The first white settlers that came to this area of Sedona in1876 successfully built a wagon road with picks and shovels out of a steep and rocky canyon. This road cut their four day trip from Phoenix to Flagstaff in to two. Carl Schnebly who came to Oak Creek in 1900 was the first one to use the road to transport lumber from Flagstaff to build a large home for his family. After his home was built he then transported wagonloads of produce to Flagstaff and to his small general store. He petitioned the post office to name this area Oak Creek Crossing or Schnebly Station, but the names were rejected because they were to long. So he named this area Sedona after his wife. People traveling this road would often stop at his home which eventually became an inn. People began to associate this road with the Schnebly family. Today the Schnebly Hill Road starts off paved but then changes into a very rutted dirt road. It ascends over the Arizona Mojollon Rim up 6,000 feet at the vista and overlooks the Verde Valley and Sedona Arizona. |
