Old Route 66 has left behind many abandoned roadways and several ghost towns in its path. It has also stirred up many unsettled spirits. Visitors from another place in time continue to use the old highway as their means
of transportation along with us curiosity seekers. They still frequent old roadside souvenir shops, eat at the old diners, and check into the historic hotels. Perhaps they are as curious about us as we are of them.
Old Route 66 spans east to west in the northern part of Arizona. Most of the highway was deserted when Interstate 40 opened in the 1960's. There are still a few patches of pavement you can travel on. So turn up your AM radio, roll down the convertible top, and blast into the past as we drive across the Painted Desert and head to Holbrook.
1. Holbrook, AZ—The Navajo County Courthouse was built in 1898. Shortly after opening, the one and only legal hanging in Navajo County took place there on January 8, 1900 with the hanging of George Smiley, age 33. The ghost of George Smiley has been haunting the building ever since. Witnesses and paranormal investigators hear him pacing up and down the stairways, opening doors, and moving various objects. The staff calls a second ghost "Mary" and says she is the spirit of a female prisoner who died in her cell staring out the window and longing for freedom. The town once boasted it was 'too tough for women and churches'—but it could not hold its ground when Interstate 40 ran Route 66 out of town! The Navajo County Courthouse now hosts a museum with Navajo County history and artifacts.
Navajo County Historical Museum
100 E Arizona Street
Holbrook, AZ 86025
520-524-6558
Old Route 66 spans east to west in the northern part of Arizona. Most of the highway was deserted when Interstate 40 opened in the 1960's. There are still a few patches of pavement you can travel on. So turn up your AM radio, roll down the convertible top, and blast into the past as we drive across the Painted Desert and head to Holbrook.
1. Holbrook, AZ—The Navajo County Courthouse was built in 1898. Shortly after opening, the one and only legal hanging in Navajo County took place there on January 8, 1900 with the hanging of George Smiley, age 33. The ghost of George Smiley has been haunting the building ever since. Witnesses and paranormal investigators hear him pacing up and down the stairways, opening doors, and moving various objects. The staff calls a second ghost "Mary" and says she is the spirit of a female prisoner who died in her cell staring out the window and longing for freedom. The town once boasted it was 'too tough for women and churches'—but it could not hold its ground when Interstate 40 ran Route 66 out of town! The Navajo County Courthouse now hosts a museum with Navajo County history and artifacts.
Navajo County Historical Museum
100 E Arizona Street
Holbrook, AZ 86025
520-524-6558
Published by Debe Branning
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