Holbrook in Navajo County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Historic Wagon Road

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 13, 2023

1. Historic Wagon Road Marker

Inscription. This monument marks 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 experiment 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.

Erected by Navajo County Historical Society • Arizona Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 34° 54.024′ N, 110° 9.411′ W. Marker is in Holbrook, Arizona, in Navajo County. It is on Joy Nevin Avenue west of 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in front of the Holbrook Senior Citizens Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 216 Joy

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Nevin Ave, Holbrook AZ 86025, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Hopi.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Navajo County Courthouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sidney Sapp House (approx. ¼ mile away); Henry R. Holbrook (approx. 0.4 miles away); Little Colorado River Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Wigwam Village #6 (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Old Fort (approx. 10.1 miles away); Historic Woodruff Snowflake Bridge (approx. 13.1 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 13, 2023

2. Historic Wagon Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.