by Jim Hinckley | Apr 28, 2019 | Kingman, Our Area, Travel, Uncategorized
The hulking Tufa stone walls of the Brunswick Hotel, currently for sale, casts long shadows on Route 66 in the late afternoon. Perhaps the most notable event associated with the hotel was an impromptu reception held for Clark Gable and Carol Lombard after they married...
by Jim Hinckley | Apr 21, 2019 | Kingman, Our Area, Travel, Uncategorized
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...
by Jim Hinckley | Mar 30, 2019 | Kingman, Our Area, Travel, Uncategorized
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....
by Jim Hinckley | Mar 16, 2019 | Golden Valley, Kingman, Our Area, Travel, Uncategorized
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...
by Jim Hinckley | Feb 27, 2019 | Kingman, Our Area, Travel, Uncategorized
We ended part one with a brief introduction to Francois Xavier Aubry, the adventuresome explorer that charted routes across Arizona and the deserts of California. In part two we continue the story of Aubry, and how the railroad fueled a growth of exploration and...
