Oatman Arizona — A Wild West Route 66 Town

February 18, 1851: The Oatman Family Tragedy 😔🕯️ | Wild West History

Oatman Arizona and it's History

Historic Oatman Arizona and the Friendly Burros on Route 66

Oatman Arizona - Wild West Town With Free-Roaming Burros & Clark Gable's Honeymoon Hotel

Oatman, Arizona — Where the Wild Burros Rule Route 66

Oatman: The Ghost Town Overrun by Friendly Burros

Cruising Through Oatman, Arizona and Checking Out the Donkeys

Oatman, Arizona Donkeys (Wild Burros of Route 66) The famous donkeys roaming the streets of Oatman are actually wild burros, and they’re one of the most iconic sights along U.S. Route 66. These burros date back to the late 1800s gold mining days. When miners flooded the area after gold was discovered in 1915, they used burros to haul supplies through the rugged Black Mountains of Arizona. When the mines eventually shut down, many miners released their burros into the desert rather than take them