Prescott in Yavapai County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Ehrenberg Road

Photographed by Brandon Shoults, February 12, 2026

1. Ehrenberg Road Marker

Inscription.
For more than two decades before the railroad, the main supply route to Prescott and Fort Whipple was the Ehrenberg wagon road, which passed near this place. Freight was transported by sea from San Francisco and Los Angeles around Baja California, then transferred onto paddlewheel steamers which travelled up the Colorado River to ports such as Yuma, Ehrenberg, and La Paz. There it was unloaded onto freight wagons pulled by mules for the 150-mile journey to Prescott. A second wagon road from Hardyville (today's Bullhead City) was slightly shorter and primarily a toll road that joined the Ehrenburg road just north of this site.

[Caption:]
A train of freight wagons arriving on Gurley Street in Prescott in the 1870's. Each wagon could carry up to 4 - 5 tons of freight.

Erected 2024 by Yavapai County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 34° 40.293′ N, 112° 32.223′ W. Marker is in Prescott, Arizona, in Yavapai County. It is on Scarlet Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prescott AZ 86305, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prescott Area.

It is also in the American Southwest

and in the Mountain West.

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 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow

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flies: American Ranch (here, next to this marker); Fort Whipple (approx. 9.4 miles away); Santa Fe Depot (approx. 9.6 miles away); The Ehle Family and the Montezuma Hotel (approx. 9.6 miles away); John Towhey (approx. 9.6 miles away); J. I. Gardner Store (approx. 9.6 miles away); Site of the O'Neill/Munds House (approx. 9.7 miles away); Lincoln School (approx. 9.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prescott.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2026, by Brandon Shoults of Prescott, Arizona. This page has been viewed 57 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on February 12, 2026, by Brandon Shoults of Prescott, Arizona. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.