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Signal is a ghost town located on the banks of the Big Sandy River in southern Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The town was a mining center from the 1870s to 1930s. The peak population was around 800. Remnants of the town can still be seen today along with nearby Virginia City. [1] [2]
This is a partial list of ghost towns in Arizona in the United States. Most ghost towns in Arizona are former mining boomtowns that were abandoned when the mines closed. Those not set up as mining camps often became mills or supply points supporting nearby mining operations.
From 1934 to 1937, the Montana mine was the leading lead and zinc producer in Arizona. In 1936, it was third in silver production. The mine closed in 1940, and by the end of 1941 Ruby was abandoned. [2] Ruby is one of the two best-preserved mining ghost towns in Arizona, along with the Vulture Mine near Wickenburg. Ruby's attractions today ...
Contention City or Contention is a ghost mining town in Cochise County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. It was occupied from the early 1880s through the late 1880s in what was then known as the Arizona Territory .
Columbia, Arizona (the United States) Show map of the United States Coordinates: 34°02′01″N 112°18′38″W / 34.03361°N 112.31056°W / 34.03361; -112
Canyon Diablo is a ghost town in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, on the edge of the arroyo Canyon Diablo. The community was settled in 1880 and died out in the early 20th century. The town, which is about 12 mi (19 km) northwest of Meteor Crater, was the
Charleston is a ghost town in Cochise County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Arizona.It was occupied from the late-1870s through the late-1880s, and was located in what was then known as the Arizona Territory.
Arizona Ghost Towns and Mining Towns: A travel guide to history. Phoenix: Arizona Highways. 136 pages. ISBN 978-1932082463; Heatwole, Thelma (1991) [1951]. "Cleator: In the Bradshaws". Ghost Towns and Historical Haunts in Arizona. Phoenix: American Traveler Press. pp. 44– 46. ISBN 978-0914846109.