Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Question: Tortilla Flat began in 1904 as a stagecoach stop and freight camp serving the construction of which public project?

Answer: Roosevelt Dam. Tortilla Flat got its start in 1904 when crews built a road through the grassy valley to the dam site, and it served freight haulers on their way up the Apache Trail. One local account credits a pioneer named John Cline with naming the flat for the food his party ate while camped there.