Images of America: Kingman, by Dan W. Messersmith, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2010.
This is a very good pictorial history of Kingman. It begins with a picture of Henry Kingman, who surveyed the railroad. Early history of Kingman centered around the railway. The depot was finished in 1893 at its current location. From there, Kingman began to expand around fourth and Front Street (Andy Devine).
In addition to the old commercial and residences, I learned that the original airport in Kingman was where the fairgrounds is now located, but extending on both sides of the freeway which wasn't there. However with WWII the airport moved to its current location, which was originally a machine gun Army Air training base, Kingman Army Air Field, KAAF. It eventually became a major location for gunnery training for the B-17. After the war it became a location for storing and then dismantling airplanes, especially the B-17.
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