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Ash Fork is in Northern Arizona. It is in Yavapai County. The town is located at the junction of State Highway 89 and Interstate 40, along Historic Route 66. The high northern plateau is where Ash Fork sits. On the eastern horizon, Bill Williams Mountain and Humphrey’s Peak can be seen. The Kaibab National Forest is also to the east of town. Ash Fork is 150 miles north of Phoenix, 50 miles east of Flagstaff and 50 miles north of Prescott.

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Ash Fork has a moderate climate and an excellent location. These two elements make it an ideal stopping point to see the surrounding area. Today Ash Fork’s population is 530. The town sits at an elevation of 5,140 feet. The climate is mild all year round with a winter low temperature of 25 degrees and summer high temperature of 90 degrees. Today Ash Fork is known as the “Flagstone Capital of the United States.”

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One great attraction that you can’t miss when traveling through is the “Mother Road.” Old Route 66 runs the length of Ash Fork. There are historic markers honoring this once great road that crossed the country from Chicago to California. Visitors will still see some businesses that have been in operation since the 1920’s. 
Outdoor fun is only minutes away. The town of Williams is only a short 17-mile drive to the east. Here, visitors will be able to enjoy four beautiful lakes located nearby. The Cataract Lake, Kaibab Lake, Dogtown Lake and White Horse Lake all offer fishing and camping. 

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Rolling Along Route 66 Days June
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Ash Fork is situated in northern Arizona. The town is located at the junction of State Highway 89 and Interstate 40, along Historic Route 66. The high northern plateau is where Ash Fork sits. On the eastern horizon, Bill Williams Mountain and Humphrey’s Peak can be seen. The Kaibab National Forest is also to the east of town. Ash Fork is 150 miles north of Phoenix, 50 miles west of Flagstaff and 50 miles north of Prescott.

Ash Fork has a moderate climate and an excellent location. These two elements make it an ideal stopping point to see the surrounding area. Today Ash Fork is known as the “Flagstone Capital of the United States
 
        

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The community of Ash Fork started as a stage depot under a group of ash trees at the fork of Ash Creek. Arrival of the railroad in 1882 changed the economy of the area, and mining interest in nearby Jerome resulted in a road between the two cities. The original town burned down in 1893 and was rebuilt on the opposite side of the tracks where it presently stands.
The town offers services to both passing tourists and year-round residents alike. Unlike other towns that "disappeared" when I-40 was opened, Ash Fork still has restaurants, motels, and other service-oriented businesses. Located at the important junction of I-40 and State Route 89, Ash Fork is still the "Flagstone Capitol of the World" and is growing today!
Ash Fork was born in October 1882 when the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad established a siding at Ash Creek for the freighting companies of the area. They had been pressuring the railroad for a more convenient location than Williams. The building of the railroad in this portion of Arizona was no small feat. The railroad was laid out along the 35th Parallel or Beal's Old Camel Route amid dire predictions of failure. It was said that the right of way ran from nothing, through nowhere, to no place through some of the roughest country God ever made. A country where even mountain goats closed their eyes and walked sideways! The railroad ran a line south to Prescott in 1893, which eventually was completed to Phoenix two years later. This line was dubbed the "Peavine" due to all the curves and switchbacks necessary to build it through the mountains. People used to say it might take you all day to get to Phoenix, but you could see the country two or three times on that one trip.

Ash Fork's early years were typical of the wild old railroad towns of the era. The Population was a boisterous, devil may care crowd. Early travelers in the area noted that there were three hundred fifty saloons along two hundred miles of track. Over the years, as a more stable population moved in things quieted down somewhat. The Santa Fe Railroad built a Harvey House in Ash Fork in 1907. This elegant Harvey House, known as the Escalante, brought a touch of civilization to the rough frontier. Citizens of Prescott thought nothing of the fifty-mile drive to Ash Fork to dine at the Escalante.
During the 1920's with the call for better roads, horse drawn scrapers, steam rollers, and gravel lorries gouged out the roadbed through Ash Fork that would become Route 66. During the hey day of Route 66, motels, cafes, and gas stations sprang up to provide services to the traveler. In the 1940's troop trains made regular stops at Ash Fork that also added to the community's prosperity. Jack Rittenhouse mentions Ash Fork in his 1946 Guide to Highway 66 as having all facilities including the Copper State Motor Court.


He also mentions that Ash Fork was a trading and supply center for the many cattle ranches in the area. After the war America was on the move and towns like Ash Fork prospered. In 1979 Interstate 40 bypassed the town and dealt what many considered to be the deathblow to the small community. Ash Fork didn't die though, and still provides services to the Interstate traveler. With the resurgence of interest in Route 66 Ash Fork's place in history is assured. Ash Fork also has the distinction of being the starting point for one of the longest stretches of unbroken Route 66 highway in existence today, Crookton Road.



Route 66 and Crookton Road



Crookton Road is a beautiful 17-mile drive along the old highway into Seligman, Arizona. This is the essential Route 66 and a must drive for any fan of the old road. Nine miles down the road from Interstate 40 brings you to Crookton Overpass, a picturesque old concrete bridge from the Thirties that crosses over the tracks of the Santa Fe RR. The bridge is closed now, but stands as a monument to the hardy travelers of yesterday. Continuing on for another 8-miles through the rolling hills and plateau country of northern Arizona Route 66 finally enters the town of Seligman, a town that is proud of its Route 66 heritage.

Photographs taken March & May 2001

 

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