Ash Hollow was famous on the Oregon Trail (early 1800s). The hollow was entered by Windlass Hill. Wagons had to be eased down its steep slope by ropes. Travelers usually stopped here for several days for its water, wood and grass.Many wagons travelled this deep ravine.These ruts from the 1800s are still visible today.Pioneer Homestead sod house at Windlass HillLocals still leave their boots on fence posts.Views from Ash Hollow Storm brewing on the horizon.Local residents built this stone schoolhouse in 1903. From 5 to 12 students attended this school until 1919.Ash Hollow Cave is a niche in a bluff wall, which became a rock shelter for various groups of prehistoric people, including most recently the Dismal River people, who are the ancestors of the Apache people. The cave is behind glass for protection.
