Laws Spring
- Also Known As: Laws Natural also Forest Service Site Number AR-03-07-02-363
- Vicinity: 5 mi N of I-40, c half-way between Flagstaff and Williams, Kaibab National Forest
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1858/00/00 | John Udell travels the Beale Wagon Road in the interval between Beale's trips and records in his diary a stop at Laws Spring. | |||||
| 1859/07/00 | Peachy Gilmer Breckinridge | Explorer | During the return part of Beale's second trip in 1858-59, Laws Spring is named after Major W L Laws, a member of the military escort for Beale's party. Tombstone carver, Peachy Breckenridge, inscribes the letters "LAWS SPRING". | |||
| 1859/07/00 | Edward Fitzgerald Beale | Explorer | During the return part of Beale's second trip in 1858-59, Laws Spring is named after Major W L Laws, a member of the military escort for Beale's party. Tombstone carver, Peachy Breckenridge, inscribes the letters "LAWS SPRING". | |||
| 1868/00/00 | Union Pacific Railroad | Survey Party | Led by Chief Engineer General William Wierman Wright, a Union Pacific Railroad survey party inscribes on the rocks around Law Springs "RAE", "JB", "UPRR", "AP 1868", "AWW", "CSM", "WWW" and "UPKWED 1868". | |||
| 1868/00/00 | Alexander Gardner | Photographer | Alexander Gardner, a member of the Union Pacific survey party, takes two photos at Laws Spring. Theses along with 16 other photographs Gardner made constitute the earliest existing photographic record of Northern Arizona. | |||
| 1877/00/00 | John Bushman and Ida Hunt, Congressman Morris Udall's grandmother, mention stopping at Laws Spring. Mormon groups moving south out of Utah joined the Beale Road at Hackberry, Arizona, then followed it to settlements along the Little Colorado River. |
| Particulars for Laws Spring: | |
|---|---|
| Historic Use | Camp |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Owner | Federal |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Cultural Affiliation | Mormon |
| Historic Use | Road-related |
| Sight Category | Site |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
| Area of Significance | Transportation |
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