White Hills, AZ
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saopaulo1
N 35° 42.020 W 114° 28.464
11S E 728508 N 3953651
A plaque about an Arizonan ghost town.
Waymark Code: WM10DJ1
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2019
Views: 2
"Eight miles northeast along this road are the ruins of White Hills, once a mining boom town. A six-year wonder, from 1892 to 1898 the mine produced twelve million dollars in gold and silver. The mineral discovery was one of the few credited to an indian... a hualpai named Jeff. White Hills had twelve saloons and two cemeteries. Water was nearly as expensive as whiskey."
Reason for Abandonment: Economic
Date Abandoned: 01/01/1898
Related Web Page: Not listed
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