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Town name Other name(s) Location County Settled Abandoned Current status Remarks ; Adamana: Apache: 1896: Semi-abandoned site: Originally the place was known as Adam Hanna's, as time passed and more people came to visit, the elision of a few letters gave us the name Adamana.
Constellation is a former mining town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. [2] It has an estimated elevation of 3,560 feet (1,090 m) above sea level. [1] The town was started to support the Monte Cristo Mine, which was later joined by several other mines.
[8] [9] The Contention City Post Office was established on April 6, 1880, and at its peak in the mid-1880s, the town was home to John McDermott's saloon, the Western Hotel, a blacksmith, a butcher shop, several general stores, and a Chinese laundry, and was a stop on two stage lines connecting the town to Tombstone and Tucson.
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Sasco, which is an acronym for the Southern Arizona Smelter Company, was a company town with a large smelter that served several mines. [2] Once an impressive and little-known ghost town, today Sasco is a common sporting destination with shotgun shells, airsoft bb's, paintball splatter, and litter in the area.
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]
Schoose incorporated the town as the "GOLDFIELD, GHOST TOWN AND MINE TOURS, INC." He serves as president, his wife as Secretary/Treasurer, and Jay Zingler as vice-president. [9] The town and its historic buildings were revived as a tourist attraction. The town has the only 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railroad in operation in Arizona. It also has ...
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