1857 - 1882
From 1857-60, Lt. Edward F. Beale and crew of 100 men completed the first federal highway in the southwest from Fort Smith, Ark. to Los Angeles, Calif. at a cost of $200,000. The wagon road was used extensively by immigrants en route to California and livestock men with large herds of cattle and sheep until 1882.| HM Number | HMM91 |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 11:25am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 12S E 442454 N 3897346 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.21750000, -111.63230000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 13.05', W 111° 37.938' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 13' 3.00" N, 111° 37' 56.28" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 928 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 2250-2298 N Gemini Rd, Flagstaff AZ 86001, US |
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