It was the chief supply and tactical route to Fort Apache during Crooks first campaign against the Apaches. In addition. the trail has been named Arizonas first State Historic Trail by the State parks board. The Beale Wagon Road was probably the first federally funded road in the far Southwest. and constructed in 185859 by Lt. Edward Beale. famed for the Armys experiment in Arizona with camels. It rivaled the California cutoff of the Oregon Trail for immigrant travel both before and after the Civil War. Its route is closely followed by Highway 66 across Oklahoma. New Mexico. and Arizona.
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