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He named the area Benson after William B. Benson, a California judge who his friend and who was involved in mining operations in Arizona, California, Idaho and Mexico. The town continued to grow with the arrival of Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880. By 1894, Benson had become a major transportation hub with three major railroads. [2] [3] [4]
Benson is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 5,355. It was founded as a rail terminal for the area, and located approximately 45 miles (72 km) east-southeast of the city of Tucson .
A 1.75 acres (0.71 ha) parcel on the north side of the street was used as a park and legally transferred in the 1960s by the company to the City of Benson. [ 2 ] The eight houses, the hospital building, and the park were designated as the Apache Powder Historic Residential District and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
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Benson developed as a hub for three major railroads. This railroad era lasted from 1880 until 1910, and influenced Benson's architectural landscape for decades. The first railroad to arrive was the Southern Pacific in 1880, which led to the creation of Benson, which had been a stagecoach station, Ohnesorgen Stage Station. Since it was the only ...
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