Native American Pictures and Artifacts: Mohave Museum of History and Art

 Items form the Mohave Museum of History and Art include many pots and baskets, dolls and photographs, mortars and pestles.  Some of the items are actually in the library.

Doxol Fire Tragedy as per Mohave Museum of History and Art

 The Doxol Fire Tragedy is engrained in the fiber of Kingman.  One of the local high schools is called Lee Williams after a volunteer fireman who was principle at Kingman High School.  Their mascot is the Volunteers.  

On July 5, 1973, during the transfer of gas from a rail car a fire started which killed a Doxol employee immediately.  Another employee was able to summon the fire department.  This set up the tragedy.  They firemen tried to keep the tank cool as best they could, but it exploded killing twelve men.  

Kingman Army Air Field as told at the Mohave Museum of History and Art

 Army Air Field was established in Kingman as a place to train those operating the machine guns aboard the B-17 Flying Fortress.  

7000 planes were received at Kingman for storage in the desert.