Becker's Transcontinental Garage -1910
N 34° 07.983 W 109° 16.969
12S E 658339 N 3778240
Springerville Oldest Ford Dealership Arizona
Waymark Code: WM14QW
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2007
Views: 69
The Oldest continuously operated Ford Dealership west of the Mississippi began in the West Building in 1910.A pathfinding auto trip blazed the Fisrt Ocean to Ocean Highway through here.
Data from Benchmark.
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1970 IN
SPRINGERVILLE. AT SPRINGERVILLE, APACHE COUNTY, ON U.S.
HWYS. 60, 180, AND 666, IN THE SOUTH AND FRONT BRICK
WALL OF BECKERS GARAGE, 46 FT. WEST OF THE CENTER OF
THE ENTRANCE TO THE SHOP, ONE FT. EAST OF THE WEST
CORNER OF THE OFFICE, AND ABOUT 1.5 FT. ABOVE THE
CONCRETE WALK. A STANDARD DISK STAMPED S-47, 1934 AND
SET VERTICALLY.
Marker Name: Becker's Transcontinental Garage 1910
Type of history commemorated: Event
County: Apache
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Historic Driving Tour
Year placed: Unknown
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