Cullings Well (also called Culling's Well and Cullens Well) was a
stagecoach
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station on the
La Paz–Wickenburg Road. It was named for its proprietor,
Englishman Charles C. Culling, who dug the well and established and managed the stagecoach station with his wife Maria Valenzuela Culling for twelve years before he died in 1878. The station became known as Cullens Wells in memory of its founder. After Charles' death, the station was managed by Maria and a station hand by the name of Christian Berry. Maria later married Joseph Drew who together with Christian Berry managed the Cullings Well for a period of time. A post office by that name was maintained there from 1896 to 1902.
Cullings Well was 79 miles from
La Paz
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, and 47.5 miles from
Wickenburg.
[ Showing La Paz–Wikenburg Road and Hardyville–Prescott Road with mileage between locations along the roads.]
The site of Cullings Well today is at the site of the Miller Reservoir.
[ It is fenced in and is partially filled. The grave of Charles C. Culling is at the nearby Cullings Well Cemetery, that lies less than 2 miles from Cullings Well at .Cullings Well Cemetery]
from findagrave.com accessed August 4, 2019.
Th
History of Cullings Welland its founder, owners and managers is a fascinating story of these settlers written by one of the descendants of Joseph Drew and Maria Valenzuela.
References
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Stagecoach stations in Arizona
La Paz–Wikenburg Road
Cemeteries in Arizona