Lunchtime Virtual Lecture: The History of the Grand Canyon Stagecoach Line

Neil Weintraub, a long-time runner and retired archaeologist from the Kaibab National Forest, will present about the history of the Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach Line that operated between 1892 and 1901. While the route was only in service for a decade, it played a significant role in attracting tourists to Northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon prior to 1901 when the Grand Canyon Railway reached the canyon’s rim. Today, this important piece of Northern Arizona’s history is kept alive every September when hundreds of runners and mountain bikers take a 100 mile journey paralleling the route on the Arizona Trail. While much has changed in Northern Arizona since 1901, the stunning landscape of the stagecoach route between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon looks virtually the same as it first appeared to tourists in 1892.