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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.
The locals told travelers it "got named by a bunch of drunks." [2] Nothing has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.[3]The settlement was established in 1977 by Richard "Buddy" Kenworthy, [4] located 118 miles (190 km) northwest of Phoenix, [5] and 23 miles (37 km) south of Wikieup, the "rattlesnake capital of Arizona."
Some baby boomers living near poverty don't apply for assistance or tell loved ones they need help. ... Washington — a town about 100 miles southeast of Seattle — in a small apartment above a ...
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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. [3] [4] [5]
The poverty smell. There’s just a smell associated with poverty that can’t be described. I’ll be in public and pick up a whiff and I’m instantly transported back to my childhood/teen years.
Alamo Crossing is a ghost town in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The town was settled in the late 1890s, in what was then the Arizona Territory. It served as a camp for mining prospectors in the manganese-rich Artillery Mountains, being the only town in the area. After 1918, the post office permanently closed, but the town was only ...