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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.
Legend has it that The Vulture Mine in Arizona is one of the spookiest ghost towns in America. Established in 1863, this city was once home to 5,000 people before becoming completely abandoned ...
The name "Silver Bell" refers to a more recent ghost town, which was established in 1954 and abandoned in 1984. The original town, established in 1904, was named "Silverbell" and abandoned in the early 1930s. [1] [2] Both towns were utilized and later abandoned due to the mining of copper in the area.
Helvetia is a ghost town in Pima County, Arizona, United States that was settled in 1891 and abandoned in the early 1920s. Helvetia is an ancient name for Switzerland . [ 2 ] Today, only the Ray Mine and cemetery are visitable, as the rest of the town has been fenced off due to active mining operations.
Duquesne is a ghost town [1] in the Patagonia Mountains in eastern Santa Cruz County, Arizona, near the international border with Sonora, Mexico.The town, which is currently under private ownership and closed to the public although the roads are almost all public, was once the headquarters of the Duquesne Mining and Reduction Company and is the site of the Bonanza Mine.
In 1863, after Henry Wickenburg discovered the mine, Vulture City, a small mining town, was established in the area. Vulture City's post office was established on October 4, 1880, and Henry Wickenburg was the town's first postmaster. The town had more than five boarding houses and several buildings. The huge Vulture Mine-Assay Office building ...