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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM8S_railroad-depot_Flagstaff-AZ.html
The facility was originally constructed in 1925-1926 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad as the passenger station for the Flagstaff stop. The City of Flagstaff acquired the building in 1992 using city of Flagstaff Bed, Board & Booze tax …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM8R_transcontinental-railroad-centennial_Flagstaff-AZ.html
In 1866 the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad was formed to construct a railroad from Springfield, Missouri to the Pacific Ocean, a distance of 2,000 miles.
In the summer and fall of 1882 the railroad was directly responsible for the founding and d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM8P_logging-wheels_Flagstaff-AZ.html
Logging wheels were originally an integral part of the early lumber industry in Northern Arizona. Originally designed in 1870 by Silas Overpack, a Manistee, Michigan wheelwright, the wheels were used by a local farmer to help him clear his land. W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM8O_flagstaff_Flagstaff-AZ.html
Named for a pine tree stripped of its branches by a party of immigrants and used as a flagpole for a patriotic celebration on July 4, 1876. Nearby Antelope or Old Town Spring provided water and led to the establishment of a railroad construction c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM77_mcmillan-building_Flagstaff-AZ.html
Thomas F. McMillan (also spelled McMillon) was the father of Flagstaff. Born in Tennessee, he sought gold in California and raised sheep in Australia before moving to northern Arizona in 1876. Here he established a sheep ranch and farm just north …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM75_aubineau-building_Flagstaff-AZ.html
Because of its prime location, this corner, containing two lots, was one of the earliest in Flagstaff to be developed. Pioneer merchant J. R. Kilpatrick built New Town's sixth building here in December 1883. This wooden store building burned in th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM74_coconino-chop-house_Flagstaff-AZ.html
The Hoxworth family was the first to develop this lot, when H. H. Hoxworth built a hardware and furniture store here in January 1884. The property was owned by his father, George Hoxworth, a wounded Union veteran of the Battle of Shiloh.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM73_aubineau-andreatos-building_Flagstaff-AZ.html
Aubineau Building: The earliest buildings on this site were wood frame saloons, which burned in 1886 and 1888 and 1892. In 1892, ownership passed to Julius Aubineau, who later became Mayor of Flagstaff and is credited with installing the town's fi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM72_donahue-building_Flagstaff-AZ.html
This building for many years was the home of J. J. "Sandy" Donahue's famous Senate Saloon. After earlier frame buildings on the site had been destroyed by fire, Donahue built the present brick structure in 1888.
An important figure in Flagstaff…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMM71_the-gandy-dancer_Flagstaff-AZ.html
Section crews were the laborers who built the railroads in the beginning and have continued throughout the years to maintain them. These crews were most efficient in moving heavy sections of rails when they all worked in unison. To accomplish this…