Support a National Historic Trail Designation for Route 66!

May 10, 2023

Osterman Gas Station, Peach Springs, Arizona. Pictured left to right are: Dawn Hubbs, Philip Wisely, Loretta Jackson-Kelly, Robert Graham, Mark Dryden and Kevin Davidson.

photo by: Kevin Davidson/Hualapai Planning & Economic Development Department

Osterman Gas Station, Peach Springs, Arizona. Pictured left to right are: Dawn Hubbs, Philip Wisely, Loretta Jackson-Kelly, Robert Graham, Mark Dryden and Kevin Davidson.

Each year, the list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places shines a light on the threats facing significant sites of American history. It continues to be a powerful, galvanizing tool for historic preservation, with over 350 sites listed and only a handful lost.

On this year’s list is the Osterman Gas Station in Peach Spring, Arizona. Built in 1929, it has been more than a place to sell gas and service vehicles along the legendary Route 66—it’s been a focal point of the Hualapai Tribal community for generations.

Extreme weather threatens the already deteriorated building, and it needs stabilization and rehabilitation. In consultation with experts, the Tribe is developing a preservation and reuse plan and raising funds to save the Hualapai-owned gas station.

Join the National Trust, the Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership, and dozens of statewide and local organizations in calling for a National Historic Trail designation. It will help preserve Route 66 as a vital, iconic, and evolving piece of Americana for generations to come.

This May, our Preservation Month theme is “People Saving Places” to shine the spotlight on everyone doing the work of saving places—in big ways and small—and inspiring others to do the same!

Celebrate!