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Morenci is a census-designated place (CDP) and company town in Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, and was founded by the Detroit Copper Mining Company of Arizona. The population was 2,000 at the 2000 census and 1,489 at the 2010 census . [ 3 ]
Clifton is a town in and is the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, [3] along the San Francisco River. The population of the town was 3,311 at the 2010 census, [4] with a 2018 population estimate of 3,700. [5] It was a place of the Arizona copper mine strike of 1983.
Morenci copper mines, circa 1903. Prospectors had searched this mineralized Clifton-Morenci region for a decade before staking claims to what would become the central holdings of Capt. Eber Brock Ward, a wealthy steamboat owner from Detroit, Michigan, who organized the Detroit Copper Mining Co with Miles Joy as manager. Ward died January 2 ...
The Morenci Mine is a large copper mine located near Morenci, Arizona, United States. Morenci represents one of the largest copper reserves in the United States and in the world, having estimated reserves of 3.2 billion tonnes (3.5 × 10 9 short tons) of ore grading 0.16% copper.
A new family-run diner hoping to give back to the community will soon open its doors in Centre County. The Red Roost Diner plans to officially welcome customers starting Monday, Jan. 27, at 807 ...
1901 Clifton railroad station, now used by the Chamber of Commerce and other community organizations. Azurite specimen from the great Morenci Mine. Greenlee County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,563, [1] making it Arizona's least populous county. The county seat is ...
The restaurant's busiest period was in the 1940s, with as many as 10,000 customers forming lines down Broadway, but by 2009 Clifton's regularly serves 1,800 to 2,000 daily. [ 8 ] Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti , Councilman Jose Huizar , June Lockhart , and new owner Andrew Meieran at the re-opening of Clifton's Cafetaria in 2015.
Greenlee County, AZ- Community members of Morenci, Arizona in Greenlee County, discuss the high numbers of Latino servicemen and their sense of duty. Steve Guzzo climbs Mares Bluff and looks across Clifton. Morenci, AZ - Vietnam Veterans from Morenci, Az., reflect on what it was like growing up in a town that was segregated until the early ...