Fuel and Water Tanks

Kingman, like a lot of towns along old Route 66 owes its creation to the Santa Fe railroad more than to Route 66. Kingman was named after Lewis Kingman, the locating engineer for the railroad, the man responsible for selecting the location of the roadbed.

Kingman was, and still is a rail yard town, although fewer trains actually stop because they are diesels which do not require coal or water. The old water tanks, used to fill the tenders of steam engines, are still visible near the station which is still used by Amtrak. The tanks are historic sturcture number 8600386. The 1000 miles of Shoreline on the tanks referrs to the river and lakes of Mohave County in Northwest Arizona.