Centuries ago, Williamson Valley Road began as a game trail for
native inhabitants. In the 1400s, ancestors of the Yavapai and
Hualapai hunted along ancient footpaths. Later explorers widened
these paths for horses. The 1800s brought military wagons transporting
supplies between the Rawlins, Hualapai/Tollgate, and Fort Whipple
camps while traders and settlers followed in stagecoaches. The fertile
lands of Mint Valley, Williamson Valley, and Walnut Creek were
ideal for raising stock and produce. Farmers sailed from Europe and
up the Colorado River before...