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“List of Ghost Town in Arizona”

What is a ghost town?

A town that is affected by any type of unusual conditions is said to be a ghost town. These towns are affected by any type of human-cause or natural disaster. Such as earthquakes, floods, uncontrolled lawlessness, pollution, government-issue, or not constructed well according to the climate and nature of the place, etc.

Ghost Towns in Arizona:

At the end of the 19th century, when the mining of the areas in Arizona was on the rise. Many of the small towns and territories were explored. After exploring these small territories, these are moved to be in small statehood. But later, people left these towns, and these are now turned into ghost towns of Arizona.

There are about 300 ghost towns present in Arizona. Some of them are even unnoticeable yet. As it is hard to know about the living style of these small towns. But there are some documents related to their history that exist.

Here we are going to list and discuss some ghost towns in Arizona which are interesting to read and know about them.

1. Tombstone, Arizona:

The Tombstone of Arizona was boomed in the 20th century. The history of Tombstone is attached to the classic western as they set that this tombstone hosted from the decades of the silver mines, gunfight, and brothels.

When tourists go there to visit this, they find swinging bars doors, saloon lines, dirt roads, bars and shops, and post office the same as before. The tourists also managed campers, swimming pools, camp stores, hook-up sites. They also even managed the shutter’s service to avoid downtown parking.

2. Seneca Lake, Arizona:

Seneca Lake became a ghost town not by any disaster or boom blast but by the construction process. It was built in the 1970s. This lake was started designing to make it a resort town with the facilities of a 90-room motel, riding stables, and a golf course. But when the restaurant, trading post, bar, and gas station had built, it got stopped because the supplicant demanded the loan. After this, it is still as it is. Now it is under the Tonto National Forest that is just 20 minutes away from the ghost town.

3. Fairbank, Arizona:

Fairbank was the HubSpot of the points that have to visit. Americans resolved this town in 1881. Fairbank was very near to the Tombstone in the largest city of U.S Western. It is the closest to the railway station in this city. It would be a great experience to visit this town.

After the destruction of the Tombstone, it is under the control of BLM that allows tourists to capture this ghost town. Fairbank town was unused in the 1970s, and then Bureau of Land Management took this town under their control.

4. Two Guns, Arizona:

This place is related to the story of a Native American man. During the construction of this ghost town, when they reached the 66th route, construction got to slow down. The man “Henry Miller” decides to purchase this property and wanted to establish it for tourism. He also started to need himself “Chief of the Thunder”. This is the mystery of this place and is said to be “Two Guns”.

If a tourist goes there, they will find Meteor Crater RV Park nearby the desert oasis. The visit to this park turned you into natural awe. So, we must visit this ghost town to get an unforgettable experience.

5. Vulture City, Arizona:

The vulture ghost town is located in the city of Wickenburg at 15 miles in the north. In 1863, the mining of this ghost town had started. During the mining of this city, gold had been found. After this, it has been named the “Gold Productive Mine”. At a time, at this place, Henry Wickenburg killed 18 men.

In the 1990s, the production of gold from the mine got starting to reduce. After world war II, it was completely got stopped. To visit the mine of this ghost town is just 2 hours.

6. Ruby:

Ruby was located far from the larger towns and fourth miles far north of the Mexican fringes. Ruby was popular for finding riches, mining, and its gold perspectives. In the 1880s, it was hosted for the cow hustlers and the destination of bandits. But later, in 1939, the mining tad stopped that made it one of the impressive ghost towns.

7. Jerome Arizona:

Jerome Arizona, has a special history of the ghost towns in Arizona. In the undersea, copper and other many minerals were found by the volcano. This volcano was old for about 1.5 billion years. In the 1990s, depositors and the winners turned these minerals into a fortune.

Later, these minerals had been invested in buildings the many fields. Such as baseball, a public park, and a swimming pool. After 77 years of mining, miners produced 33 million tons of minerals. In these minerals, zinc, copper and silver were included.

If you go to visit this ghost town, the experiences that you will get will be amazing.

8. Swansea:

Swansea is the most short-lived place. This ghost town was discovered in the 1860s. In a very short time, this ghost town had got famous. It caused the development of the saloon, auto-dealerships, theatre, and a smelter. After ten years of development, the company had got slows down.

Later, In the 1940s, any others bought this city after its development got stopped. But this city was abandoned after the first world war.

To visit this ghost city is most adventurous.

Now, when tourists go there, they will find a visit to the remnants of the old town, such as still-standing buildings, old schoolhouses, mailing stations, a jungle gym, mining gear, etc.

The mining of this ghost town was started in 1877, and it had been stopped in 1940. This ghost town was completely deserted in 1941.

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