Close up of Cross carved at Ab’s Spring on the Beale Wagon Road
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Ab’s Spring Beale Wagon Road
Ab’s spring on the Beale Wagon Road in Arizona
Ab’s Spring Beale Wagon Road
Jack Beale Smith and Gary Parrett viewing cross carved in the rock wall at Ab’s Spring on the Beale Wagon Road
Ab’s Spring Beale Wagon Road
A sleepy Nathan Smith viewing Indian picture writing at Ab’s Spring on the Beale Wagon Road
Beale Road Historic Markers
Jack Beale Smith, Nathan Smith, and Ed Edwards putting in historic pipe and cap marker for the Beale Road at the summit of Sitgreaves Pass in Mojave County, Arizona after California sign removers stole the large sign a few weeks before. The project was funded by the Blm a federal agency.
beale wagon Road markers
Jack Beale Smith and Dr. Larry Mcfarlen putting up the first Beale Road Historic Marker in Flagstaff. Sign made by the History Club at Northern Arizona University. 1976.
About the author
Jack Beale Smith was born on a dairy farm in Bainbridge, New York on July 6, 1944. His parents John Orlando and Winifred Bell Smith were both born and raised on Dairy farms. The family worked the farm until his father’s health caused the family to move to the southwestern part of the United States. Their first move was to Elk City, Oklahoma. From there they moved to Tucson, Arizona. For a few months they lived in Brownfield, Texas. Their final move was to Seligman, Arizona where Jack graduated from High School.
On June 3, 1967 Jack married Donna Burns of Del City, Oklahoma, and since that time they raised three fine children, also over the past 48 years Jack Beale Smith has attended several colleges and universities including, Arizona State University, Oklahoma City Southwestern, Northern Arizona University and finally the University of Oklahoma, and has earned several degrees.
Battle of the Washita
A New book in the making by Jack Beale Smith