Fact From Fiction – Part Five
At the west end of Locomotive Park in Kingman, Arizona is a monument to the nations veterans, and another dedicated to Lt. Beale and his camel caravan. On the opposite of Beale Street, on the corner with Grandview Avenue is Metcalf Park, another delightful oasis. At...
Fact From Fiction – Part Four
With the passing of time legend and fact, history and myth become so entwined it can become difficult to separate fact from fiction. The story of Kingman has become tangled a web of history and myth, and the latter has often been repeated enough to be taken as fact....
Fact From Fiction – Part Three
The Beale Wagon Road proved to be a popular trail for westward bound immigrants in the post Civil War period and into the 1870s. It would also play a pivotal role in the development of the Arizona territories. The experiment with the use of camels wasn’t quite as...