"Maintentence Camp District #1
In 1922, Arizona established Maintenance Camp District #1, in Ash Fork, located on the west side of town along a dirt road which would later be known as Route 66.
Originally, the building was Fred Harvey's warehouse. The railroad spur came from the depot, where boxcars of supplies were unloaded for use at the Hotel Escalante.
By mid-1922, the Maintenance Camp included a small warehouse, a blacksmith shop, as well as sheds for automobiles. The maintenance Camp experienced rapid growth the following two years, warranting more sheds, an office, and living quarters for watchmen and mechanics.
This location was the junction of the Old Trails and the Grand Canyon-Nogales Highway as well as the junction of the Santa Fe Railroad, the only connecting point between the north and south sections of the state. It remained a crucial link in the State Transportation system until 1982.
In 1998 the building became the home for Ash Fork Route 66 Museum/Tourist Center, the only local building listed on the National Register of Historic Places at this time. The building is open year round, operated by the Ash Fork Historical Society volunteers."
Marker Name: Maintetence Camp District #1.
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Yavapai
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Ash Fork Historical Society
Year placed: Unknown
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