Ash Fork Maintenance Camp #1

Built circa 1926-27

by the Arizona Department

of Transportation

This building constructed of Moenkopi Sandstone, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Ash Fork Camp location was selected because it is a junction point of the Old Trails and Grand Canyon-Nogales Highways leading south, and also a junction of the Santa Fe Railroad.

Ash Fork Camp played a significant role maintaining Route 66 during the great westward migration.

Marker can be reached from West Old Route 66.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB