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The Hi Wo Company Grocery is a building in Benson, Arizona. While it opened in 1896, its actual date of construction is unknown; it was one of the first commercial buildings in Benson. The store remained in operation until 1989, operated by descendants of Hi Wo, the first owner, an immigrant from China. [2]
The W. D. Martinez General Merchandise Store is an historic building located in Benson, Arizona.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 11, 1994. . It was built in 1921 by William D. Martinez, an immigrant from Sonora, Mexico who created the store to serve the Hispanic community which was situated just to its e
ABCO Foods was a chain of grocery stores in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona for over 15 years, formed from a 1984 spin-off sale by the Alpha Beta division of American Stores.The Arizona regional management secured private financing to purchase the Arizona stores (most Alpha Beta locations were in California).
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 ...
Located north of downtown Tucson, the Miracle Mile Historic District is a significant commercial corridor connected to the development and alignment of Tucson's northern segment of U.S. Route 80, U.S. Route 89, and Arizona State Route 84. [2]
The highway was originally established between the San Manuel Copper Mine and the adjoining town of San Manuel, on December 28, 1962. [39] [40] A small segment of Pomerene Road near Benson was later added to SR 76, creating the discontinuous gap. This was part of a proposed extension of the highway from San Manuel to Benson.
Sep. 21—TILTON — Vermilion County's second cannabis dispensary is now open. Parkway Dispensary opened Friday, Sept. 15, at 2 Donna Drive, off Illinois 1, in Tilton. It had a soft opening ...
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]