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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C92_spanish-dicovery_Grand-Canyon-Village-AZ.html
Near here in late summer of 1540, soldiers from the Spanish expedition of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado became the first Europeans to see Grand Canyon.
After journeying for six months, Coronado's army arrived at the Hopi mesas, east of Grand Ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C91_tragedy-remembered_Grand-Canyon-Village-AZ.html
Catastrophe can happen even in spectacular beauty. When technological achievements and human actions fail, disasters may happen.
On June 30, 1956, a United Airlines DC-7 and a TWA Super Constellation maneuvered around towering cumulus clouds on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AB2_arizonal-trail-a-tribute-to-dale-shewalter_Flagstaff-AZ.html
The idea of a non-motorized trail
traversing Arizona from Mexico to Utah
was conceived by Dale Shewalter, a Flagstaff
public school teacher, after numerous
long-distance hikes throughout the state. In
1985 Dale walked from Nogales to Fredonia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM222C_rest-house_Grand-Canyon-Village-AZ.html
Your visit and rest here is part of a long tradition started in 1914 with the opening of Hermits Rest. After an 8-mile (13 km) buggy ride, you would be greeted by the resident caretaker and offered a refreshing drink to clear the dust from your th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM222B_early-explorer_Grand-Canyon-Village-AZ.html
This monument honors Major John Wesley Powell, the leader of the first documented expedition through Grand Canyon. Imagine entering the depths of Grand Canyon down a roaring, not-yet-charted river, not knowing whether you will emerge. Because Powe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM222A_orphan-mine_Grand-Canyon-Village-AZ.html
Something unexpected once stood on the rim in front of you. A steel headframe towered over a mineshaft that dropped 1,500 feet (460 m) to one of the richest uranium mines in the United States. From 1956 to 1969, miners extracted ton after ton of u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y1V_grand-canyon-depot-historical_Grand-Canyon-Village-AZ.html
In 1901, the screech of train brakes and the blast of a train whistle signaled the arrival of a new era in Grand Canyon Village. The railroad provided the most comfortable means of transportation to the canyon for more than a quarter century. This…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1XA7_glen-canyon-bridge-cableways-historical_Page-AZ.html
Glen Canyon Bridge
Majestic Glen Canyon Bridge, 865 feet (264 meters) downriver from the dam, was the highest steel-arch bridge in the United States when completed.
The roadway is 700 feet (213 meters) above the surface of the Colorado R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VGA_wilson-mtn-trail-historical_Sedona-AZ.html
Richard Wilson was an old bear hunter who lived at Indian Gardens. In 1885 he was killed by a large grizzly bear in what is now known as Wilson Canyon.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VG9_a-canyon-retreat-mayhew-lodge-historical_Sedona-AZ.html
A cool canyon sanctuary at the confluence of two creeks
Mayhew Lodge, constructed of hand-smoothed logs and adorned with a towering rock chimney, was a rustic retreat attracting politicians, and movie stars. But this grand lodge had primiti…