Before
written history of the area, Rock Springs was a periodic encampment for
the Yavapai Indians. Beginning in the 1800’s “The Rock” as it later
became known, served as a military bivouac and a water stop for miners,
cattle drivers, sheepherders and travelers on the Black Canyon trail.
About 1917 the last Black Canyon stagecoach was retired and motor
vehicles took over the trail. Shortly thereafter, Rock Springs Cafe founder, Ben
Warner, then an aspiring 19-year old entrepreneur, built a
canvas-covered store to supply merchandise for travelers, miners and
local ranchers. As business prospered, he started a hotel and general
store in 1918.
We are pleased to tell more of the story and pie recipes in Tastes & Treasures
A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona Volume II.
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